Recent content by ehendershot

Really? The card I pulled from a working unit was from a 575-M and I put it into a regular 575. Looks the same, chips and connections are the same, and the 575 I put it in is working now. The only difference I can spot is that one is REV 1.4 and the other is 1.5. Is it a difference in the...

Thanks Tim! I was able to get out the cards and swap them. Now it is working perfectly.It says C001 ( which I believe to be channel 1, but I know it also can mean cool when you attempt to do a hot strike ). I have seen the F001 when they are assigned by fixture instead of DMX address ( in...

So I tried just changing the 75176 chip out with one I had lying around and I still have nothing. I want to take the whole card out and change it with a known working unit, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it out of the fixture. I took off the bottom plate and the screws...

Hey everyone! I've been creeping around here for a few months and finally decided to join. I am the Lead Show Electronics Technician for Sight and Sound Theatres. Glad to be here and I hope to increase my knowledge!:p

Thanks guys! I just went to show my coworker the issue and it worked....for about 2 minutes. As I was testing it, *poof*, the dmx light dropped out, the shutter closed and it stopped responding. I'll check the connections and try swapping cards. I assume/hope there isn't alot of difference...

I have one of our 575's down here on the bench with an odd problem. It will not respond to DMX or strike the lamp when it homes. However, other 575's that are daisy chained through it's dmx I/O will respond according to the commands I send. I've double-checked the address, and set it to...