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I use the Pelican 1510 with the Lid Organizer and Padded Divider set (which are sold as accessories). A little pricey, but super rugged and can fit most of my stuff without being too heavy to toss in my truck. I use a tool roll and several other smaller cases to organize inside the Pelican as...

I have about 6+ years experience doing lighting maintenance (fixing cables, ripping apart and cleaning conventional fixtures, blowing the dust out of dimmer racks, troubleshooting, creating paperwork, etc). I've been kicking around the idea of advertising these services to local schools and...

Thanks! That was what I figured.

I have a company switch (circa 1960s) that has bus bars with holes for the lugs to bolt to. There are several lugs missing and the lugs I have are thicker than the current bolts in the bus bars. My question is, do the bolts to attach the lugs to the bus bar have to be a specific material? The...

It is probably one of these parts. That's the closest I can find. My hunch would be 05040041.Martin Parts Image CatalogIf by chance, you are actually looking for the temp sensor, that is 62003029.

In terms of effect created, what is the difference between the different types of diffusion, namely frost, diffusion, and silk? What does each do to the beam? I'm never sure which to use in a given situation.

I have no idea if it is correctly bench focused. It is at my old High School, and I will not be back there for some time. If I ever get a chance, I will check it out. Thanks for all the help everybody.

Hypothetically, how much work would be involved in "retrofitting" one? Is it actually possible/useful?

My HS director e-mailed me a question today, since I am kind of his go-to guy on lighting issues. However, I am not familiar with either spot, so I thought I would put it up for the Board's opinion. He recently acquired an Altman 902 spotlight from his church. He already owns Altman 1000Q's...

I actually tend to use them more often in removing lamps than inserting them, especially if the lamp I'm removing isn't bad (changing wattages for example). I don't have to worry about getting my grubby hands all over the envelope, and I feel it gives me a better grip. You just have to be...

Well, if you can spare the subs, you can program each frame (or just the frames you will use) into separate subs. Put the scroller at the frame you want, record it into a submaster, then, when you want that color, take the sub up to full. Depending on how many colors you are using, it can be a...

I noticed that the video was on break.com. Most schools will block this website because sections of it have adult content.

I've been having some issues using groups on my Expression 3 console. What I've been doing is this: I will create a look using a couple moving lights (Mac 500's) to use later in a show (praise and worship chapel, if you're interested). I will save this look as a group so that I can easily...

I actually using the PC version out on tour right now. It works quite well. I find it difficult to change things on the fly sometimes, however I admit that I am not completely well-versed in the operation and I don't have a physical desk, just a laptop. It is a tracking console which takes...

I have a TMB ProTester DMX tester in my theater. However, I don't know how to use it it. I was wondering if anybody out there has a manual (if there is one) or knows where to find a manual (if there is one) or could even just explain how it works. Any of the above would be appreciated. I...