Recent content by Richard Young

Why unless truss is a “look” you want why use truss at all in a fixed studio position? A 1-1/2” schedule 40 pipe grid put together with speed rail fittings is far more useful than a hunk of truss

If your using a cheep harbor freight or northern tool type cable hoist the brackets are sized to work with unistrut. Just get a hunk of unistrut add 2 standard lighting pipe clamps, slide the unistrut thru the provided hangers the put the lighting pipe clamps on the unistrut. They will also be...

First off any streaming company should not have to ask you to provide all kinds of adapter s for anything. You should be able to give them a male XLR and tell them it’s professional line level +4 dB But as it seems your hiring a very inexperienced armature streaming company here’s a bit about...

On every ballet or other show using boom bases the holes are used to lag bolt them to the deck,as well a spot line dropped from the grid to the top of the tree. I know those in school type places often have “rules” that won’t let you lag into the stage. Their stupid, the deck is wood in viturly...

Latency will kill you amongst other things using the internet, getting it all timed out won’t happen live. The simplest thing to do is use a prerecorded track from a rehearsal or previous performance. To do this a tech will have everyone on their phones as a conference call, then playback the...

They know but don’t have to care as it’s all on the end users to know what’s what

This project is not complicated but generall beyond the scope or knowledge of a fair deal of electricians. The relays are more than likely a GE or clone that fit in a 1/2” knockout hole You need a DMX to 0-10 volt converter of however many control channels you desire 2X Solid state relays again...

I’m betting it’s an ACL Aircraft Landing Light A par 64 lamp actually 28 volt In the us they are or were most commonly on a 4 lamp bar and wired in series to use standard 120 volt dimmer outputs. In Europe it would need 8 in series or a transformer for individual use here or Europe. There are...

Sparking at the yoke is usually a very simple thing to check and fix The fixtures plug is wired wrong, the neutral and ground are swapped. Electricity takes the path of least resistance. A grid that must be grounded is a far better conductor than the outlet ground. In a conduit system a break...

Don’t know if you got to read my suggestion but your over thinking a very very simple gig. Chauvet or similar DJ controllers spit out DMX you can get one that can do 192 channels, 16-16 channel fixtures Many chases/options. Audio in or built in mic for audio triggered use. Fixed led pars...

I don’t see much wrong with doubled tie line. I have had it on my c wrench for years ( do replace it from time to time) I only work in IATSE venues and have never been told there is anything wrong with it. I did help a friend who’s phone cord with a knot and E tape was constantly coming apart. I...

Don’t over think it. The answer might just be a simple Chauvet obay. Around 100$ or less has audio in, many chase options. Most music stores carry them, plenty for even less on eBay & Amazon. If you can afford to wait a month or sometimes more the Lixada from China ( it’s the same thing as the...

I don’t think the kids could build one if their life depended on it, let alone afford the clear 5/4 stock. Knee walls ( standard in film construction ) are the next best thing. 2x4 legs and bolts are just stupid amateur night. You can’t level that in anything that could remotely be called a...

If it is one of those plug in the wall dimmer packs, first is it yours, second are you willing to give up 4 dimmers to dim one light? This trick is not for those not knowing anything of the electronics & more advanced electrical knowledge than is usually discussed here. If you own it and give...