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I have two Star Pars and 4 Source Four PARS in my rig. The S4s are brighter.

Dover Bay Secondary School -West Side Story 2011

I'm having this problem with converting DMX-analog on a CD80 rack. The Lightronics TX-30 converter has a terminate DIPswitch and flipping that when the lights ghost fixes the issue. The long term solution is of course upgrading the whole rack to digital or getting a retrofit kit.

We have a full size XLR4 connector.Thank you, I will look into other converters.

I tried the DIPswitch and have had no success. The problem is still occurring. I'm beginning to think there is something wrong with with the CD80 processor. Would the Johnson CD2000 solve this?

Thank you David. That was very insightful! I will try the DIPswitch when I go back to school.Jack

The DMX-AMX covertor that is giving us the problems is an Lightronics TX-30.

We also upgraded from a Lightboard M. Thanks. I will look into those convertors.

My school recently purchased an ETC Element. Since the CD80 is an AMX dimmer rack, we also purchased a DMX-AMX converter. Every since then we've had a string of problems. At random times, lights will turn on and the only way to turn them off is to plug in the old console. Also, occasionally when...

Hello everyone, I'm curious about what the three letter code on lamps represents. I noticed the Par 64 lamp is WFL. Isn't that the abbreviation for Wide Focus Lens?

Thanks for the link. I will check some of those books out.

I'm looking for some great books/films/websites about stage lighting. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I just watched this video of the band Muse playing the song Starlight. 1:42 in, these green laser-like lights turn on. Anyone have an idea of what they are? YouTube - [HD] Muse - Starlight (Live @ MTV EMA 2006)

Thanks for the clarification. I'm from Nanaimo, BC.

The rest of our dimmers are AMX.