Do you think that stuff will be too crappy for me to get working for them?
Caveat emptor!
Do you think that stuff will be too crappy for me to get working for them?
Here's the thing, with the right adapter one could run DMX down an edison extension cord. Would it work? Probably. Is it a good idea? Not at all. It is all about using the correct tool for the job. Mic cables might work in a pinch, when you just have to get something working 5 minutes before a show, but they should not be used for long term, show critical use.
They rented a very similar system (2 trees w 4 pars) this summer for a show and it worked pretty well. I thought they were 300w pars, but I'll have to check. They could have been 500Ws.
Does anyone know where would be a good place to get cheap 4ch dimmers (pref DMX). And another question as far as when we upgrade the board-- if everything we're using is 3pin, any real reason I shouldn't use a 3pin connector? I could always make an adapter later if needed (and it wouldn't be terribly hard to change it if need be).
At High Energy Lighting (CheapLights.com), we currently buy "MIC" cables and "DMX" cables from over 22 different suppliers. Regardless of how they are marked, we test samples from each different "MIC" and "DMX" cable model to make sure they work in a DMX chain before we ever offer them to our customers
Basically they sell Chauvet, American DJ and Elation but usually without the brand name printed on them. Essentially - A Neo-Neon dealer.
If it's not 5 pin it is NOT DMX compliant. I don't want it. There are already too many standards for things and too many attempted compliances that I just don't want the headache.
Personally I don't want to see "real" manufacturers making splitters etc with 3 pin outputs. They are conceding defeat to these penny pinchers.
Umm, there are plenty of "real" manufacturers who put 3-pin XLR connectors on their DMX controlled gear. For a long time, Martin exclusively use 3-pin, and now they supply both. Doug Fleenor makes opto-splitters in both flavors. It may not technically be compliant with the standard, but that does not mean that the devices are not worth using, many are some of the best devices on the market.
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