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    Magical props ideas?

    If you’d like to operate any (or all) of these props wirelessly, so they each become a fixture in your lighting scenes and cues, have a look at RC4Wireless www.rc4wireless.com. Don’t get scared off by the purchase prices — the rental program is very affordable, it was designed for the kind of...
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    Orange Hot Iron

    Orange is a particularly challenging color to achieve with RGB leds. A mix of red and amber will do a better job. Consider controlling it with an RC4 wireless dimmer for live control from your DMX console.
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    LED screw-in replacements dimmable with decent curve??

    The problem here is that line-voltage LED lamps have built-in electronics to handle the current-limiting for driving LED components. Commercial devices are designed to be (a) lowest possible cost, (b) generate the least possible heat, both while passing worldwide product safety requirements...
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    Automate a lid?

    A few years back we offered an RC4 receiver/driver with an H-Bridge built-in. It would have been perfect for this -- directly connect and go, set up and running in seconds, everything you need in one little unit. Unfortunately, we didn't get enough interest in that product to keep it in...
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    Automate a lid?

    Yes, absolutely -- this is, in essence, what's inside a commercial linear actuator.One more thing that is tricky but doable is to file away the threads for a short section right before the 2 locked nuts for EOT. This lets the shaft spin freely without the drive nut jamming and binding against...
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    Automate a lid?

    RC4 Wireless dimmers are designed to handle all kinds of DC motors, including automotive motors.I think I would use a DC-powered linear-actuator. You could set it up to run full length end to end, or use limit switches to set stop points in each direction. Use one dimmer for motor speed...
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    Darkness in a venue (church, theatre)

    All sounds sensible to me. I think Environmental Lights has everything you need.But if you want it to be wireless... then come talk to me, I've got little boxes that go between the power supply and the LEDs and take care of everything else, DMX controlled.
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    Darkness in a venue (church, theatre)

    Wireless control might be helpful, but I'm not sure.Power is the challenge. Batteries are generally not the answer for installation work unless coupled with wireless recharge -- like solar -- and that's not feasible in this situation.I like the LED tape idea. Use good quality 24V tape that...
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    DMX Start Code - a cautionary tale for casual DMX users

    The important message in this thread is that RC4 products (and all other devices compliant with the DMX specifications) do NOT treat non-zero start-code packets as channel level data.In our current implementation, RC4Magic systems do not wirelessly transmit non-zero start codes. The...
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    Seeking Portable LED Rig Advice

    Check out our long-range 900MHz wireless stuff, RC4Magic-900. You might only benefit from wireless transceivers to start, or you might like the tiny dimmers we make for props, costumes, and scenery. Many of our customers use this system for controlling fixture in the lobby, even outside. Of...
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    Need help!

    Hey @taneglaus — if you ever face a problem again that would benefit from wireless DMX, let me know. I’m happy to provide something that actually works. I also have loaner and rental stock on hand if you want to evaluate on-site.Just as a bad cable doesn’t mean all cables are bad, one poor...
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    ACTION ALERT: Light your building up RED for RedAlertRESTART on Sept. 1st from 9pm-Midnight

    This is sort of a chicken/egg problem. Your point is reasonable — that a theatre lit up red will do nothing — but I counter that politicians don’t care about things they don’t know about and don’t feel threatened by. The awareness that can be raised by lighting *many* theatres, prop shops...
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    How to wire a 12v LED to 120V Dimmer

    If you have the budget to order a DMX-controllable 12V LED driver, that’s probably easier than reworking the piece to be 120V. Do you already have a piece built with 12V LEDs in it? If so, the wiring and general construction is probably not suitable for 120V operation, from a safety...
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