Recent content by iancl

No worries, it was just the early hours or the morning getting to me. :-P So you're saying that your speakers are putting out 15,000W, and consuming only 2,400W?

Yeah, yeah, I know what it means electrically (although in Aus we're at 240v), but how can it have a consumption of 110W and an output of 300W. Either the output isn't in RMS, or the consumption is at idle. Anyone know?

Looking into Yamaha MSR400's, and noticed in the specs, that really, they run at 225+75 = 300 W They state that the power consumption of the amplifier is 110W though. Does anyone know what this means? I was fairly certain that the speaker would be 300/400 (whichever) watts RMS, and I hope...

Yes yes. I'm not buying it purely because I think that. I'm buying it, and hoping that it does. And IF it does, I'll be able to use it for more things too.

Thanks for all the replies guys. Although you kinda went into your own conversation. :-P In the end, I found a $35 unit which dims lights and has a rating of 600W. So I'm plannign to buy that after my holiday. It is controlled by a rotary potentiometer, which I'm assuming will be a low...

OK, well in a music shop that sells a few lights, there was a four channel dimmer, with a very simple chaser, and that was going at $800! That's Australian, but still, I think that's ridiculously priced. Am I wrong? So I'm really looking to buy a simple component that I can mount myself...

Yeah I know the DSE ones aren't rated high enough. Just an example of what SORT fo thing I wanted. I'd build one from scratch if it's easy to get all the parts, and is going to give me a good end result! I don't know what parts to buy though, and I don't know where from.

OK, here's what I want: For now, maybe (for myself) I would like something like what I found on the dicksmith website: Here Except, I would not want remote control or anything. Basically I'd like a one, or possibly two channel dimmer for a PAR 56 can. Once I've bought them and they're...

Ah, I sent Mayhem a PM, but if he's in Europe, that may not help. Think as much as you need :-) And yeah, need 240V (230V in fact isn't it actually?) But yeah, not 120 in Aus.

Great, I'm sure someone's made one before. If it's already available as one item, I'd love to know what it is, or if the individual components can be bought and put together reasonably easily, i'd be happy with that too. But yeah, have a think and let me know the details! :-D Thanks

Well thanks for the replies, since I now know it is possible to use the sinewave cutting method (is there a name for this?) I basically know what I want to do. It's partly to learn a little about electronics and putting parts together, but I do want to have this light: I would like to have a...

OK, I've since found out that dimmers in household lights use a method that restricts what part of the sin-wave of the current goes to the light. Would this be what they use for stage lights too? Would I want basically a three pin (I'm in Asutralia, I don't know where these forums are, and...

Hi, I'm in a band, and at the moment the only light I've used is a strobe light, triggered by different drums, triggered by a 6.5mm mono cable from an audio mixing desk. One thing I'd like to know about is DMX and what that does, and I'm sure someone will be able to provide me with a good...