LMI SD-6000 dimmer

Gage

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Not really any questions to answer with this one, was just going through some pallets of old gear and stumbled across this monster. Interesting form factor, technically a dimmer pack, although only one channel (that appears to be rated at 6k), and a built-in fader for convenience. I'll have to find a female 2p&g to power it up, but I suspect it will work like the day it was new. I can't find any documentation on this specific dimmer pack, so if anyone has some sort of manual feel free to let me know, more for curiosity than anything else. I know a few folks here like the old LMI stuff.
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I'll have to find a female 2p&g to power it up,
Note that the pin-out of the 2P&G-60A is different than the 2P&G-20A. (Ground and neutral are swapped.)

Note also that if you're planning on making an adapter with a 60A male to anything less than a 60A female, you'll need additional coordinated over-current protection.

The TV/film folk used to love these to dim their "fivers".
 
Note also that if you're planning on making an adapter with a 60A male to anything less than a 60A female, you'll need additional coordinated over-current protection.
Of course, all the normal precautions will be taken. I'm most likely going to power it up on a 20a circuit anyway in case things get "spicy". I don't have much use for a single 6k dimmer, but I know if I get rid of it ill immediately be thrown into a situation where it would be of great help. For now, it will make an interesting office decoration. I wonder if they are suitable for inductive loads?
 
Of course, all the normal precautions will be taken. I'm most likely going to power it up on a 20a circuit anyway in case things get "spicy". I don't have much use for a single 6k dimmer, but I know if I get rid of it ill immediately be thrown into a situation where it would be of great help. For now, it will make an interesting office decoration. I wonder if they are suitable for inductive loads?
@Gage Include a small resistive dummy load in parallel and try your inductive load.
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