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Putting a Peasouper on a dimmer
For our upcoming show we are using a couple pea soupers backstage and I was wondering if putting them on a dimmer parked at 100% would damage them? I know how putting any sort of electronics on a dimmer will cause damage from the chopped sine wave but these are basically a heating element and a bob. I want to use a dimmer simply because of the convience of a 20 amp outlet and being able to turn them on and off with the light board.
Alex Rausch
Student
BFA; Lighting Design
"Do not play with things unless you know how not to die while doing it. Its not hard to do right."
Re: Putting a Peasouper on a dimmer
No problem it will be fine.
David Ashton
All Things Theatre
Perth,Australia
"for every complex problem there is a solution which is neat, simple,and wrong"
H. L. Menken
Re: Putting a Peasouper on a dimmer
We do it all the time with pea soupers and aqua foggers with no ill effects so far.
Re: Putting a Peasouper on a dimmer
Keep in mind the Pea Souper takes a bit of time to heat up, and that the dry ice will evaporate if dropped in the world, even if the water has not yet been heated.
Noah B
HS Student--Lighting Designer
HS Student TD
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