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    What color are your backstage areas painted?

    Our original color was Pale Pea Green. Still visible on the brick wall back of our prop cabinet. In '94 our entire stage wall and ceiling were painted satin white acrylic during the final phase of a building wide renovation. Promptly after the Architect signed the building over to the district...
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    outdoor music at dusk lighting

    For the budget minded productions I've talked friends into lending their halogen work lights. They are designed for the environment and have the punch needed. Options avaliable are: 250w, 500w, 750w(really good units with both wattage lamps) Focus...BIG, REALLY BIG, someone had budget on their...
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    Conduit Locate

    I'll check with City Engineers Monday about the make/model they use. Just how reliable R they? A 4inch pvc gas line is buried with a 12AWG wire aginst the pipe. I've been present when 'Diggers Hot Line' surveyed this site. He was able to 'off the record' tell me in this spot the wire was 7 foot...
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    Podium pro audio

    With proper sheilding, you could run an unbalenced line level signal next to 600A mains headed over to dimmer land.
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    Conduit Locate

    The next step up I know of is what utility companies use to locate buried lines. Now your talking the $500+ area.
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    Conduit Locate

    That gave me an IDEA:)!!I have a cable tracer for use on dead conductive but not 'live' cables. Got it at Farm & Fleet for around $40.00. I use it most on cat 5 cables to find which one, then used my tester to test the cable. In the past I've tracked a cable buried under 6" of earth. The...
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    Theatre Safety Book for non middle and high school level. and more...

    I'd want to add the Webster definition of stupid. Just to make sure every ready knew what stupid is.From Dictionary.com: stu·pid   [stoo-pid, styoo‐] adjective, stu·pid·er, stu·pid·est, noun adjective 1. lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull. 2. characterized by or proceeding...
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    ETC EOS RPU Turning back on after power outage.

    I made my last post as a general thought about ETC equipment. I have no idea if it would work or not. I had no intent for you to purchase an ACP.Q: How Does 'Wake On Lan' work? A: #1 - Each device on the network must have the feature enabled; if you want that device to respond. #2 - Power on...
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    ETC EOS RPU Turning back on after power outage.

    I have an Ion, Paradigm, and 2 CEM+ Sensor 96 Racks on Net 3. Hav not tried this but....... Being ETC native language among the equipment, is there an option for a Paradigm processor to fire the 'power on' command at a designated time via timed events calendar? I don't even know if you have an...
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    Smoke Machine inheritance Model:4083 by SLD Lighting

    Bill, Do you have one of the units you posted a pic of? Would you be willing to send me the manual to referance the pin out of your model? I'm having difficulty finding an online manual.
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    Smoke Machine inheritance Model:4083 by SLD Lighting

    Will work on better pics, my only camera is on my phone.have talked with SLD Lighting repair technician. He remembers the units, but tossed any manuals and notes back in 2002ish. He does remember the remote have a manual 'fire' momentary contact button, power indicator, ready indicator, volume...
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    mixing in a booth

    There is a reason we are yelling @ you, you moved your sound from constantly setting up in house into a booth? or you've been in a booth?(then I apologize) Either way put your back to the window, lean backwards and reach towards the console. I've done it that way. Getting your ears in the space...
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    mixing in a booth

    Does your booth sit on the floor? have a second story?turn the second level into storage and amp rack room. Make the first level 'open' using knee walls, and counter top on 3 sides. have locking racks on wheel underneath for sound equipment and road case on counter for console. modify the rear...
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    Combination Storage Unit for Flats and Sheet Goods?

    Sheet goods, Foam sheets, brooms n pans, and trim. and time for a cleaning:(The Far left is built for 4 x8 sheets. Spaces get smaller by 2 foot for each slot, but only one side each time. 4x8, 4x6, 4x2, 4x4, 4x4, 2-4x6(actually:4x6), 0-2x4(actually 4x2), 2-4x<=8, 0-2x<=8, around corner are...
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