Recent content by jreeves1701

I have used them for production but only for general lighting the upstage or downstage areas. The lights on the house electric until recently were not focused and the ellipses had all their shutters closed. The school did not have a tall ladder so, I finally secured the funds to purchase one...

Thank you. Yes, I am taking all the things you mentioned into consideration. And selecting the right bulb is primary on the list. Second is the size and color of the roundels if I can even use them. They are currently controlled by a residential slider switch but I think that they might actually...

Thank you for this. The technical plate on the Davis Dimmer has aged to the point it can't be read. The serial plate is still intact.

Not trying to knock anyone. I have got plenty of technical documentation from Lehigh. I like their equipment. Yes, the dimmer panel has 12 circuit slots but only 9 are installed .My mentor (college professor) was young when he met Davis in Salt Lake City. I have every reason to believe that...

And thank you US Patent office for making Ariel Davis's patents available online. https://patents.google.com/patent/US2632857A/en?inventor=Ariel+R+Davis&country=US&page=2

Pulled this from an old year book. The school opened in 1961. This is from '66. So you can really see how the Davis Dimmer has aged from my starting post.

Gutting the Davis Dimmer and chunking it is the ultimate goal. It takes up vital wing space and is nothing more than a redundant circuit breaker. There is no use for it and it amazes me that Lehigh did not remove it when they installed their equipment. But as a public school, I'm sure the...

The breaker panel is fully functional and controls multiple circuits. The dimmer sliders are non-functioning.

My plan is to remove it. But since it has been patched through, I was trying to get an idea of the inner workings so that I can better estimate the cost. I'm fairly sure that the whole thing is redundant and ready for replacement.

Help.I am looking for any technical information, schematic or otherwise on this particular model Davis Dimmer. I am the director of a new theatre program in West Point, Mississippi. My mentor and technical theatre guru has helped me with the basic history of Ariel Davis, even shared the story...