Castor  Strand

Castor

1250/2000/2500W Fresnel Spotlight
The Castor is a light-weight, compact fresnel spotlight suitable for studio or outside location. It is available with Bi-post or 4 pin lampholders, the latter for use with twin filament lamps where either or both filaments can be selected for choice of light output at constant colour temperature.
Supplied with 4-leaf rotating barndoor, colour/diffuser frame, wire guard and 7 metres of power cable.

• Compact 2000/2500W Studio Fresnel
• Popular general purpose keylight and backlight in studios and on location
• Manual or pole-operated versions
• Manual version suitable for location lighting
• Stirrup fitted with 29mm spigot
• Dual filament lamp 1.25/2.5kW version available.
• Rotary power switch fitted

See also:

• Studio (1999 - )

Documents

Quartzcolor Range Brochure (1982)
[5.8Mb PDF]
From Strand Archive

1982 Quartzcolor Price List - page 2 (January 1982)
From Jim Laws Collection

Quartzcolor Range Brochure (1987)
[1.4Mb PDF]
From Strand Archive

LSI Automated TV Studio Installation in Hannover (May 1988)
[3.19Mb PDF]
From Lighting & Sound International

The Strandbook - page 62 (1990)
From Jim Laws Collection

The Strandbook - page 63 (1990)
From Jim Laws Collection

1992 Insight Brochure - Page 4 (May 1992)
From Strand Archive

2.1.2 Polaris, Castor, Pollux, Vega Datasheet (1995)
[291kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

1996 Strand Catalogue - Studio & Location Fresnels (1996)
From Strand Archive

1998-99 Strand Catalogue - Studio Luminaires (1998)
From Jim Laws Collection

Quartzcolor Spares List (2004)
(For interest only - many spares no longer available)
[7.4Mb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Catalogue & Journal Entries for Castor in the Backstage Heritage Collection

Quartzcolor Price List (1985)

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