Time Square's new dimmer

[gafftapegreenia]

Check this out. It's a single 1.2k dimmer backpack that can be daisy chained with RJ14 telephone wire.

[Pie4Weebl]

Whats MSRP on it?

[avkid]

Originally Posted by gafftapegreenia

Check this out. It's a single 1.2k dimmer backpack that can be daisy chained with RJ14 telephone wire.

I was with you until I magnified the picture.
Regular jacks, not cool.
I would rather have seen EtherCon® used on this unit, as it is obviously intended to be used in the field.

[soundman]

I think that would have done away with the low cost aspect.

[SteveB]

Originally Posted by gafftapegreenia

Check this out. It's a single 1.2k dimmer backpack that can be daisy chained with RJ14 telephone wire.

I'm very curious as to why they even bothered installing a totally non-standard RJ14 TELEPHONE jack on a device getting DMX.

I cannot imagine it would have cost anything more to use an RJ45 Cat5 connector, which at least can use a cable that is compliant with the DMX standard. Going to phone wire puts them into a scenario of having to explain to a lot of users why the dimmer packs are acting flaky, all because of incorrect cable type.

Plus, it's using a 15 amp Edison connector with a feed through female for daisying the power out to another unit ?. So you load this puppy up to full capacity with 2 S4's @ 575w ea. (9.6 amp load at 120v ?), then feed a 2nd pack doing the same ?. I'm a little unclear on the concept.

It is Times Square though....

SB

[avkid]

Originally Posted by soundman

I think that would have done away with the low cost aspect.

It would have added approximately $20 plus the hole punch programming on the CNC machine.

[Charc]

Originally Posted by SteveB

I'm very curious as to why they even bothered installing a totally non-standard RJ14 TELEPHONE jack on a device getting DMX.
I cannot imagine it would have cost anything more to use an RJ45 Cat5 connector, which at least can use a cable that is compliant with the DMX standard. Going to phone wire puts them into a scenario of having to explain to a lot of users why the dimmer packs are acting flaky, all because of incorrect cable type.
Plus, it's using a 15 amp Edison connector with a feed through female for daisying the power out to another unit ?. So you load this puppy up to full capacity with 2 S4's @ 575w ea. (9.6 amp load at 120v ?), then feed a 2nd pack doing the same ?. I'm a little unclear on the concept.
It is Times Square though....
SB

My understanding is you are using one circuit per unit, you aren't sending power thru. The male is to connect to your outlet or whatever, and the female is for your light to circuit into.

[avkid]

Never mind.
RJ14, what kind of BS is that?

[gafftapegreenia]

Hey team I just bring these things to your attention, I don't always say I love 'em.

[SteveB]

Originally Posted by charcoaldabs

My understanding is you are using one circuit per unit, you aren't sending power thru. The male is to connect to your outlet or whatever, and the female is for your light to circuit into.

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Umm... Hello !, and Yes, of course that would be the purpose of the female, and I didn't even think of that. I had just completed a very large glass of white wine when I typed ignorantly away (as sad explanation as to why my brain was turned off.

SB