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The auditorium I used to manage had the same issue with these fixtures (ours were less than 5 years old). As a temporary fix we stuck a piece of sheet metal on the center pin before inserting the lamp, this seemed to eliminate the arc issue caused by the weak springs. I spoke with several people...

If you are looking for something specific I would suggest having a custom gobo made. They usually cost around $80.

I get all of my cables from CBICables.com... You can find a local retailer in your area that carrys them. They are great, tough and rugged.And they come with a warrenty, I know its at least a 5 year warrenty. If the cable breaks, just send it over to them, they will fix it and ship it back to...

Intelligent Lighting Creations and another company repair stand consoles and might have a NIC that you can buy from them. I don't remember the other companies name but i will look through my notes and try to find out who it was.

"According to the documentation you need a Martin DMX interface to convert DMX to Martin protocol." -sk8rsdadThis is true. You do need to use a DMX to Martin Protocol converter. The usually cost about $100.I have several fixtures that are Martin protocol that i use a DMX interface with...

Here is a ink to the download page of strands website for the 300 series console. The PDA software is the 2nd last link from the bottom...

Usually they come addressed one to one from the factory. In the past when i have used these fixtures i have had to use the zapi addressing tool from Color Kinetics.

I agree with the most recent posts about purchasing a centerpeice effect to improve your light show. However for an effect that is going to be controllable you are looking at a higher price. For any fixture you purchase i would suggest getting one with DMX for future expansion. As for getting...

If you are looking for a rack mount dual deck cd player i the american DJ MCD800 would work just fine. Or as another user suggested the Denon DJ DN-9000 unit as much more functionality for playback and on the spot editing. Either unit is great i would personally purchase either. If you are...

I would suggest that package if you are looking to get a cheap, yet nice looking package to expand your current lighting system, the american dj system works. Since these do have one DMX channel they are linkable, and i would assume have a built in sound active program that usually looks nice...

I just completed a production of Beauty and The Beast. What part of the script refers to a translucent fort? I must have missed that, but i would suggest a scrim otherwise let me know and i can tell you how i did most, if not all the effects with out breaking the bank, too much.

It sounds like the memory on your board is locked. The strand 300 series allows you to lock the memory seperately from the console it self. This is to prevent unneccessary changes to already programed shows and etc. If the memory is truely locked, it would state this at the top of the [Live]...

If you are still looking for some intelligent fixtures to play with for your demo/class. I own a shop in waukesha, WI. The DJ Shop, Inc. and im sure we could work out a deal, Just let me know.

In the past when i have filmed productions, i have done a 2-3 camera shoot, usually live edited, and i would normally have camera ops for each camera. Since you probably don't have the man power to do this i would do the same thing you are doing, but make sure you get a feed from the house...

What do you have for around wisconisn, mainly the milwuakee area?