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I found a City Theatrical transmitter over in the lighting storage area of this facility. The power supply for it has gone missing but I have been told that this was the device originally installed. It seems the receiver is buried in the box with the processor or right inside the raceway near...

Great read you posted David. Unfortunately, I think my sleuthing trail has hit a dead end. I was only able to gather info from the gateway and where the DMX home run ties in to the first raceway and its "processor". These values were identical with a refresh rate of 43 hz, a break length of...

Rob is correct these are the Intelligent Raceway systems installed around 2005.

I too have been baffled by this situation, honestly the gateway was plug n play after setting it to output universe 1 across all the outputs through GCE. Collecting data beyond what I already have might get to be a bit challenging as this isn't my system and the venue isn't super welcoming. I...

Thanks for the feedback gents, I am hoping to get a little time back in the space to try digging up some of Robert's suggestions. I am simply the guy who rents out and delivered the console and I know the designer is having a pretty rough time with the installed dimmer packs failing. At any...

Greetings! I am having a very peculiar challenge and am wondering if anyone has experienced similar things. While trying to interface an ETC Ion with Entertainment Technology Intelligent Raceway, I was unsuccessful getting the console to output to these dimmers directly. I first tried using a...

Hey Mike--I have been in your shoes and want to offer you some ideas that have helped me. As suggested, obtaining the venue's stock show file is a great first step. Hopefully this will contain their basic palette list for their fixture inventory. If not, that's your first step in the Nomad...

As the owner of Vipers, you can not go wrong by heading that direction, but another fixture that hasn't made a splash in this thread that should, is the High End Solaspot Pro CMY. I sold a pair to a community theater on a tight budget and they have been exstatic. I was hesitent at first...

Hey Rob--We are using a program called Caterease currently. It seems to work out ok, though as the name implies, it is geared more toward the catering field. It has a lot of customizable options and modules. We are in the process of trying to get the software to be more widely utilized as our...

Agreed--Your Physical Plant guy should be on board once you explain (and show him in the ETC paperwork) that everything is bused for 400A. For that you will need 4/0 feeder cable which will be pricey but if you don't need to go far it shouldn't be too bad. Your other option would be if this is...

Hey BobHealey--I had a similar issue with a touring rack--the shop tech before me used to hot patch a lot of things and turned most of the pins in to crispy critters. I called the kind folks over at ETC and turns out you can buy those replacement pins and the little rubber boots that go on the...

Have you tried using a cut of heat shield between the color and the screen? I've started to use a lot of heat shield (L269) and it has saved me a ton in color.

Hey All--I have a large socket set traveling in my workbox. I still have it in the original vacuum molded plastic case and takes up TONS of room. I'm wondering if anyone has any handy solutions on storing/organizing sockets for a traveling technician.

When I was in high school, we had a couple of bricks designated for each show down in the orchestra pit. We also took a cast photo and all signed the matting around it--it was a nice way to display it in the halls. Now working in a roadhouse, I think that they are very valuable. When we show...

Depending on how far you're going, you can use a standard wardrobe Z rack. I know it sounds quite sketchy and if you're going outside a building will not be suitable. I've used them to move 5 or 6 units at time to some of the remote areas in my building. When it comes to actual meat...