Kino Flo 4' 4-Bank Kit (2 Available)
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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 softlight, 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. 4Bank System The 4Bank System was designed as a softlight source that could be plugged into the wall on location. With its narrow profile and size, the 4Bank could approximate the quality of light from bounced sources without losing set space. The first thing to note about the 4Bank System is that it consists of four components: 4Bank Fixture, Mounting Plate, Ballast and Extension Cable. It was designed in this manner to allow the greatest flexibility when working on film production where the gaffer and DP are constantly being challenged to light unique locations and problem solve at a moment's notice. From lighting close-ups in a restaurant location to lighting large blue and green screens, the 4ft 4Bank is the most versatile product in the Kino Flo product range and was the first product developed by Kino Flo more than 25 years ago. The 4Bank Fixture The 4Bank Fixture houses the lamps and is comprised of a removable Louver, Reflector, and Lamp Harness. The Louver and Reflector are held in place with Self-Securing Closure fasteners. There is a strain relief on the Lamp Harness to ensure the connectors don't pull off the lamps during operation. To get the harness away from the fixture, turn the 1/4 turn fastener and rotate counter-clockwise to release. Mounting One of the design features that makes the fixture so popular is the twist-on removable Center Mount. When it's on, the fixture mounts easily to a light stand; when it's off, the fixture is flat and can be hand-held, or hidden in a space too small to place a stand-mounting fixture. When the mount is removed, the grommet holes along the edge of the fixture are designed to allow the fixture to be screwed to a wall or ceiling through its eyelets. The standard mount comes with a 3/8" lollipop that clamps into a grip head. The ball and socket mount allows the fixture to be oriented in a broad range of angles. There is also a longer baby-stand mount and a short version. The yellow wire loops are there to provide attachment points for a safety chain. 4Bank mounting options include MTP-KW41 Mount with 3/8" Pin (10mm); MTP-BW41 Mount with Baby Receiver Curve (16mm);MTP-BW41S Mount with Baby Short (16mm). The 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. The 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. The 4Bank Extension cable Up to 75 feet (3 x 25ft) of extension cable can be used between the fixture and the ballast. The 4Bank, Double & Single family are electrically compatible. A splitter can be used at the Ballast or on the end of an extension cable to split a 4Bank ballast into either four Single or two Double fixtures. This allows for a lot of rigging flexibility. Kino Flo 4-Bank Kit Features 4-Lamp remote fixture w/ built-in barndoors Fixture includes removable Lamp Harness, Reflector and Louver Same fixture takes daylight and tungsten lamps Mounts to stand, light enough to be hand-held or taped to a wall Removable center mount High output, flicker-free ballasts Universal input voltage from 100-240VAC can be used anywhere in the world Instant-on, dead quiet Individual lamp switching - no color shift HO/Std switching Low amperage draw at 2.6A/120VAC Same ballast runs 4ft and 2ft lamps Operates at 1/3 the power of conventional tungsten softlights High color rendering (CRI 95) True Match lamps in 3200K and 5500K
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Cancellation Terms
In case of cancellation 2 days before the rental period, 100% of the rental amount is refunded. If canceled one day before the rental period, 50% of the rental amount is refunded. If you cancel the same day the rental period starts, no refund is made. Read more