Is there an air vent somewhere in the lamphouse? Maybe you could adapt a hose to fit there. Old lamps used to have a sort of large, upside funnel above them to gather heat and vent it outside.

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When you first come into a room where there is ozone, the pungent odor is unmistakable. (The nose is very sensitive to the smell of ozone). After breathing it for a while, you become desensitized and may not notice it anymore, but may have side-effects like a headache, sinus pain, or eye irritation.

If there is enough ozone to notice the odor, better ventilation is needed. Ozone is good in the upper atmosphere because it helps shield the earth from excess ultraviolet radiation, but it is NOT good to breathe it.

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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Eastman Kodak Company
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: 716-477-5325 Cell: 716-781-4036 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
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I have been told that it's not a good idea to open the lamphouse right after running the lamp. The idea is that the rush of cold air can cause the lamp to crack and break. (Thermal shock)

It then follows that if there's too much cool air comming into the lamphouse because you've beefed up the fans, you could cause the same thing to happen.

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The only time I have seen a problem with there being too much ventilation to the point of affecting lamphouse operation was in one location with a CFS console that had its main cooling blower sieze (the one in the rear that is ducted directly to the bulb) and the exhaust was so good that the vane switch that normally cut the power when the fan stops was being held closed by the exhaust alone!

Scott: its difficult to describe but ozone smells a little like a 'burnt mustiness' and is unmistakeable once you get a good whiff of the stuff. Malfunctioning neon gives off quite a bit of ozone as well, that is where I have received the best idea of what it smells like, especially when the neon is indoors and the ozone ends up in the projection booth :O

"Mr. Wizard" says you can easily generate ozone by CAREFULLY (we're talking THOUSANDS of lethal volts here ) bringing the output leads of a neon transformer close together, until there is a corona discharge or "St. Elmo's Fire" between the two leads (be careful not to let an actual spark jump between the leads). The pungent smell of ozone will live in your mind forever! (But don't accidently kill yourself doing this experiment ).

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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Eastman Kodak Company
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: 716-477-5325 Cell: 716-781-4036 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion

That "copier smell" is ozone. Another way to smell it distinctly is to run your hand along the front of your TV while its on. You'll feel yourself pick up static, and after covering the entire screen you'll smell it on your hand.