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Budget is $100k or thereabouts. The space is mostly use for lectures, panel discussions, the occasional string quartet. Throw is about 40-60 feet. There's no non-dim power in the ceiling so we'd be replacing dimmer modules, there's also no DMX yet but that's an easy enough cable pull...

Hi! I know this question pops up constantly, but I'm looking for recommendations for a moving light. Our lecture hall currently is all conventional lighting, and some of the fixtures are mounted on remote controlled pan/tilt heads so we can reposition lights, mostly so we don't need quite so...

I'm a network admin literally building a show control network for a client as a write this (waiting for some devices to reboot)I usually point people in the direction of CBT Nuggets. Jeremy Cioara teaches the 2 "networking for beginners" classes that most people in the IT field start out with...

I’m a sound guy, and I’ve never done a gig where I wasn’t using the house system. I have a few questions about events where you bring in your own sound system:Where do you drawn the line between audio and rigging? When designing the sound system for an event, the load capacity of the rigging...

Well I finished building the cable. Made a ton of mistakes, learned a lot of lessons, had a little bit of fun, and burned the snot out of my index finger. But at least now I'll have a better idea of what to do if I ever need to repair one. Thanks for all your help!

Pelican and Storm cases can do this too.

Good advice. Thanks!Good points. Thanks!I too have made that mistake more times than I care to admit.Good idea. Thanks!It’s a 45 watt iron. I have a number of tips for it; some are pretty hefty. You don’t think I need something bigger, do you?I’d love to hear your...

Amp racks? The ones I've seen usually have NEMA L14 inputs.

Hi All,So I’m getting ready to build my first Socapex cable. I should start by saying that I’m doing this more for the educational value than anything else. If I ever need to repair one under pressure, it will be helpful to have the experience of building one from scratch. I’ve previously...

Y-Style. Assuming the cable is properly constructed and terminated, is there any risk of overloading the neutral? What about maximum current draw? Assuming the wires are all of the proper gauge, can both sides handle a 30Amp load?

Hi All,I came across an odd Y cable in our stocks; it has an L14-30P on one end and 2x L5-30R on the other. What's interesting is that the 2 L5-30 connectors are wired to different hots on the L14, and the neutrals are bonded together (as are the grounds), making the two hots out of phase.Is...

Hi All,When hanging mics above peoples' heads, what kind of precautions do you usually take? Are most of you putting the weight of the mic on its own cable and using fish line to aim it, or are you using rope or steel cable? Do you usually have a rigger take care of it, or do you allow the...

16 AWG it is. Thanks all!

Hi All,I've been hanging around this forum for a few years now, but this is my first post. I hope I'm asking this in the right sub-forum. I think this counts as an 'electrics' question.This issue has been discussed before, but there seems to be some contention in the general case, so I'd...