{"id":1467,"date":"2026-03-23T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1467"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:30:41","slug":"hmi-arri-arrimax-18-12-kw","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/lighting\/hmi\/hmi-arri-arrimax-18-12-kw\/","title":{"rendered":"ARRI ARRIMAX 18\/12 kW"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>ARRI ARRIMAX 18\/12 kW<\/strong> is the most powerful daylight HMI fixture on the market, honoured with an <strong>Academy Award<\/strong> and the absolute benchmark for large-scale film and commercial productions requiring maximum light output. Its exclusive parabolic facetted <strong>580 mm (22.8&#8243;) diameter MAX Technology\u00ae reflector<\/strong> \u2014 made from high-purity aluminium \u2014 provides continuous focus adjustment from <strong>15\u00b0 to 50\u00b0 beam angle<\/strong> without requiring spread lenses, ensuring sharp, easily cuttable shadows at any distance.<\/p>\n<p>The ARRIMAX 18\/12 accepts both <strong>18,000 W (GX51 base)<\/strong> and <strong>12,000 W (GX38 base)<\/strong> lamps with no modification or adjustment whatsoever, thanks to the dual-pin-width lampholder specifically engineered by ARRI to eliminate mechanical stress on lamp pins. When operated with the <strong>EB MAX 18\/12<\/strong> electronic ballast, it is completely flicker-free and fully compatible with high frame rate shoots, VFX, commercials, and industrial applications. Compatible with the motorised <strong>BigBee<\/strong> yoke for remote positioning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lamphead type: open face with parabolic facetted MAX Technology\u00ae reflector<\/li>\n<li>Power: 18,000 W \/ 12,000 W \u2014 Metal Halide HMI<\/li>\n<li>Lamp base: GX51 (18 kW) \/ GX38 (12 kW) \u2014 interchangeable without modification<\/li>\n<li>Correlated colour temperature: approx. 5,600 K<\/li>\n<li>Continuous beam angle: 15\u00b0 to 50\u00b0 (standard reflector) \u2014 8\u00b0 to 15\u00b0 (spot reflector)<\/li>\n<li>Photometric data at 15 m with 18 kW lamp: Spot 15\u00b0 \u2192 55,300 lux \/ \u00d8 3.9 m \u2014 Flood 50\u00b0 \u2192 5,700 lux \/ \u00d8 12.7 m<\/li>\n<li>Photometric data at 30 m with 18 kW lamp: Spot 15\u00b0 \u2192 13,800 lux \/ \u00d8 7.9 m \u2014 Flood 50\u00b0 \u2192 1,420 lux \/ \u00d8 25.4 m<\/li>\n<li>Dimmability: 50% to 100% via ARRI ballast unit<\/li>\n<li>Operating voltage: 225 V (18 kW) \/ 160 V (12 kW)<\/li>\n<li>Connector: VEAM \u2014 0.5 m cable outlet<\/li>\n<li>Protection rating IP23 \u2014 suitable for high frame rate (HFR) shooting<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with BigBee motorised yoke \u2014 maximum tilt 75\u00b0 downward<\/li>\n<li>Safe distances: 15 m to illuminated surface \u2014 2 m around the luminaire<\/li>\n<li>Accessories diameter: 740 mm \u2014 spigot mount 28 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: approx. 70 kg \u2014 dimensions (H \u00d7 W \u00d7 L): 1166 \u00d7 784 \u00d7 942 mm<\/li>\n<li>Certifications: CE, CB, GS, cNRTLus \u2014 ARRI 5-year extended warranty<\/li>\n<li>Available accessories: 4-leaf barndoor, spot reflector, set of 4 scrims, snoot, head-to-ballast cable<\/li>\n<li>ARRI Ref.: L1.37950.B \u2014 Basic Set: L0.0019665 \u2014 EB MAX Set: L0.0019667<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong> cinematographers, gaffers, and rental houses working on feature films, commercials, sports events, high-speed photography, or visual effects productions that demand the highest HMI light output available on the market.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_angie_page":false},"product_brand":[137],"product_cat":[478,420],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1467","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-arri","product_cat-hmi","product_cat-lighting","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1467,"es":1465},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1467"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1467"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}