Great thread, and thank you for posting this as I'm going to be taking the same journey you are on (Same machine) fairly soon. So your documentation is greatly appreciated. You asked what bulbs to put in, that made me wonder if you have the manual? You can download it from here: http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1125
There is a ton of useful information in it. Just an idea if you don't already have it. Keep up the great work and again, thanks for sharing!