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    Custom Fixture etc ion

    It looks to be Blizzard Lighting Pocket Pulsar from another forum.
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    Custom Fixture etc ion

    This looks like it is not a moving head so should be an easy one to make. you will have to home the DMX 1 value at 192 or above, 2 at 0 or 25 (will need to test) , 3 at 0, 4 at 0, 5 at 0, 6 at 255, 7 at 255, 8 at 255, 9 at 0 you will need to assign the parameter type for each DMX channel. 6, 7...
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    Control/Dimming Tying to learn GrandMA3 and need some help

    Thanks for the tip. I have been watching some videos and am just getting to MAtricks. it seems to be what I was looking for.
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    Control/Dimming Tying to learn GrandMA3 and need some help

    Hi All in lighting land. Let me start by saying I am usually working with ETC consoles but have decided it is time to learn about some others so if I working in a venue that has a different console I am not so far behind the eight ball. I loaded GrandMA3 on PC to my Macbook and have an external...
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    Etcnet2 Node Dropping edmx

    Software version on the ion? After 3.1 I think net2 is no longer an option. Regards Geoff
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    Best practices as house when hosting touring production's lighting network

    I have found that touring companies that are touring a lighting package are using universes starting over 4 so from 5 up. Our house uses universe 1-4 so any other patching they need to do in 5 and above. They connect to our switch and then patch in our FOH andd overhead rig as required. We tend...
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    Counterbalance For Lights

    Agree with Ben. A full inspection and investigation into why this happened. You were lucky to get away with minor injuries. Regards Geoff
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    Coming to the conclusion the tech has moved beyond my ability to keep up...

    I found my way in to the industry at the age of 50 (about 5 years ago) and have learnt lots. As for selective recording, it is what I do lots of. I don't use many subs for programming but i use it in creating pallets. That way I only get what I want. If you do use subs to program and you have...
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    Liquid Nitrogen Dry Fogger

    A question for you on the fluid. You link to low fog quick dissipating fluid but the smoke machine linked to does not list that fluid as compatible. It lists a Pro-fog fast dissipating so is this the fluid? Regards Geoff
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    Fall Arrest/Restraint on Double Angle Steel Truss

    For us in Australia definitions are made for fall arrest and fall prevention. Fall Arrest is where someone can fall a distance greater than 600mm (2ft) and if you are using this you need to have a rescue plan in place while doing the work. Fall Prevention is where someone can fall less than...
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    Controlling laser through DMX in chamsys

    Hi and welcome. According to the manual it needs to have the first address needs to be @192-255 which is about 85% for the fixture to be in DMX mode. Then the 2nd chan is pattern at various levels. The other channels relate to rotation and zoom. I am not too familiar with Chansys but I think...
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    Control/Dimming ETC Element: Go button disabled!

    exit to shell and do a face panel check and/or call support they will help you sort it out. ALso can you try connecting a qwerty keyboard and see if the spacebar works as a go button. You may need to enable that be pressing CTRL G.
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    Fixture options please.

    Good afternoon, At one of the venues I work we are looking into some new fixtures that are LED and about the size of the S4 Jr. So what is there available? Budget? Well lets say midrange. We have recently equiped ourselves with Ovation Reve E3, EK lights K Smarts and Silverstar Putos 2000 so...
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    connecting uplights to ETC Ion via wireless DMX

    Have you 1 set the reck wedge at an address? 2 synced the wirelss dmx on the wedge with the transmitter? So what ever colour the led is on the transmitter is what needs to be on the wedge. 3 have one light working? 4 have the dmx transmitter plugged in to the output of the universe of choice AND...
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    Help with fixture profiles

    More importantly is what is your software version? And then depending on that we can work out a plan of attack.
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