Recent content by Soundguy

Hmmm. Thanks crew (and thanks, Derek, for dredging that post up from Blueroom). Seems that it used to be a reg, but not any more. While it makes sense from a safety perspective, our whole catwalk system is one piece of interconnected metal (and connected to our building earth), so any two...

Greetings, crew. Electrical design experts out there? I am preparing to mount 24 fixtures which draw 6 amps of 240v each (144A total). Our electrician is happily recommending that we use the incoming 3phase 125A service across the bar, but I seem to remember that lighting multiple phases...

Thanks, guys! You're right; going to the discharge lamps would give lots more light, they're just very expensive. Focusing down to the minimum 5 degrees does give more light, but you'd be surprised the haughty response I get when I ask the Drama department to try to shrink their...

Howdy, crew! Who thinks they have the strongest profile/ellipsoidal spotlight out there? I have a theater with a 25 meter throw from bar to stage, and we're really on the edge of what our 1k profiles can do. Any suggestions? We're currently running the Selecon 5-13 Pacific profiles, good...

DarthRob: Advice taken. Just not comfortable with how steady the fixture will be for focusing, not the safety. See my post.

Thanks, guys. Always wondered what a "rooster" was... I did actually try to overhang the profile yesterday, but it's so darned heavy that it's impossible to tighten the bolt onto the bar sufficiently without me thinking I'm about to damage it. I'll try the half-coupler option; seems like...

Greetings, crew. Does anyone have any experience using half-couplers to rig a light over a bar? I have a difficult lighting position and need to mount the profile directly over a lighting bar, but it's a Selecon 5-13 tube, and weighs almost 40 pounds. Makes me a little uncomfortable. It...

You guys are great! Alas, no help yet. I didn't find an area on the Strand site for updating firmware in the 200. I have sent requests into Strand, and am hopeful for a response. I'm actually typing while we have a show going on, and the board has done its "beeping episodes" twice in the...

Any Strand 200 geniuses out there? Our board is doing momentary "shutdowns." It just happens for a fraction of a second per time, just enough to see the lights dim and come back up. The board blacks out entirely, and emits the "you're an idiot" beeps. This happens with no input; no one...

Hi, all. I'm a new member from the Middle East, a Theater Manager of a new facility at our American School. Cheers!