Recent content by sparky_vision

You're right, Grog, it's not just the lamp that the fans are protecting. At least in the 600s though, the PCB interconnect and motors are in the arm, far away from the lamp. And the fact that Martin made the fixture head a giant heatsink certainly helps matters. That being said, I can't speak...

Radiant,As far as I know, shutting the fixtures completely off won't hurt the lamps unless there's a sudden, extreme temperture change involved. (Like, saying attempting to replace a hot lamp, which you should obviously never do.) The MAC 600s particularly have the huge cooling fins which take...

Hmm, concert LDs, too? I'm not really smart enough to do theater lighting. :P Well, then here's a rodeo that we played in New Mexico, one of my favorite shows of the year. Because when you put VL3000s and HES Studio Colors together, the effect is magical. And of course there's Casino Rama...

Truely? You learn something new every day. :) What range are you speaking of, just for kicks? - C. Rutherford Audio technician, Point of Grace Waukee, Iowa

By "condenser" I assume you meant "choir", since condenser only describes the way the mic works and not it's sensitivity. Of course, it all depends on how well you need to pick up the 15 people. I would suggest renting one choir mic and seeing how far away from the vocalists you can set it...

The rest of the wedding went fine...just needed one mic and the video feeds. But I stood vigilantly by the board while the guests were filing by it to get to the food...no sense taking more chances.

Just for the heck of sharing an adorable horror story, I was recently the tech for a wedding held at my church. Being the only one there, I had to leave my beloved Soundcraft, and make a quick jog up to the video booth to start a video. By the time I returned, one of the guests, bless their...