Kirk Kino Flo Gaffer Kit with 2x 4Bank 4' Fixture & 2x 4Bank Ballast, Universal 230U

Kino Flo's award winning 4ft 4Bank portable lighting system is reintroduced with a new design. With new universal voltage from 100VAC to 240VAC, the 4Bank can be used anywhere in the world. The 4Bank is brighter than a 1,000W soft light, yet draws only 2.6A (120VAC), 50% less than the previous model. New features include new graphics, new color coded connectors and new power switches. The lighter weight 4Bank ballast has the same classic features: individual light control, HO/Standard switching and the same high quality standards: flicker-free, instant-on, dead quiet operation. Color temperature doesn't shift when light levels change. With its new and classic features, the popular 4Bank remains to be a favorite tool among lighting professionals in the studio or on location. • Built-in Barndoors• Removable Lamp Harness, Reflector and Louver• Twist-on, locking Center Mount• True Match daylight and tungsten lamps 4Bank Ballast All the features of the 4Bank fixture would be useless if Kino Flo had not developed its own ballasts that could run the fixture heads remotely. Unlike conventional architectural ballasts that need to operate three feet to six feet from the fixture head, Kino Flo ballasts can operate the fixture heads from up to 75 feet (3 x 25ft extension cables). The Kino Flo 4Bank is a high output, high frequency electronic ballast with universal input voltage from 100-240VAC, that can operate four lamps (4ft or 2ft) up to 75 feet between ballast and fixture.• Universal input 100VAC-240VAC• HO/Standard switching• Individual lamp control• Flicker-free, remote operation• Instant-on, dead quietThe ballast sends a high output current to the lamps to drive the light as brightly as possible. Its high frequency electronics prevent any type of flicker as well. Custom electronic engineering ensures stable operation without magnetic hum or cooling fans to interfere with the sound recording on set. There is no delay when switching lamps. The ballast operates the lights on/off instantly. There is also a special Select switch to raise or drop the wattage in the tubes for light output and color control. Keeping the ballast remote from the fixture and lamps makes the controls more accessible to lighting crews who might need to rig the fixtures into set designs or high up in a lighting grid, but switch them easily from a convenient location on the stage floor. Notice we haven't used the word "dimming" to describe lighting control. The reason is that dimming changes a lamp's color temperature and color balance. The 4Bank ballast has individual switches so that each lamp can be turned on/off. Additionally, the lamps can be operated in a high output/standard output mode. This combination controls light levels without the color shift issues you have with dimming. The Kino Flo 4Bank ballast accomplishes all this and still out-performs tungsten lighting instruments when it comes to energy efficiency. In other words, the ballast uses 1/3 the power to produce the same amount of soft light as incandescents. The 4Bank ballasts draw only 2.6A at 120VAC and 1.4A at 230VAC. The ballast works reliably under most normal conditions, but it's also trustworthy in more harsh conditions, such as extreme cold. The ballasts are designed to operate at temperatures from 14F to 122F (-10C to +50C).In extremely cold temperatures, the ballast may not strike the lamp(s) initially because the lamp may need to warm up. Switch the ballast to Off, wait seven seconds and try again. If the ballast does not strike after two or three attempts, turn off the ballast, check that the extension and harness connections are secure and re-strike. Once operating for a few minutes, the lamps should re-strike instantly. 4Bank Advantages Energy Efficiency The 4ft 4Bank produces more lumens than a 1000W tungsten soft light, yet uses only 2.6A (120VAC). This is especially important when shooting on location or in a TV studio and power availability is an issue. The low power draw is also an advantage when operating on battery inverter power sources. Modular Design The 4Bank fixture's lightweight, modular design includes built-in barndoors, removable lamp harness, louver and reflector. The fixture can be used complete with all components combined. The wiring harness can be removed so that the user can build a softbox behind Plexiglass in tight locations. The removable reflector can be used with the harness to give more punch to the light. The Louver can give direction to the light or be removed to give broad coverage over an area, such as lighting blue and green screens, etc. The twist-on removable center mount can mount the fixture easily to a stand. When the mount is removed, the fixture is flat and can be hand-held or hidden in a place too small to place a stand-mounting fixture. When the mount is removed, the fixture can be screwed to the wall or ceiling through its eyelets. High Output, High Frequency Ballast The 4Bank ballast features individual lamp control, HO/Standard switching and universal input voltage from 100VAC-240VAC which allows the ballast to be used anywhere in the world. It runs high output at a high frequency and operates four lamps (4ft or 2ft) up to 75 feet between ballast and fixture. Its high frequency electronics drive the light as brightly as possible while preventing any type of flicker as well. With custom engineering, the ballast operates instant-on and dead quiet. Long Lamp Life Lamp life of a fluorescent for the television and motion picture industry is determined more by its lumen maintenance than by its actual burn time. All fluorescent lamps display a lumen depreciation curve. This means that over time the light output gradually drops and lowers in color temperature. True Match Color-Correct Lamps True Match lamps are formulated to correspond to the spectral distribution curves of film and video cameras as well as look correct to the eye. They are designed to match the colors from quartz units or daylight sources such as HMIs. This gives the camera operator the option of mixing quartz hard light sources with fluorescent soft sources. Most lighting designers want the ability to use both qualities of light to enhance the set.Architectural lamps are designed to optimize government-mandated standards for lumens per watt efficiencies (energy savings targets). In order to achieve these standards, the lamps contain high levels of light in the green spectrum, which our eyes don't perceive as inaccurate. Film and television cameras do record this added green. For example, green renders Caucasian skin tone as grayish and unattractive. The architectural lamps do not match with other studio lamps. They render colors inaccurately and make correction in post almost impossible.In 1995 Kino Flo received a technical achievement award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the development of the first color-correct lamps for film. Kino Flo continues to be a leader in their field introducing new developments and constantly improving the efficiencies and formulations of its lamp technology. Cost Savings Cost savings attributed to fluorescents cover a broad range of concerns:• Lower energy costs• Less heat so lower air conditioning expenses• No gel replacements because of low heat• Fewer lamp replacements due to longer lamp life• Lamp replacement labor reduced by a factor of 10