Recent content by Robert

Late to the game......I ran and programmed a couple shows on this. As I remember, the gold cue reloaded the 10 pre-set faders where you could run your effects. It also stopped any chase cues that were running at that time.

So, dusting off a few cobwebs of my own, I remember a few Morpheus moments. Steve Miller tour, first time the Pana-Spot went on tour. Several IATSE locals would bring in follow spot ops for. every Pana-Spot Spotlight as all spotlights had to have ops. The other joy with Morpheus was their...

My experience with that "ships's wheel" is that it was a slow motion wheel. Used to fade out the lights at the end of a scene. You could set the "T" handles on each dimmer to lock in as the level of the slo-mo wheel reached it's setting, it would latch in. Only problem is that it wasn't...

Made my site visit and look what they had that ETC panel running. No other controllers, just the one. Go figure

I'm hoping it is a sensor rack as it might need a few upgrades.

They're looking to upgrade, but so far everything I see in their photos is circa 1982. The current system has two sets of track lights connected to the dimming system. I head up there in two weeks to take a closer look.

I'm looking at a project and was wondering what dimmer system or generation of dimmers this belongs to. It's about an hour from me and I want to get an idea before I go.

One thought that came to my mind, after dealing with the loss of a fellow crew member, was the list of witnesses and those that became involved in this investigation. We should all take note at the extent of the list and the possible liability assigned to each and every position on that crew...

Cyd saved me several times. Making orders happen and shipping to points unknown!

Use a sneak snake or similar device. You can skip fooling with solder on cat 5 cable to 5 pin XLR.Here is an example of one. https://tmb.com/sneak-snake/

Are your flats Hollywood or flat frame construction? Makes a difference.My standard method for flat frame was to join the flats together with keystones across the toggles or rails. Then I would run a pair stiffeners or pig trough built out of 1" x 2" along the stiles or rails and frame up...

Are the carriers round balls with the hook through the middle? Seen something like that before in an ancient community theatre.

In six parts on Youtube. One of my favorites.

Any possibility that Leica was referring to the lens manufacturer? The closest thing I can find is slide projectors, but the company had several different names until the 80's, it is all very confusing. Still a thought.

Use the larger of the slotted screws to remove the cap and see if a lamp is still in it or what the socket looks like. Seeing what lamp it used will help some identify the fixture time period. The hammer tone color reference is just the paint on the outside. Like cars and such, the paint job...