Recent content by Namlit

Excellent "show must go on" action by the two other actors on stage, helping their stricken comrade off while staying in character.

It often takes courage and tough choices to do the right thing, when faced with poorly maintained electrical gear. Sadly, I think a lot of people who should know better tend to "overlook" such problems because they don't want to make waves. Such was the case when I became the ME at my current...

The dry ice idea works pretty well, if you can't afford that neat-o Look Solutions item. The simplest way I've done it was to stitch some extra pockets into the garment, and load them with a few dry ice pellets right before the actor enters. It's important to make sure there are several layers...

I guess what matters is the male end of this device. Where I have seen these, the male end has been a 60 amp stagepin, with the 60A circuits being run by 6,000 watt dimmers. Works great electrically for plugging multiple lights into a 60A circuit...except for the lack of 20A protection...

re: Osram's "special" labelling... and a bad box of lamps left image is one I pulled from the web.

re: Osram's "special" labelling... and a bad box of lampsNote: I wrote this prior to reading Mark's post (#16), which I really appreciated reading. While I accept his explanation, I'm still looking at a case of HPLs not labeled "special", as I have many times in the past. Possibly Mark's...

re: Osram's "special" labelling... and a bad box of lampsI was talking over my "Special" issue with a friend of mine, who knows the size rig I have in the theater where I am M.E., and asked me how I was sure that it was the "special" lamps that were burning out at a faster than normal rate. i...

re: Osram's "special" labelling... and a bad box of lampsI would say that is a strongly worded personal opinion, Bandit. While it is certainly true that cultivating a good relationship with a local theatrical supplier is a good thing, I've saved theaters I have worked for/with literally...

I recently got scammed when I ordered a case of Osram/Sylvania HPL 575 lamps marked "Special". I had never encountered lamps labeled "special" before, so before I bought the lamps I searched for the term here on CB, but came up without any meaningful hits. I ended up ordering the lamps, and...

Hello All: long-time lurker, first time poster. I'm a lighting designer/entertainment electrician working primarily in the Bloomington, Indiana area. I've been working as a theater technician for over 25 years, and am currently the Master Electrician at the Bloomington Playwrights Project, a...