Features:
Small & Cost-Effective
BB&S CBL 1 lights are ideal for news sets and stages requiring consistent lighting and for specialty uses like approximating headlights or mounting up to 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, Ø 140mm/ 5,7”) allowing quick repositioning within the same grid brackets or clamps as other CBL 1s.
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.
The 14-Fixture Family
Choose from four fixed color temperatures (2700°K, 3000°K, 4000°K, 5600°K) and four beam angles: 7, 11, 13, 17 degrees– each smoothly dimmable 100% to zero.
Specifications:
Power
Lamphead: 1050Ma approx 36Volts.
Used With BB&S 4-Way Controller (Powers aand Controls up to 4 Units)
Power 100-270 Volts 50/60hz – 175W
Used with Manual Dimmer: 12 to 14,4Volts 3.5Amps
Control
Manual operation with the CBL-1 Manual Dimmer powered with either 65W PSU or D-tap from Battery.
DMX512/RDM control with the BB&S 4-Way Controller.
Demensions
Lenght: 165mm
Diam.: 145mm
Thermal
Ambient operation from -20C to 40C
Power Options:
BB&S 4-Way Controller
The BB&S 4-way controller Offers 4×40 Watts Channels, powering up to 4 CBL’s on one unit. The 4-Way controller offers Full DMX & RDM capabilities. And ensures perfect dimming for eg. High Speed Shooting.
The CBL-1 Manual Dimmer
The Manual dimmer offers simpel local control over one unit, with DC power. Enabling users to run their unit on D-tap power from a Battery. Optional 65W PSU Available.
CBL In Action
Pictures from the real world.
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