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Thanks for the reply. I have looked at used on eBay. But did not want to pay half price if I have to replace them twice as often. No net savings but more work. But if I could get them real cheap, that would be different.

Thanks for the reply and the pics. Definitely they are not interchangeable. But it is odd they are so similar in design and layout, but different sizes.

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I have looked at the used D20 modules and the used Q141 cubes. But they typically look very well used. So I was then thinking they are cheaper than new, but I would have to replace them soon. So would there be a cost savings?

Correction: That should be ETC Sensor dimmer rack, not Unison. Sorry.

We have an older ETC Unison dimmer rack and several of the power cubes have lost one of the two channels. For now, we just swap the module with the bad power cube with a module with a good power cube. New power cubes cost $100-$150. But I am seeing new Leviton iSeries modules for under $10...

Great question, I have thought the same. I do not know the answer, but here are some guesses to think about.When I use RGB or RGBW, I sometimes have a hard time getting that exact color blend I want using low end LEDs and boards. I usually just end up getting close and saying that is good...

I figured out my problem. I purchased DMX conversion kits from two vendors. Both had the wires wrong. The kits with red, green, white, yellow and black wires had the yellow and white wires swapped on both the male and female connectors. That swaps the data+ and the data- lines. The color...

We bought 4 used DDS 9800 dimmers, and 4 DMX conversion kits. Converted one to DMX, and tested. Several of the no load LEDs were solid on and channels full on. So converted one of our 9800's we know works on MPX, and that one worked great on DMX. So we tried converting a second 9800 from the...