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    Ct-20 15plug cable tester, experiences?

    I can't speak for that tester but I'd say you are on the right track with making adapters for unsupported plugs. RJ45 seems to be a very affordable way to go, I was on a factory tour a few years back and a major manufacturer had a big cable testing set up and still had RJ45 to END adapters for...
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    Chain Hoist Direct Control vrs Remote Control? High Voltage vrs Low Voltage? Explanation Please

    One of your fellow Las Vegas residents and grand father of modern arena rigging has been know to use a piece of 14 ga sold wire bent into a U stuck into the XLR pickle port. Later models included a bit of tie line for easier removal.I find the factory 'banana pickles' annoying, they don't fit...
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    Chain Hoist Direct Control vrs Remote Control? High Voltage vrs Low Voltage? Explanation Please

    A couple additional points -Even if companies use the same type of motor cable and control, they may use a different pin out, PRG, Christie and SGPS all use soca 7 but they are not all wired the same.With direct control hoists all power is removed from the motor unless the 'Go' button is...
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    PRG summer internship

    I did this in 2008 in the Vegas shop, happy to answer any questions about testing Mac 2ks and VL 3ks for days on end.if you have an interest in doing it and some way to get housing at any depot I would strongly suggest going for it. The PI interns seemed to be onsite more than they were in...
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    Gaff's Guide to Seattle

    I once had a production manager send me to Three Girls Bakery for a meat loaf sandwich, except he couldn't remember the exact name "maybe its three sisters, or three ladies, just get me a meatloaf sandwich" so I walked around the market sending him photos of all the options. We were on the way...
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    Power and DMX for new LED fixtures

    What does the pricing look like on one combo cable compared to a power and dmx cable of the same length? I would need to save at least 15% by going combo to think it was worth it. I can think of way more cons than pros to go combo.
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    VW to CNC Workflow

    This is a case of "there has to be a better way"I've drawn a simple 3 step staircase in VW using extrudes just as it would be cut out of a sheet of 3/4" Plywood. Nothing fancy - just some treads, risers a back and a couple side pieces. The model looks great and now I'm ready to prepare the...
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    School leko/Ellipsoidal recommendations on a budget

    They sure do - https://www.prg.com/en-GB/Global/Japan#leadershipI can't speak to any alternatives but the one you linked is LED and will not require a dimmer to control. It will require constant power and DMX at it's location which may or may not be a benefit for you.
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    School leko/Ellipsoidal recommendations on a budget

    PRG has a few offices over there - in the states they have a division to sell their gear and a used 19 degree source four sells for $150 not sure if that includes a clamp, lamp and plug.http://www.kenpro-inc.com/ looks like the ETC dealer for Japan, it would be worth an introduction email to...
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    School leko/Ellipsoidal recommendations on a budget

    Shipping and import fees will wreck your budget for anything not local. Have you tried reaching out to any lighting rental companies? I was in Japan over the summer for some stadium shows and the local lighting companies seemed to be top notch with a lot of new gear, perhaps they sell their old...
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    OSHA 30

    I am thankful I started my career towards the end of the truss spot era. The last show I was on that used them needed 7. It was a mess to get that many ops up during change over, and in smaller markets we would be lucky to get four folks who had done it before. Around 2015/2016 everything...
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    Cable Trough

    When done well troughs are fantastic. Typically I'll see them in sheds to get cables to FOH through the audience but a few arenas have them as well. In an arena I want sections that are light enough to be a one person lift and a small enough section that it doesn't shut down all the access while...
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    OSHA 30

    For me the training helps change the culture of the work site. When people shift from the idea of "lets do it the fastest/safest/cheapest way possible" to "lets do it the safest way possible" more people are going to go home in one piece.In the photos of a ladder in a scissor lift being...
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    OSHA 30

    I am fully in support of more safety training. I am against uncompensated demands from employers. During the pandemic I did some controls work for Amazon and OSHA 10, NFPA 70E, and CPR were all conducted while on the clock. There are arguments that OSHA 30 could be seen like a college degree and...
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    CS-800 and 3 phase reverse

    Sounds like Christie supplied the gear, have a look on their website to find the components of the kit. https://www.christielites.com/distros/228w2w39w10wTo answer 1 the most likely cause would be a C5 cable wired with two phases reversed. I have also worked in a few convention centers where...
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