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    Verify my math on this...

    No ETC fixtures in the space. On the Conventional side, Altman Shakespearse, zipstrips, StarPars, and 6" Fresnels; and some 1990 vintage Colortran Lekos. On the LED side, Strand Cyc lights, Varilight Propars, showlines, and moving heads, and Prolight Eclipse FS lekos.For my purposes, it's...
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    Verify my math on this...

    I'd rather be extra cautious, than risk a fire. I've had enough electrical fires in the past year to last a lifetime. My dayjob is in a recycling plant, and we had a 480v 60hp motor overheat and arc out last summer. When it arced out, it tripped a 200a 480v breaker. I was the first to get to it...
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    Verify my math on this...

    4 dual relay modules each rated at 20 amps(so 8 circuits at 20a each.) I'm using 110v as a safety factor, as voltage here is in the 115-120v range.Your math is exactly correct. (8) 20 amp circuits equals 160a, which equates to 17600w at 110v.I've got (8) 20a relay circuits feeding this...
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    Verify my math on this...

    The system is a conversion from a dual 20a dimmer system, replacing some modules with relay modules and swapping the fixture end to edison connectors. I've loaded most of the circuits to near their 20a rating, and had most of the lights on for brief times(i.e. curtain calls) without issues...
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    Making Hay Bales

    Find a local farmer, assuming your in a semi-rural area; or I'm sure you have something like a tractor supply around. Get some actual bales, give them a flame retardant treatment, and coat in a heavy covering of clearcoat, or a glue of some sort. Make sure to note on the bottom that they're...
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    Verify my math on this...

    Trying to reconfigure a 3yr old LED fixture installation by moving (6) VL800 Propars to thew FOH grid, when they now live over the stage, so far into the wings as to be useless for shows.THe FOH grid has 2 electrics, each having 4 non-dim circuits fed by ETC Sensor+ R20 relay modules. That...
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    Wireless mic issues only when there's an audience in the space?

    It's a HS auditorium. The entire system was installed as a package as part of a capital project, so I'd assume the all the frequency coordination was done at that time. The building is out of town about 3 miles, so not much odd RF from low power devices other than what the school has.Part of...
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    Wireless mic issues only when there's an audience in the space?

    I'm the lighting guy, so know little of the audio side of the space. I've done their lighting for a decade. It seems every year, no matter how much testing and prep goes into it, the wireless mic system experiences all kinds of issues once we get an audience in the space, but is fairly reliable...
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    recommendations for wireless DMX battery-powered RGBUV LED uplights

    Just an update Wrapped the show tonight.The finaly look for the scene was a single Showline from Above, and 2 of the battery powered PARS mounted in the truck, just in front of the actors. I had to turn the battery pars down to 50 so they didn't overlight the actors, as they have narrow beams...
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    ChauvetDJ Geyser P7 fog machine/light issues

    Not sure, as that's not my area. The set guy/school superintendent is the one who purchased them. From looking on Home Depot's site, they look to be...
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    ChauvetDJ Geyser P7 fog machine/light issues

    My tests were conducted plugged into the wall.The battery pack being used used (4) 40v Ryobi batteries. These packs(the bought a couple), are rated to 2800w, and load is 1300w, so it would have to derate to ~40% to go below the power needed.My postshow testing was plugged into the wall, so...
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    Sensor rack saying it's got a tripped breaker, when it doesn't?

    The relay module is working fine. All it's got is a Showbaby plugged into it, and it's getting powerI changed the setting in the board for it to be a non-dim.This is just a temporary install of the module for this show. It'll be swapped back to a dimmer during strike next week.
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    Coming to the conclusion the tech has moved beyond my ability to keep up...

    I'm 37, and graduated with a degree in theater design and tech in 2008, although I've never worked in that field for profit. The director is the tech person for the school, and her husband(school superintendant) designs/builds/engineers the sets. My dayjob is as a equipment operator in a...
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    ChauvetDJ Geyser P7 fog machine/light issues

    THe school I work with just bough a pair of ChauvbetDJ Geyser P7's and borrowed another that's a couple years old from another school.During tonight's rehearsal, the borrowed machine started having a very limited discharge time. It's being uses withing a scenic element, the bridge scene from...
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    Sensor rack saying it's got a tripped breaker, when it doesn't?

    I swapped out dimmer module 49/50 for a relay module, to power a Showbaby up in out grid. I'm unsure as to the history of that relay module, other than that it was the only relay module in the 3 cases of spare dimmers, so prehaps it had an issue but wasn't marked or retired.Since then, the...
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