Lora said:
Hi
I'm Lora. From NZ.
Just the tech director.. lighting..sound...sort...
known as techie nazi to those who are lucky enough to have worked with me... (oops)
I have a question actually (please help!)
We have about 4 pretty old
selecon Z/spots~
one of them works nicely. the other 3 are.. blobby and useless...?
i've changed bulbs and cleaned lenses... any suggestions?
Have a happy day-
Before I have a go at answering Lora's question I'll give some background on the type of lights she is talking about, for members who have not come across them before.
First Z/spot is short for the Model Name Zoomspot made by the New Zealand Company
Selecon. These aren't follow spots but a
profile light. They normaly have an adjustable angle range eg Zoomspot 1200M 16 - 32 degree which is a twelve hundred
watt light with
beam angle adjustable between 16 and 32 degrees. In New Zealand lights are specified by
beam angle not size as in the States.
Now Lora back to your question. I am sorry if you have already tried what I am about to suggest to you. You mentioned you have cleaned the lenses. Did you take the lenses out to clean both sides, I know on some Zoomspots you can't get to one side of the lenses easily.
What is the condition of the
reflector ,did you clean that , is it patchy in places ? This would help cause blobbiness. You didn't mention the shutters, are they still firm and hold their position or are they starting to slip into the light beam?
Do all the lamp bases look the same ie or have any been replaced? Sometimes the lamps may be replaced with one that has a slightly different
filament arrangement. This can sometimes cause slight shadows if the lamp
base is not readjusted to allow for the change in lamp.
I live in Auckland so if you want you can private message me for more help.
Hope this helps.