My theater recently purchased a used Rosco Model 1750 Fog Machine for immediate use. I briefly tested it upon arrival, to make sure that it was responding to DMX. I then put it in its perch for the production, making sure to put a DMX terminator in (as the manual demands).During the preshow...
Thanks, robartsd. Those diagrams helped me visualize the issue better. I was able to review my work, and just as JD suggested, it turned out that I had reversed the wire intended for common with one of the traveler wires. After switching them, the circuit and switches worked perfectly.
The work lights at my theater are all on a circuit together. They are controlled by a switch onstage and a switch in the booth. Recently, I replaced those two switches with heavy duty 3-way switches to ensure control from those two locations.When I tested the switches, I discovered that the...