Recent content by nightowlstagelighting

Hello, Try Dimmerrack.com. Don't let the name fool you, they make all kinds of pre-punched panels, and they have done custom stuff for us even.

I fail to see what is astonishing about a device like a Watson that is designed specifically to provide the cleanest surge protected power to unswitched devices and that doing so is a good idea. Otherwise why would anyone spend 600 ona one circuit dmx relay switch. We sell quite a few Watson...

Also the Watson manual CLEARLY states surge protection to extend device life

I was just trying to tell you guys the safest and best way to operate LED pars. If you think it's a good idea to plug any electronic device in the on state into a wall socket on a regular basis that's fine. I see no reason for the hostilityScott

The other poster is correct just a dry relay will do nothing to protect a device. If you just want relays you can get a 4 channel relay pack for 99 bucks

No, not confused at all. What I am telling you is per Leprecon. We know for a fact that when you have a non surge protected power source that is switched on, the initial inrush TO THE POWER SUPPLY can be over the pars ability to handle. I think what you are missing is that the ETC and Leprecon...

Hello, The DMX relays we are talking about have surge protection to limit the inrush. That's the whole point. Dry relays are the only switching mechanism recommended for switching pars on and off, surge protection is a must, sorry I thought I made that clear. All the ETC and Leprecon devices...

Me too, the maybe the implied missing key here is that all these ETC and Leprecon units combine a dry relay, the only acceptable type of switch for LED pars, and surge protection to limit the inrush to an acceptable level. Plugging an LED Par into a hot circuit is never recommended, and a non...

Hello,I am not sure what you are getting at. I did not talk about changing breakers or what sort of breaker. When you switch a breaker on, there is a surge, this is a fact. I never said the breaker pushes power, I don't even know what that means. I talked about putting a dry relay in between...

Hello,Yes, I forgot that one when listing the ETC options. It is a dry relay unit that is highly reliable.Scott

Hello,A LOT of people are unaware of this huge issue. That 20-50K lifetime means nothing if you are putting a surge to the light every time its powered on.ETC states for their ColorSource LED Par:Consult breaker trip curves when used with other equipment. Requires power from a non-dimmable...

Hello,First of all, thank you for your well thought out response, I do appreciate it. Also, please do not mistake my direct tone to mean offense was taken, not at all. We do not get much feedback from non customers, so this is VERY helpful to us. We just have to make it clear when people who...

Also, thank you for your condolences, Paul was just 53, and he was very good at what he did, Theater and corporate gigs especially. Huge loss personally and professionally.

Actually no, but that is a great suggestion, especially since we keep a Google account anyway for YouTube where we have video demos.

Hello, I am responding to you right now, sorry for the delay, we had a death in the Nightowl family, one of the founders. You should see a reply in a few minutes.ThanksScott