I am lucky enough that we are going to be replacing our house lighting system and the dimmer racks (144 circuits worth of CD80 dimmers with 2.4k dimmer and non-dim modules intermixed) this summer. We will be installing an LED based house light system (ala the altman chalice) while maintaining our the ability to use our existing incandescent fixtures.
In talking with the district's contracted engineering firm, whom we will be working with to prepare the bid package, he mentioned going with a "hybrid" dimmer system. A digital portion for the house lights as well as the traditional theatrical dimmers for our incandescents. The only system that I know of that has the capability to move from a dimmer to a true relay is the ETC ranges (CS ThruPower and Sensor3). I have my own preferences for ETC for myriad reasons but he was concerned about being so specific in the bid package to the point where the only rack which would meet the specifications are the Sensor3.
Long story short do you all know of any other manufactures who are making dimmer racks with integrated true relays as well as dimmers which can be changed on the fly via RDM?
In talking with the district's contracted engineering firm, whom we will be working with to prepare the bid package, he mentioned going with a "hybrid" dimmer system. A digital portion for the house lights as well as the traditional theatrical dimmers for our incandescents. The only system that I know of that has the capability to move from a dimmer to a true relay is the ETC ranges (CS ThruPower and Sensor3). I have my own preferences for ETC for myriad reasons but he was concerned about being so specific in the bid package to the point where the only rack which would meet the specifications are the Sensor3.
Long story short do you all know of any other manufactures who are making dimmer racks with integrated true relays as well as dimmers which can be changed on the fly via RDM?