Recent content by Smayniac

My production manager left my leprecon packs out in the rain, literally, at an outdoor load in. That day was rough but after they dried out they work fine.

I recently had a designer come in from overseas with Gobos of this sort, cut to fit a source four and bent on a brake to create a handle, no holder required

While I agree with much that's been said here I have had two experiences in the last few months that flip the conversation.In the first instance logistics was unable to provide the set on the original timeline due to weather(coming across the pond). The set and props were unpacked by a hire...

I have found the carts Wenger makes for transport of platforms quite useful for such a situation.

I'm also in the process of updating a system. When I questioned ETC about it I was told that if I had ETC modules that could be set to SWITCHED I didn't need to replace them with relays to run ETC LED fixtures. I actually pressed them on fixture life and they assured me their LEDs were...

Nobody has gone to this yet so I'll throw in a comment. Everyone talks about LED saving power versus tungsten/incandescent but the real power savings are in HVAC, without those big incandescent loads heating the building you can install smaller air conditioning units and you actually save more...

I read all the way down and don't see anyone commenting on one particular thing. I prefer five pin since it's the "standard" but one thing I want to point out about mixing cable is that if you have five pin into a fixture and three pin going out, if you want to remove the fixture for any...

I seem to recall trackspots running around $1300 and intellabeams around $3k but don't quote me.

I work in a couple of proudly "green" houses with LED house lighting. I have gotten around some of this by staggering the upper limit of the house light channels, one row at 100, the next at fifty, the next at 90 and so forth. It's not ideal and doesn't eliminate the pop on effect but the...

The house I work in has a Little Giant, an old 12 step wooden "A" ladder and a 16 step fibreglass double sided "A" ladder. I use the LG for as many things as I can, the wood is here because another theater was retiring it and we call the 16' "Clifford" the big red ladder, it's too big for one...

Actually, some Smartfades do have profiles, but I think it's only the ML; my experience with that console is limited. Check your manual.Bob

The key is to find out the DMX channel breakdown of your LED fixtures. I'm guessing those are RGB, but beyond that there may be other parameters that can be addressed by your controller; it can take several channels to get light out of a fixture with this console. Those units appear to have a...

Thanks All,I convinced my producer to throw down for a source four and iris which I plan to mount on the stand from the 902. I came to the conclusion that while I could get the lenses and make the changes, I still wasn't sure it would make the light any more viable in our space. So, new...

I've read up on the threads on the 902 here and don't see my question. I read over the spec on the light and discovered it's designed with a pair of 4.5 x 9 lenses in the forward positions. Has anyone tried, or does anyone have thoughts on bumping those to 4.5 x 12 lenses to increase the focal...