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Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: Gary on February 27, 2012,

Title: Xenon and Incandescent Strobes
Post by: Gary on February 27, 2012,

I've seen various web sites categorize strobes as either LED, incandescent, or Xenon. This may sound like a silly question, but are incandescent and Xenon strobes the same thing... just that retailers describe them differently?

You know: sort of like when we talk about light strings, they're either LED or incandescent... but a retailer may do the same thing with strobes... call them either LED or incandescent, even though technically they're Xenon.

Title: Re: Xenon and Incandescent Strobes
Post by: mmais68569 on February 27, 2012,

There is a difference Xenon are brighter & flash faster. Here is a link to a video comparison:

http://vimeo.com/36395318

Here is more information on strobes

http://www.christmascarolina.com/forums/lights/2155-facts-about-strobes.html

Personally I use Xenon in my display.

    Mike

Title: Re: Xenon and Incandescent Strobes
Post by: sjb on February 27, 2012,

Is Xeon then classified as an incadescent or is there no such thing as incandescent?

Steve

Title: Re: Xenon and Incandescent Strobes
Post by: tbone321 on February 27, 2012,

A Xenon strobe is not an incandescent buld.  They work more like a flourecent bulb. 

Title: Re: Xenon and Incandescent Strobes
Post by: trekster on February 27, 2012,

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Is Xeon then classified as an incadescent or is there no such thing as incandescent?

Steve

Check this out.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashtube

Ron

Title: Re: Xenon and Incandescent Strobes
Post by: Gary on February 28, 2012,

From the research I've done, I'm not really interested in LED strobes. I know there is technically a difference between an incandescent bulb and Xenon bulb (one would flash like a a car tail light turn signal, and the other would be like a camera flash).

But nobody's answering my original question: are strobes described as Xenon by some retailers and incandescent by other retailers, in fact, the same thing?... just that a retailer may call a Xenon bulb an incandesent bulb by mistake?

Title: Re: Xenon and Incandescent Strobes
Post by: zwiller on February 28, 2012,

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But nobody's answering my original question: are strobes described as Xenon by some retailers and incandescent by other retailers, in fact, the same thing?... just that a retailer may call a Xenon bulb an incandesent bulb by mistake?

Yes I think some retailers call the xenon strobes incans even though they technically aren't. I agree they are fluorescent in principal. As usual, inquire with such a retailer to make sure you are getting what you expect.

Title: Re: Xenon and Incandescent Strobes
Post by: chrisatpsu on February 28, 2012,

Xenon has a gas which illuminates when electricity is applied

Incandescent has a filament (short piece of metal) that glows when electricity is applied

LED has two pieces of material that basically arc (the electrons glow as they pass from one side to another) when electricity is applied.

as far as what's being described in the product information, that totally depends on the knowledge of the person selling the product. There might actually be an incandescent strobe, or the retailer might mark it incandescent as a way to distinguish it as NOT led. (i know, it's incorrect, but some people do it.)

Title: Re: Xenon and Incandescent Strobes
Post by: Gary on February 29, 2012,

Thanks for the info, everybody.