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    ET Capio Dimmer Rack

    Hello hive mind.In a bind in Pasadena, CAWe have an old Entertainment Technology Capio dimmer rack in our main theater that controls our house lights. The cooling system failed over Thanksgiving break and overheated. I didn't notice an issue until this afternoon when an entire row of house...
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    Pigtail conversion

    Thanks for this. Can you tell I'm not an electrician?Yes I'm talking about the input on the unit itself which is 5-20p.Thank you for the clarification on the difference between receptacle, plug, and connector.With that clarified I am hoping to replace the 5-20p input with a L21-20P so I...
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    Pigtail conversion

    Hey Hivemind.So we are looking at purchasing some used ETC Smartbar 2s, specifically the SB4-10-Bs.They come with the 20a pigtails.In our wall we have L21 20R twistlock.I'm like 95% certain that this wont be an issue since both are 20a and I can just swap out the pigtail with a male L21...
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    Soft Goods

    Hey all,I've been on the horn with Rosebrand about coming and inspecting our soft goods. They are 17 years old and from what I can tell they haven't been treated or cleaned in about 4 years so it's about time for that to happen.I did notice that there seems to be some damage on some of our...
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    Dimmerstick Service or upgrade

    Hey Ron,By Phillips driver do you mean something manufactured by phillips or a screw driver?R
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    Dimmerstick Service or upgrade

    Hey John,This PDF is actually incredibly useful, thanks for pointing me in it's direction.It's extremely likely the solution at this point is to replace them considering that the parts are likely not available anymore, but the PDF you linked has a good troubleshooting guide which I'll take a...
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    Dimmerstick Service or upgrade

    Hello Hivemind,I'm a new TD at a private school in southern california.As expected there are a myriad of projects in the regular maintenance and upkeep of a PAC but we have a looming issue that is threatening to derail our productions.The theater was equipped with Entertainment Technology...
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