Features:
BB&S Lighting introduces the Compact Beamlight (CBL-1) Bi-Color! A new type of LED fixture for Broadcast, studio, film, commercial, stage and architectural lighting. With a 5.5” footprint, this versatile LED powerhouse draws just 40W yet produce up to 2700-lumen output at 97 CRI and 98 TLCI all with no color shift and it dims to 100-0.
The BB&S Compact Beamlight or CBL-1 is an LED, light weight, small form factor, beamlight that can be used individually on AC, used with the BB&S 4-Way Controller or used on a 14.4 VDC Battery. The CBL-1 draws 40 watts and delivers 2700 lumens at 97 CRI. The CBL-1 Bi-Color comes only in an 11 degree model.
The CBL-1 Bi-Color comes with an adjustable yoke and TVMP for mounting and a 6′ 4-Pin XLR heavy duty low loss cable plus a 4-Pin to 3-Pin XLR splitter cable for use with the optional 4-Way Controller. Optional accessories are a 40 watt driver/dimmer with 4-Pin XLR plus a d-tap cable, a 65 watt PSU with 4-Pin XLR and locking AC cable, the BB&S 4-way controller and 8′, 15′ and 25′ 3-Pin XLR heavy duty extension cables.
The CBL-1 Bi-Color outputs a hard-shadow rendering beam that fades from 100% at center to 50% at the edges, so it’s good for mixing and overlapping with other lights while eliminating blinding glare.
Small & Cost-Effective
BB&S CBL 1 Bi-Color lights are ideal for news sets, stages and architectural designs requiring consistent lighting and for specialty uses like approximating headlights or mounting up to 90’/30m overhead—without spill, glare or stray light. Each fixture offers the identical 1.5 kg/3.3-lbs weight and dimensions of (165mm/ 6,5” long, 140mm/ 5,7”) allowing quick repositioning within the same grid brackets or clamps as other CBL-1’s.
BB&S Proprietary Tech
BB&S’ proprietary 126mm diameter collimator lens converts up to 90% of the LED output to produce a high intensity narrow beam with minimal spill. The BB&S engineers designed the Compact Beamlight to run silent due to an effective heat dissipation rear section that eliminates a cooling fan.
Specifications:
Power
Lamphead—1050 mA at 36 V, 41W maximum draw (Dual Channel 2700K/5600K)
With 4-Way Controller (4 single color heads or bicolor 2 heads) 100-270V 50/60 Hz 175W maximum draw
With Pipeline manual dimmers: 12-14.4 V at 3.5 amps
Dimensions
Length: 165mm/6.5″ Diameter: 145mm/5.7″
Temperature Range
Ambient operation from -20° to 40°C/ -4° to 104° F
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CBL In Action
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Testimonials
As studio lighting technology has evolved through the years, the Mississippi State University Television Center upgraded fixtures in a piecemeal approach as our limited budget allowed. Over time, this created a studio environment where nothing matched; we were running a combination of incandescent, fluorescent, and early generation LED lighting all on the same sets. This annoyed our shade technicians and producers, all of whom just wanted a consistent color balance and instrumentation quality.
We've known of the remote phosphor technology pioneered by BB&S for several years and at the 2023 National Association of Broadcasters show, we started discussing seriously the possibility of starting over with our studio lighting plot. Working with the BB&S sales team, we identified instruments that met our production and budget needs and designed a new plot for our studio sets. We also made the decision to transition away from 3200K color temperatures and embrace the 5600K lighting available on the market today.
We transitioned to the BB&S lighting in the winter of 2024. The setup and installation were straightforward, and we've been pleased with the look on camera (though I'm still trying to get used to 5600K in person)! Our color temperature is consistent across all areas of the studio set and the light intensity is within ten footcandles. The soft lighting provided by the Reflect series instrumentation is an improvement over the hodgepodge of soft and hard lighting we were used before; it's created a much nicer look for our studio programming.
The build quality of the Reflect series is solid, with a metal housing that feels secure enough to survive a drop from the lighting grid (though I imagine the manufacturer would discourage this). Though we are very early in our lighting experience with BB&S instruments, we have found them to be highly dimmable and significantly more energy efficient than our old instrumentation. We look forward to working with the Reflect series in our facility and anticipate a long relationship with the company.
David Garraway is the director of the Mississippi State University Television Center and Associate Director of the MSU Office of Public Affairs. The TV Center provides creative and broadcast production services to the university community; their work airs nationally and has been recognized with numerous Southeast Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards for documentary productions.
David Garraway
Director, University Television Center
Associate Director, Office of Public Affairs
Mississippi State University