I finally did this and it is great! Thank you all. I also (at the instrument) toggled Lon (lamp on mode) to "no" and LDmx to "on." via the manual under "Lamp on mode" and "Enable lamp control DMX channel/Used for enabling lamp remote control channel." In my Alpha Spot HPE 300 manual page 16.Hello,
Can anyone tell me if/how I can turn off the lamp in a Clay Paky HPE 300 S? The instrument is not accessible from the deck and the breaker that controls it also controls other instruments that I don't want to shut down.
Thanks much,
Anthony.
Hello,
Can anyone tell me if/how I can turn off the lamp in a Clay Paky HPE 300 S? The instrument is not accessible from the deck and the breaker that controls it also controls other instruments that I don't want to shut down.
Thanks much,
Anthony.
http://www.controlbooth.com/threads/moving-light-lamp-cool-down.10119/Anyone, can you safely cut power to a lamp that is still on and not damage/lessen the life of the lamp?
Follow the fixture manufacturer's instructions. The fixture is more expensive than the lamp.... A slight hi-jack: There have been many discussions about whether or not to allow a moving light a cool-down period. The consensus seems to be there's a disagreement between the fixture manufacturers and lamp manufacturers on this issue. ...
SOP around here is to lamp on when you arrive. Which for theatrical shows is one hour before half hour. The entire point of being there an hour before half hour is to be able to fix anything that isn't working. If you don't check that right away, you might as well not bother coming in.Since it appears that the original question has been answered, I had a similar (though reversed) question during the last show I did, using Design Spot 250's and VL2k's...
How long before house open (theatrical show) do you Lamp On your fixtures? Sure, you want them on in plenty of time to do your normal checks and hopefully some troubleshooting time if need be. I usually tried for some time between 15 and 30 minutes before house open so that I could make sure all fixtures (and MagicQ) were working properly. The DS250's sometimes took a few tries to get Lamped On so I would usually err closer to 30 minutes.
Since it appears that the original question has been answered, I had a similar (though reversed) question during the last show I did, using Design Spot 250's and VL2k's...
How long before house open (theatrical show) do you Lamp On your fixtures? Sure, you want them on in plenty of time to do your normal checks and hopefully some troubleshooting time if need be. I usually tried for some time between 15 and 30 minutes before house open so that I could make sure all fixtures (and MagicQ) were working properly. The DS250's sometimes took a few tries to get Lamped On so I would usually err closer to 30 minutes.
This is also why people tend to leave movers lamped on between shows.
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