Recent content by MNicolai

Easiest way is probably doing RDP for a remote desktop from a mini PC with the capability to drive 3 monitors. Video quality may be a little degraded but most of the heavy lifting is still happening on the primary PC and just streaming video and control to your remote PC. This is probably the...

At some point it becomes more a hobby-into-retirement than a business.I know several guys that aren't comfortable going cold into retirement but keep their businesses alive on a low-flame -- not necessarily because it pays the bills anymore, but because it's a thing they do to pass the time...

Is this an official ETCP practice question? A question referencing "Source 4 Lekos" shouldn't be anywhere near an accredited exam.

Look for used D20 modules on eBay.As groups retire touring racks and do relay module swaps as they upgrade from tungsten to LED, there is a surplus of fair-condition D20's on the used market. The demand for D20's is only shrinking so as the used market is flooded with these modules, the prices...

ETC's Colorsource relays allow this function.

This manual? (retrieved from an old CB thread of all places)https://www.teatronics.com/MANUAL/gen.pdf

To that end, ETC has many patents that are ornamental (i.e. no specific design feature -- just the look of the fixture). Which given how many no-name brands tried to mimic the Source Four with subpar products, is not wholly unreasonable. Similarly -- do a search on Amazon for "Makita" and you'll...

These are the handles on the arms of the yoke/head -- not the base of the fixtures. It's a pretty uncommon feature outside of Martin's own fixtures, a couple VL fixtures, and Releve.Here's a link to the patent.Overall -- seems like an unremarkable, run-of-the-mill patent suit for companies...

It's an entry-level certification. I would consider even CTS to be entry level, but CTS is at least taken at a formal testing center. Technologist is taken online and doesn't require you show documented experience or job history like the CTS/CTS-D/CTS-I would. Also, if you fail the CTS-x exams...

Speakers look like Innovox but could be something else. Probably weren't torqued down adequately the first time and vibrated loose.Lower speakers are probably easier to access with a Little Giant ladder straddling the stair steps onto the stage.Upper speakers you can probably get to from a...

Hard to really advise you on which way to go here without putting eyes on it. Network solutions are possible but not ideal -- and probably more expensive. On a university campus, doing something on the campus network like adding Dante can also be a pretty big PITA. If you have spare network...

First thing I would do is power the system down, disconnect what is probably 70V wiring off the amplifier for paging/back-of-house, turn any wall attenuators up, and take a toner and multimeter to trace the wires/conduits. I would start at the TD's off. Disconnect the speaker, test for...

Anyone's guess. Embassy says they didn't receive a warning, but the warning seems to have been pretty well published.Since the warning was issued a couple/few weeks ago, it's possible they thought it wasn't credible if the terrorists saw the warning and decided to wait until security measures...

There's only so much you can do to handle a terrorist attack. Theater safety policies, can, at best, give you a framework of what to do if you have a single active shooter. A determined terrorist organization is a completely different animal. You can basically have your LD ready to flip on the...

"October 2021 - This clamp is currently on backorder. We except more stock in mid-November."Jeez, what's going on over at BMI that they have 3-year old backorder notices posted...