Equipment Maintenance on a Tight Schedule

[cdub260]

Originally Posted by Serendipity

Obviously, you have a vast family of them making homes house left focused for the turn table.

Would this be at the Garden Turntable pipe, the one on the Orchestra Pit Wall, or the House Left Truss? You really need to be more specific. Oh! let me know if you see any bird's nests in my lights. And tell the raccoons I said hello.

[Serendipity]

Originally Posted by cdub260

Would this be at the Garden Turntable pipe, the one on the Orchestra Pit Wall, or the House Left Truss? You really need to be more specific. Oh! let me know if you see any bird's nests in my lights. And tell the raccoons I said hello.

Garden Turntable, below the bougainvillea, horizontal sch40 approx 3' in length with Source Four brand fixtures and many spiders and their webs nestled in between the lens and the end of the barrel. Specific enough for you?
I don't mind them being there, though I doubt it'd be pleasant to have 575, 750, or however many watts you lamp your fixtures at, shining in your eyes if you're a spider. But who knows, moths like it.

Unless the spiders were particularly large, I doubt I would be paying close enough attention to spot them on the truss towards the back of the house, and I never go near enough to the proscenium to pay attention to the other pipes and truss.
Have you had birds' nests in your lights before? And where?

Will tell the Raccoons, I'm still working on training them to carry messages for me.

[len]

IMO, maintenance is an every day thing. I prefer to take 30 minutes a day and do something. Constant attention seems to reduce the amount of time and money spent in major repairs.

[cdub260]

Originally Posted by Serendipity

Garden Turntable, below the bougainvillea, horizontal sch40 approx 3' in length with Source Four brand fixtures and many spiders and their webs nestled in between the lens and the end of the barrel. Specific enough for you?
I don't mind them being there, though I doubt it'd be pleasant to have 575, 750, or however many watts you lamp your fixtures at, shining in your eyes if you're a spider. But who knows, moths like it.

Unless the spiders were particularly large, I doubt I would be paying close enough attention to spot them on the truss towards the back of the house, and I never go near enough to the proscenium to pay attention to the other pipes and truss.
Have you had birds' nests in your lights before? And where?

Will tell the Raccoons, I'm still working on training them to carry messages for me.

Yeah, thats specific enough, but just barely. You forgot to mention that the pipe is galvanized. The fixtures are lamped at 550 watts, 77 volts. The joys of Dimmer Doubling.

No I've never had birds build their nests in my lights, but we have had bee hives in our speakers. Twice!

Raccoons carrying messages? I'd have thought by now you'd have them trained to fetch coffee and doughnuts. And you call yourself a tech! Can't even train a family of raccoons properly! What is the world coming to?

[Charc]

Originally Posted by cdub260

Yeah, thats specific enough, but just barely. You forgot to mention that the pipe is galvanized. The fixtures are lamped at 550 watts, 77 volts. The joys of Dimmer Doubling.

No I've never had birds build their nests in my lights, but we have had bee hives in our speakers. Twice!

Raccoons carrying messages? I'd have thought by now you'd have them trained to fetch coffee and doughnuts. And you call yourself a tech! Can't even train a family of raccoons properly! What is the world coming to?

I know, right? Why not get a new op? I know of where you can find one...

[Serendipity]

Originally Posted by cdub260

Yeah, thats specific enough, but just barely. You forgot to mention that the pipe is galvanized. The fixtures are lamped at 550 watts, 77 volts. The joys of Dimmer Doubling.

No I've never had birds build their nests in my lights, but we have had bee hives in our speakers. Twice!

Raccoons carrying messages? I'd have thought by now you'd have them trained to fetch coffee and doughnuts. And you call yourself a tech! Can't even train a family of raccoons properly! What is the world coming to?

Terribly sorry I didn't analyze your pipe or take the effort to find out if they were dimmer doubled... I guess I'll have to try harder next time, and check out the burn base to determine the wattage!

Well, fine, I'll train them to carry donuts. But not coffee, I don't particularly like it. Maybe hot chocolate and marshmallows?

Originally Posted by charcoaldabs

I know, right? Why not get a new op? I know of where you can find one...

Bad charc, bad! See if I ever talk about white chocolate chip cookies with you ever again.

[cdub260]

Originally Posted by Serendipity

Terribly sorry I didn't analyze your pipe or take the effort to find out if they were dimmer doubled... I guess I'll have to try harder next time, and check out the burn base to determine the wattage!

Well, fine, I'll train them to carry donuts. But not coffee, I don't particularly like it. Maybe hot chocolate and marshmallows?

I'm not that much of a coffee drinker myself, as you well know, so I'll think about it. What kind of marshmallows are we talking about here? Normal, mini, or those crunchy ghost shaped ones in Count Chocula?

[Serendipity]

Originally Posted by cdub260

I'm not that much of a coffee drinker myself, as you well know, so I'll think about it. What kind of marshmallows are we talking about here? Normal, mini, or those crunchy ghost shaped ones in Count Chocula?

Mini because they melt quicker!
I support ghost-shaped ones, but I don't think they'd taste as good. Plus, then I'd have to train the raccoons to sort Count Chocula. :LOL:
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On the actual topic of maint., do people here open the connectors of their cable or do they just test them?

[cdub260]

Originally Posted by Serendipity

Mini because they melt quicker!
I support ghost-shaped ones, but I don't think they'd taste as good. Plus, then I'd have to train the raccoons to sort Count Chocula. :LOL:
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On the actual topic of maint., do people here open the connectors of their cable or do they just test them?

The answer to that question is yes. I do a little of both. I give each cable a visual inspection at least once a year. What I'm looking for is bad strain reliefs, damaged connectors, and damaged insulation. If there are any obvious problems, I address them right then and there. The inspection is followed by testing with a cable tester. Again if that shows any problems, I fix them. Generally, I don't think its a good idea for me to take apart my connectors any more often than I have to. I don't want to have to replace a connector because I stripped a screw taking it apart.

[derekleffew]

Agreed, cdub, if outward inspection shows no issues, why look inside? OTOH, clear covers for the 2P&G are genius!

I've known some companies fill their connectors with re-enterable potting compound or silicon. Not 100% sold on that idea, but if one is having problems in an outdoor location, [A theme park perhaps? Forget I said that. Now I must kill you all.] it might be worth a thought.