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    Labor Shortage

    Add to all of this the number of Colleges and Universities that are cutting theatre programs, and the negative population growth curve we are facing, and we will be seeing a lack of labor across the board for a decade.
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    Best Soldering Vice/extra hand

    I have watched that one as well. it might be the way to go.
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    Best Soldering Vice/extra hand

    I am looking for suggestions on the best soldering vice / third hand for soldering mic cables and other cables. Let me know what you like, please?Thank you for your help.
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    Oil drips from loft blocks

    Also, Dave is my hero!!
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    Oil drips from loft blocks

    Mine is grease. That bites! When I was a contractor, I went into a theatre that had flown their curtains for the summer and the condensation level was about 5 feet up from the bottom of each curtain. They had rivulets and stalactites of flameproofing hanging off of them in the fall. Had to...
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    Oil drips from loft blocks

    Thanks for the info. I will keep my eyes on them as we go along. I am up there at least a couple a of times a semester just to check on things anyway.
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    Oil drips from loft blocks

    Nope not every block. And now that the temps have fallen, it has stopped. So I am back to measuring the temp difference in the loft, and adding a fan to cycle the air, I guess?
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    Oil drips from loft blocks

    No, I wish I could blame a overeager student for greasing the blocks, but that has not happened. And the lines have never shown any oil coming out of them. I will take some more pics and post them, but I think we are all going down the same path. I think it is the grease breaking down. I...
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    Oil drips from loft blocks

    Would the old school grease have been in use 14 years ago? Or is it still used? This system was put in in 2006, and a lot of things were changing around that time. Just throwing questions to the wind.
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    Oil drips from loft blocks

    Thank you. Have you ever heard/seen a situation where line sets sit idle for a long time and this occurs? This has been with us for many years, and as I stated, it seems to only happen in the summer when the temps in the loft get higher. We fly less in the summer as well. Just a little mystery.
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    Oil drips from loft blocks

    Has anyone else ever run into this? We get oil dripping from our loft blocks. It only seems to happen during the summer. I have a large fan on my pin rail blowing the A/C higher into the loft, and that seems to help.
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    LEDs-leave on or turn off?

    Hey all, We are just getting our first set or LED wash fixtures in our plot. Martin Rush Par 2 Zoom. I have surge protection on each circuit, but no simple way to turn them off at the end of the night. we looked into the ETC relays, but can't swing the cash after the layout for the Martins...
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    Favorite Mic Stands

    Hey All! I'm looking for your favorite mic stands, and why? Who makes them, how much, where to get them, tripods/solid?. I need to buy a few more, and I have had Onstage, and a couple of other makers, but I wanted to get your input on what you like.Thank you all!!Doug
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    Closed Circuit Camera system

    Hi all, We need to replace our closed circuit TV system. The camera in the back of the house and the monitors backstage are all toast. Has anyone had to spec this kind of equipment lately? Most interested in knowing about what camera you chose and if you could use your existing network of...
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    Hello There

    Hello all, I am a technical director for a small liberal arts university, with a pretty nice facility. As I get to know more about this site I will brag about how good I have it. But right now I am looking for information to solve an issue I am having with a Strand 300 console.
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