Apparatus, system, and method for a ceramic metal halide retrofit kit for a framing projector

A system to replace an incandescent lamp with a ceramic metal halide (“CMH”) lamp in a framing projector, the system comprising:

• a framing projector housing comprising a framing projector body and an electrical connection, the framing projector body comprising a connection for an incandescent base configured to hold an incandescent lamp;
• a CMH lamp;
• a CMH base with a socket holding the CMH lamp and connected to the framing projector body at the connection for the incandescent lamp base, the CMH base configured to position the CMH lamp plugged into the socket of the CMH base at a location designed for mounting the center of a filament of the incandescent lamp relative to a focal point of a reflector within the framing projector housing;
• and
• a CMH ballast mounted in the framing projector housing and connected to the CMH base and that connects to the electrical connection.

A method for replacing an incandescent lamp with a ceramic metal halide (“CMH”) lamp in a framing projector, the method comprising:

• disconnecting power to an incandescent lamp of a framing projector body, the incandescent lamp plugged into an incandescent lamp base, the incandescent base and lamp mounted to the framing projector body, the framing projector body positioned within a framing projector housing;
• removing the incandescent lamp base from the framing projector body;
• connecting and positioning a CMH base to the framing projector body, wherein a CMH lamp is plugged into a socket mounted on the CMH base;
• mounting a CMH ballast to the framing projector housing, the CMH ballast wired to the CMH base;
• and
• connecting power to the CMH ballast to a power source that was disconnected from the incandescent lamp.