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Old June 16th, 2004, 12:15 AM
RonHebbard RonHebbard is offline

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Default Re: electro controls Celebrity Plus lighting console

Hello;

Here are several leads for you to try:

This first link showed up with only a brief web search.
http://www.chickenducky.org/whs_theatre.html

They show a picture of your board and you may possibly get lucky.
They're located somewhere in the state of Michigan in the U.S. of A.

This next link will take you to Johnson Controls in western Canada.
http://www.johnsonsystems.com/contactus.html

They manufacture retrofit modules for Electro Controls and older Strand dimmers and architectural controls.
They've been around for decades and produce excellent products.
I can only personally attest to some of their Strand equivalents which I can unequivocably state
they build better than Strand ever did.
Whether or not they can help you with a console manual is anybody's guess.

This last one I hope I don't regret giving to you.
In Toronto, Ontario, Canada there is a provincially owned water park called Ontario Place.
They have a fairly large stock of antique ElectroControls gear.

One of Ontario Place's venues is known as "The Island Club".
As recently as a year ago there was one of your boards living in a small backstage control room off S/L.
The good news is there was a photocopy of it's complete manual sitting there with it.

Here's an e-address for the park's overall TD.
[email address]

Realize this fellow most likely doesn't owe you any favours and that you'll be making a pest of yourself by troubling him, and at his busiest time of year, so all due respect is in order.
Please don't tell him I sent you.

Strand purchased ElectroControls decades ago when ElectroControls had a decent architectural line and Strand was in need of one. Eventually Strand, in essence, tossed ElectroControls in the dumpster. This was back in the mid '80's if my memories are correct.

Actor?? Me???

Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard
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