Learn how to install the Optoma BL-FU150A projector lamp into your compatible Optoma projector.

Before purchasing look for the seal of approval that lets you know you are buying from an authentic manufacturer.

6 reasons to buy authentic and avoid generics

• authentic lamps give you more lamp life while generics reach end of life much sooner
• authentic lamps used the correct materials while generics are created with toxic materials hazardous to your  health
• authentic lamps are safer while generic are prone to explosions while the projector is running
• authentic lamps are calibrated properly to work with your projector while generic amps can damage the prokector’s electronics
• authentic lamps don’t void your warranty but generics lamp do.

Protect yourself from buying counterfeit lamps.

Buy this lamp on Amazon from the following authorized dealers:

• Optoma BL-FU150A LCD Projector Brand New High Quality Original Projector Bulb
  

Compatible projectors with the Optoma BL-FU150A lamp

The Optoma BL-FU150A is compatible with the:

• Optoma EP606
• Optoma EP610H
• Optoma EP615H

For step-by-step instructions on replacing your Optoma BL-FU150A lamp, click on your projector listed below:

Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to change the Optoma BL-FU150A  lamp for the Optoma EP606 projector.

Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to change the Optoma BL-FU150A  lamp for the Optoma EP610H projector.

Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to change the Optoma BL-FU150A lamp for the Optoma EP615H projector.

Extend the life of the Optoma BL-FU150A  lamp:

Extend the life of the newly installed Optoma BL-FU150A with the following tips:

• Keep your air filters clean to avoid overheating the projector.
• Turn off the Optoma projector and let it stand for at least one hour ever 24 hours. An average use of four to five hours per day will ensure longer lamp life.
• Make sure there is enough airflow around the projector particularly if it’s been permanently mounted.
• Set the Brightness Mode to low or Econo Mode to extend lamp life.
• Learn more with Top tips for extending DLP projector lamp life.

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No one wants to risk their eyesight to save a buck. You may be putting your eyesight at risk by installing a counterfeit generic lamp into your 1080p projector.

Original equipment manufactured (OEM) projector lamps are a patented technology by PHILIPS. These projector lamps are created with non-toxic materials and installed with proper UV reflectors to protect your eyesight. Knock-off counterfeit projector lamps don’t have these safeguards and don’t offer any kind of protection.

Protect your eyesight

PHILIPS lamps use a UV coated reflectors allowing for a brighter and more vibrant picture. These reflectors reduce the harmful rays so you don’t damage your eyes looking into the projector. Counterfeit lamps have a non-coated reflector and without this coating looking into the lamps is similar to looking directly into the sun.

Prolonged UV exposure eventually damages the retina causing macular degeneration, eventually resulting in permanent blindness. Operating your projector with a generic  lamp means putting your eyesight at risk.

Toxic bargain

Not only can you damage your eyesight using knock-off projector lamps in your 1080p projector, you are also at risk for exposure to Krypton-85, a radioactive gas linked to cancer.

After years of research, PHILIPS developed a revolutionary arc tube filled with a mercury-argon mixture creating intense light but less heat. This new technology allowed both the lamp and projector to become smaller and the new 1080p projector was born.

This is a patented technology not available to non-OEM counterfeit manufacturers. Without the proper materials and equipment, copycat manufacturers resort to using Krypton-85 for the same effect.

This radioactive gas is created by nuclear reactors during the fission between uranium and plutonium and while it’s safe used in a controlled environment, it’s dangerous in a business or school setting.

Durability issues

What’s particularly disturbing is that compatible generic lamps are actually more fragile. Counterfeit manufacturers usually replace the arc tube or refit old projector lamps with counterfeit parts; others replace the complete module.

This makes these lamps susceptible to overheating and explosions. And once the lamp breaks, all that Krypton-85 goes flooding into the air to be inhaled by you and your audience.

Disturbing side effects

Short-term effects of Krypton-85 exposure are:

• dizziness
• nausea
• vomiting
• loss of consciousness

Long-term effects are more serious. According to the Department of Energy (DOE) exposure to Krypton-85 can increase the likelihood of cancer.

Shop smart and stay safe

Be a smart consumer and purchase your lamp from guaranteed OEM merchant. with a partnership with PHILIPS. You’ll be getting a lamp produced with the proper materials and a guarantee replacement should there be any problems. Those few extra dollars are worth peace of mind and your health.

You get what you pay. Spend the extra $25 – $30 for a genuine OEM projector lamp. Your eyes will thank you.

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