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New to Me Broncolor Boxlite 40 by Nokton48, on Flickr

This New to Me Broncolor Boxlite 40 just arrived yesterday from a studio in Germany. Plugged her in, and POP POP POP Love it. However, the modeling lights are a different story; they are very dim and deep dark orange in output color. So I guess these are 220V modeling bulbs (take four E14 40W frosted), have not opened it up Yet! Printed out the instruction book, downloaded from Broncolor website. Indeed 220V and 120V bulbs are listed, sooo Ah-Hah. Ordered four 120V Broncolor 40W Boxlite 40 Bulbs, they have two in stock and now shipped, two are being drop-shipped from the supplier. The modification of the mounting apparatus is very interesting, it works fine! Anybody here have input regarding USA Boxlite modeling bulbs? I see some Cheap-Cheap E14's on Amazon, not sure if they are the same thing? So for me best to go through B&H, a trusted Broncolor Dealer of good repute.
 
Satco S3381 40W 120V E14 Broncolor Boxlite Bulbs by Nokton48, on Flickr

These are the Broncolor Boxlite 40 Modeling Light Bulbs that arrived yesterday from B&H. I searched the internet, not finding ANYBODY else that has these S3381 Satco Incandescent Bulbs. Looks like they are DISCONTINUED, being replaced with LED equivilents. So I jumped back on B&H and ordered another four of these. So today I have six more of these coming at this point, and I will have four extra for backups/replacements.

BTW the Boxlite 40 is $2836 new from B&H; I paid about $450 including shipping from Germany, which is about 16% of the new cost. Again quite a Broncolor Bonanza as far as I am concerned.
 
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Satco S3381 40W 120V E14 Broncolor Boxlite Bulbs by Nokton48, on Flickr

These are the Broncolor Boxlite 40 Modeling Light Bulbs that arrived yesterday from B&H. I searched the internet, not finding ANYBODY else that has these S3381 Satco Incandescent Bulbs. Looks like they are DISCONTINUED, being replaced with LED equivilents. So I jumped back on B&H and ordered another four of these. So today I have six more of these coming at this point, and I will have four extra for backups/replacements.

BTW the Boxlite 40 is $2836 new from B&H; I paid about $450 including shipping from Germany, which is about 16% of the new cost. Again quite a Broncolor Bonanza as far as I am concerned.
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From bulbs to entire cameras, the technology has changed so rapidly that anyone using even slightly older equipment would be very wise to have spares as backups. And backups for the backups. Ask me why I have two Rolleiflex 6000 series SLRs!
 
Success Boxlite 40 Four 25W Incandescents Modeling Output Satisfactory by Nokton48, on Flickr

Four 120V E14 25W gives satisfactory amount of modeling light, I will use this for creating highlights. More bulbs still coming, but I'm able to use this now. And I like it a lot. Beautiful close-up lighting, Broncolor says you can use this for duping, it's extremely even lighting. So everything I hoped it would be. Using these bulbs means that I can't see the bulbs dim down, it's constant light even when changing the toggle switch. But at 100W this unit is perfectly useable as it is.
 
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Boxlite 40 Test Floating Glass POL E 3.5 30 Macro 100mm C Planar by Nokton48, on Flickr

Here I am "floating" my most used Hasselblad 100mm F3.5 T* Zeiss Planar. Glass Sweep Table White Seamless Paper Background. A Broncolor Balloon low 45 left, illuminates the background softly and pretty even. Broncolor Boxlite 40 8 inches 45 left, on the glass. A small Silver Mirror on a Gooseneck, provides fill camera right. Nex C3 30mm Macro Lens.
 
LED's Installed Broncolor Boxlite 40 Back Panel Ready to Test by Nokton48, on Flickr

New LED's installed in the back of my new to me Broncolor Boxlite 40. Now ready to test. I'm waiting for two more Boxlite 40's to be delivered. If this works AOK cool and bright as well as dimmable, I will order a bunch of spares. With Incandescent lights the Boxlite does get warm to the touch. Might be brighter, maybe?

This was lit from below by a FOBA F1000 Bare Bulb, on my floating glass sweep Table. Broncolor Overhead Hazylight with Diffusion Material from Dick Blick Art Supply. Nex 7 36mp Zeiss Touit F2.8/50 Micro Nikkor Polarizer. White Seamless Paper. I'm using four Machinist's Angle Irons in Larger Size to "float" the product and under light it nicely.

EDIT: The LED Bulbs work brightly, the proportional settings now work perfectly now, and no heat. So just ordered eight more LED bulbs, to upgrade my two additional incoming units.
 
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Three New to Me Broncolor Boxlite 40s 1600J Recovered two by Nokton48, on Flickr

Here I have all three Broncolor Boxlite 40's up and popping nicely. Still have to figure which modeling bulbs where; the LED 40 Watter definitely "strobes" "flickers" so I think I'll go back to incandescent. I have a ton of 25 watt Incandescents now, so spares should not be a problems. The 40 watt incandescent get kinda warm if running for a while. I did use Pro Gaffers Tape to recover two of the Boxes, the acrylic does crack easily, now taped inside and out so good as new to me.
 
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