Recent content by Amishplumber

Hi internet, A show I'm working on is going to have some a small roll up, custom painted, drops. Think pull down classroom maps. Its a few different backdrops that will get pulled down at different times on a spring loaded blind type mechanism. We are hiring a TBD artist to paint them. I was...

Sorry for not looping back around. I talked to Elation tech support and got some solid answers. Its an issue they know about on older fixtures. Apparently as the LEDs age, their current draw starts slowly creeping up until they're drawing more than the wiring harness can handle. They have an...

Any one have experience diagnosing flickering issues on Elation wash movers?My client has some Elation Platinum Wash ZFX units in a permanent event space install. I do an annual maintenance sweep for them. Last year a couple of the units started to flicker when they get close to full on (R...

Alright. Progress! The lens is fine. The problem is the lens mount is just slightly out of square. I can manually hold the lens in there (square with the case and the rest of the optical train) and everything looks great. Sounds like it was dropped sometime, or maybe just someone yanked a...

Hhhmm. I know thats true in general, but I don't think its whats happening here. Its not just "a little soft"; its totally blurry. Can't read any of the settings menus over half the zoom range....

Hello internet,I just purchased a used Panasonic DW6300 projector on Ebay. It came with the stock lens (DLE-170) and mostly works great, but has a focus issue. It won't focus sharp at the wide end of the zoom range. Anyone on here have experience doing projector repairs? Any ideas? Lens...

Yeah, I have a post in the Troikatronix forum too. I tried a totally fresh showfile with only the one actor in the scene and got no change in behavior. :/

Any fellow Isadora weirdos out there? I've got a problem I spent all day working on with no solution.My current touring rig features an Avolites Titan Mobile sending artnet to an Isadora computer to trigger video cues. Setup worked great for a 2 week tour back in February and I haven't used...

Hi all,So, Vectorworks; we all love it, we all use it, it costs a bazillion dollars. So far I've been cruising along using the educational version I got while in school. Recently though I made the mistake of ignoring a password update request on my old .edu email address and I expect I will...

@ChrisPflieger: Both. The tech who deals with the lights is having issues and his boss wants to buy more.@Amiers: Unfortunately, I can't go to the venue in person. This would be easy if I could!

Hey Internet,So, I've been all about the recent Chauvet Pro renaissance these last couple of years. I own Chauvet Professional lights I have been super happy with (Colordash Batten Quad-6's and NXT-1s). I have many friends who have invested in Chauvet Pro gear and been very happy.I...

Hi internet,Looking for some first hand accounts of folks programming MA1 consoles in 2016 (or 2017!). How are they holding up? How's the maintenance? How much does it suck to go hunting for personalities? Do you find yourself making a lot of personalities? What is it like to run multi cell...

Hi all,Been searching around the web for an answer to this question with no luck.I've got an ETC Gio running v2.4. Trying to connect an ELO touchscreen to it. Video output is fine, but the touch is all wonky. I click on one spot, it registers input elsewhere. Tried calibrating many times...

with 50w lamps you're going to have a hard time melting/ burning anything unless they're directly touching the fixture. You'll be fine.

Anyone want to sell me on using magic sheets? Maybe it's because most of the shows I do are one-offs and concerts, but I've never found them worth the amount of time it takes to set them up to my liking. Am I missing the point, or are they for people doing different things?