Alternative to C-Clamp?

[waynehoskins]

That apparently made part of the EC-Strand migration too. The high school's black box was built in '89 and they put in an EC/Strand system: Celebrity board marked in both French and English, Playmate 12x1.2K rack, and four little raceways like that with all 12 circuits on them all. Never had any of the stupid clips, at least not since '96. I always figured those raceways had that track on bottom for just that.

It's a neat idea for architectural applications. I'd rather, far rather, have real C-clamps.

That system, which probably only speaks EC-mux, is still in there. There may something to them getting a Johnson Controls DMX card for it.

[derekleffew]

Originally Posted by lieperjp

Pictures#4 & 5.

That bare R40 lamp without a protective globe is a huge hazard. At the very least should be a protective wire cage surrounding the lamp.

[gafftaper]

Originally Posted by derekleffew

That bare R40 lamp without a protective globe is a huge hazard. At the very least should be a protective wire cage surrounding the lamp.

Is that lamp a house light? If it is this is starting to look more and more like my old college theater. The house lights were bare lamps suspended from a piece of unistrut that went across the floor of the catwalk. (yeah I'm sure that's to code). You regularly bumped and stepped on these struts. One time I bumped one and a lamp popped and fell splattering over several seats below. Last time I was there they still had the same hazardous fixtures.

[lieperjp]

Originally Posted by gafftaper

Is that lamp a house light? If it is this is starting to look more and more like my old college theater. The house lights were bare lamps suspended from a piece of unistrut that went across the floor of the catwalk. (yeah I'm sure that's to code). You regularly bumped and stepped on these struts. One time I bumped one and a lamp popped and fell splattering over several seats below. Last time I was there they still had the same hazardous fixtures.

No, this is over the stage. The scoop is on the third electric, I think it was used at an orchestra concert so that the musicians could see their music. I think. Not sure.

We do have the same thing in our (enclosed) catwalk, along the edge of the floor. I never thought it to be exactly safe, either. But it is on the edge and it holds the front lights, which means shutters are a real problem sometimes because the light has to be mounted/hung upside down. Our house lights are encased in a plaster ceiling and are compact fluorescent, much to the chagrin of quite a few people.

P.S. to Derek, yes, I know it to be a safety hazard. It used to have a shield/reflector over it, the maintenance people lost it while changing the bulb and have refused to replace it.

gafftaper Does this look like your old theatre?

Edit: Sorry the picture is a little dim... My camera is five years old...

[ruinexplorer]

What I have done for a safety with this type of system is to add an eye bolt assembley next to the light for the safety to attach to (same clips, but replace the bolt with an eye-bolt and an extra nut to tighten it down).