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    Control/Dimming DMX 3CH 4A Decoder - Channel stuck on!

    I work for an LED lighting company and I see this on a daily basis. We sell those dimmers you speak of as part of our economy line. Like others have stated it's not a triac but a mosfet. These devices do not have short circuit protection and when there is a short circuit condition it will blow...
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    Lights were frozen in up position with Element console.

    v.2 came out in March so probably not. But the new software has some pretty cool feature such as magic sheets, which makes programing much easier as you can lay out your groups and pallets graphically. Even better if you have dual touch screens.Pat
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    Lights were frozen in up position with Element console.

    What version of software are you running? An early release of v2.x Eos software had a submaster bug for element consoles. I had a problem on 2 different consoles where the subs would get "locked" at some intensity. by running the sub up to full and pulling it down again I was able to regain...
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    Automated Fixtures MAC250 Entour Continuously Restarting

    Check the mains voltage. I had the same symptoms on a job a few years back. The units kept restarting when the pars were up. Turned out all the movers ended up on the same generator as conventionals so when enough of the rig was lit, the voltage would drop down to 114V and the entours would just...
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