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    Messing with the noobs

    send them to the local theatrical dealer to pick up a " Luminsuck" - thats that thing that picks up footcandels where you dont want them and deposits them where you meant them to be :) whats even better is if you get the supply house to play along and ask them if they need a medium or large...
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    Looking into picking up some LED Fixtures

    here are a couple thoughts: i agree, defaulting to the number of potential circuits you have now, is probably not a good first appraoch. info i usually start with is : 1 how big is stage deck 2 rigging height of lighting pipes 3 distances from FOH positions to stage deck 4 budget...
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    Control/Dimming Help me pick a console!

    i suggest a few guidelines for a buyer : 1- budget, be realistic and dont waste time ( yours or a sellers ) be honest, if you have 1 - 5,000 then you can access certain lines of product, 5-10k others and on and on. whatever your real budget is- tell the folks quoting you right up front. 2 -...
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    Strand AMX Dimmer System

    strand AMX ocasionally reversed the order of its pin out. try swapping the clock plus and minus lines at the rack. if that fails buy a dove convertor ( yes i think gary still does that ) AMX was proprietary to Strand, and sometimes other mfg. AMX wont work. sorry.
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    Vintage Lighting Dear everybody: What are these things?

    dont plug them in ! yep very old box light fixtures from Hub. :lol::lol:
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