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Metering the power supply without having a load on it will not tell you much. If the power supply is bad the voltage will drop while it is under load. (Or increased load, such as accessing the floppy disk drive.)A new supply and keeping radios away should provide good peace of mind. But so...

Slightly off topic, but the 1901 music video by Phoenix is the best use of digital lighting I've seen so far. Great movement effects that can't be done with conventional/automated lights. It's videos like this which excite me for the future of digital lighting and video on stage.Phoenix -...

Re: ETC S4 Par EA vs MCM? Which one do I have??I've always wondered if using the MCM's would extend the life of color scrolls vs the EA reflectors. I use heat shield of course, but does anyone have any experience/advice regarding the MCM's and Gel/Scroll life?

I was over in China last summer and noticed that all of the soda cans were identical to the ones found in the US back in the 80's (small mouth, large diameter tops, thicker aluminum. Some even still had pull-tabs.) It was explained to me that Chinese companies bought the old molds and tooling...

I had the pleasure of operating this fine piece of equipment in the summer of 2006. (Seriously.)The Strong Trouper comes out of storage once a year at the ETC summer picnic. It takes a forklift from the factory to get it onto scaffolding. After a quick lesson from Fred, a new employee gets...

While the iPod/iPad app works very well in most cases, you'd be amazed how quickly iPads and iPods disappear in high schools and colleges. The purpose-built hardware is sometimes more valuable for what it can't do.