Control/Dimming - Looking for pinouts on EDI Scrimmerette II/DMX-Analog

[laserodyssey]

Ive got a couple of EDI scrimmerette II dimmers and the control inputs consist of 8 spade pins (4 vert 4 horiz) and I'm not sure what the control voltage is.... Oldschool 0-10??? anybody got manuels?

[laserodyssey]

need dmx converter from oldschool 8-pin on a EDI scrimmerette II

[laserodyssey]

Hi, I hadnt gotten that far yet. But IF they exist, I suppose I'm in the market. Do you know of specific manufacturers??? got reccommedations?? Do you know if the old EDI scrimmerette II 8-pin control is analog 0-10? (also, what is the proper name for that connector?) EDI online has no archive of manuels.... Do you know who does??

[derekleffew]

The control connector is a Cinch-Jones. Dimmers 1-6 on pins 1-6, common on pin#8. Control voltage is 2 to 7.6 VDC.

If EDI Online cannot help, perhaps Lite-Trol can.

See also this thread: http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/l...onverters.html.

[Edit: Some posts have been merged into this thread from another of similar topic.]

[DimmerDotCom]

Originally Posted by laserodyssey

Hi, I hadnt gotten that far yet. But IF they exist, I suppose I'm in the market. Do you know of specific manufacturers??? got reccommedations?? Do you know if the old EDI scrimmerette II 8-pin control is analog 0-10? (also, what is the proper name for that connector?) EDI online has no archive of manuels.... Do you know who does??

8 pins? Square connector. 4 pins horizontal and four vertical. If so that is a cinch jones connector. You are looking for a de-multiplexor I suppose (DMX to analog). Oh, let's see, DFD, JSI, EDI, ETC, PathWay, Dove, etc. Just about everyone and their brother makes one.

Maurice Garcia
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[NickJones]

Google DMX DeMux or DMX Mux converter. Pleanty out ther just have to find one for your dimmers. Try hooking up a multi-meter to your console. Chances are it will be 0-10v, the console may even have it written on the back.
Nick

[JD]

As Derek said, it is 2 (black) to 7.6 (full on.) At about 8 or 9 volts, it will go black as the comparator will no longer cross the ramp.

From memory, pins 1 to 6 are the channels, the last two are phantom power and ground but you will have to check which is which because I forget! Just leave the power pin N/C.

Still have a few of those. The cost of those converters is a bit high, and you HAVE to get one that is designed for the 2-7.6v conversion and not 0-10V. DF [DougFleenorDesign] makes them.

[DimmerDotCom]

Originally Posted by JD

you HAVE to get one that is designed for the 2-7.6v conversion and not 0-10V. DF [DougFleenorDesign] makes them.

Maybe this only applies to the scrimmer IIa models that used 15 pin jones connectors, but check your control module. If there is a removeable plate held on by two screws there may be a switch that switches the pack from 2-7.6VDC to 0-10VDC. I know the IIa's have it, don't know about the plain jane II models. YOu can download tha manual from the dimmer.com web site under library.

Maurice Garcia
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