Recent content by bshock84

Thanks! Yes, I understand what you're saying about the center motor taking twice the load. I am more just trying to calculate loads on the truss span for a design I'm working on, to make sure it's inline with the load ratings from the manufacturer. I will have load cells inline on the...

Hey everyone. This seems like kind of stupid question, and one I should certainly know by now, so I apologize if it is, but I just want to be sure how these things work, with as little assumption as possible. When reading truss loading charts, I assume this is based on hanging a particular...

Ha! I never take it personal, and I appreciate it! -- Ben

Re: S4 par lamp base question. Thanks for that, I am loose with my vocabulary terms sometimes, and that makes for confusing communication, something I need to pay more attention to. :) -- Ben

ok, well I checked them all, and they all seem to be EA fixtures, I am assuming maybe they are just older, before the upgrade to the 750 lamp cap, but after the modification to the reflector? Anyway, I will see how it goes, the end result is for video, so I doubt they will be getting to...

Hello, had a quick question about lamp bases for source pars. I have several of the 750 watt versions and several of the 575 watt versions. I am prepping for a show and I need more 750 watts then 575s. I have studied the fixtures up and down and don't see any differences in them. Does...

Out of curiosity, Anyone out there know how load detection circuits work in a dimmer pack? Like the leprecon vx series, where it has a light that tells you if there's a load connected or not I think I have an idea of how they work probably, but haven't been able to find out for sure in my...

sweet, I will have to order a couple of these, I was wondering if I would be able to just change that out or not. I am pretty sure they were in right, it's not my first time using them by far, but I will keep an eye out from now on. As far as putting them in backwards, that's just odd...

They are all EA models. How can the lens not be seated right? Isn't there really only one way for them to go in there?

I just recently did a show and when I was pulling the gel out in the shop I saw a couple of my s4 pars had melted the tabs that hold the lens inside the fixture. They were melted to the glass, and when I pulled the gel frame the lens fell out. Has anyone ever seen this? I wouldn't think...

Oh my gosh, thank you so much! That's exactly what I was doing wrong. I couldn't find this anywhere. You helped me out a ton. Thanks! -- Ben

Hello, I have been looking everywhere for an answer for this and it's driving me crazy not being able to figure this out. I am running VW 12.0.1 When I create a truss and convert it to a lighting position object and then try to place a fixture on the truss with the insertion tool it...

Hello all. This is my first post. Hope to be around here for a while. I did a little searching and haven't been able to find anything on this, or from anyone I have talked to for that matter. Is it possible to do auto palettes on the Vista? I come from a hog background, and this is a...