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markydsade t1_j13zbmt wrote

I call BS on the bulb being LED. I’ve read multiple books and articles about the production and never heard that a cutting edge light for the time was used. All reports I read were that it was a 12 volt incandescent bulb connected to a battery from a wire running through his leg. Also, it’s pretty clear the light ramps up and down like an incandescent bulb, unlike an LED.

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drawliphant t1_j14gaw3 wrote

Yeah, LED seems absolutely wild to me when stained glass incandescent would have worked great. However PID dimming was possible at the time.

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markydsade t1_j15eps7 wrote

I’ll have to rewatch but I think in some scenes you can see the filament of the bulb.

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NerdyGerdy t1_j1l1omv wrote

Yeah, just saw a video about the restoration of the puppet and they said the bulb damaged the head, leds don't get that hot.

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