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I built a Soco Tester that had an 18 position rotary switch which tested all 18 conductors individually. The display was two rows of 18 LEDs, top row was the conductor being tested, bottom row indicated the wire the signal was returned on. Worked really well and showed all possible faults and...

Search eBay for "DMX Decoder" you can get 30 channels of control for less than $40, and in a case for $75

YES Paint a small stripe of any kind of contact cement. Then use self adhesive LED Tape pressed onto the dried cement. Locks it right on there.

Lycian made a small black spotlight that was used on trusses. They had an Iris that was a long stupid lever and the dowser was a lever at the very front or a twisty handle on the very back Model 1266 short throw or 1267 long throw. We have a couple of those in our dinner hall.

This is the only spotlight that our venue has. 8 in the Arena 4 in the theater Once you get used to running it, then it gets easier to get great results from them. They are almost always too bright in our theater.

Using a Cat 5/6 cable, you would want to make sure that the USB Data Lines are on one Twisted Pair and the Power Wires are on a different Twisted Pair. The unusually long cables you can buy should have an Active Extender molded into the Source USB Plug.

A video I made for people that have never seen a spotlight before.Big Concert style Spotlight and the operating controls, Lycian 1290xltA large 2000 watt Zenon Spot Light in a 2000 seat Theater. This light is used or all types of performances including . . . Concerts, Broadway shows, Dance...

I have had amazing results using this GTD Wireless Lavalier 4 channel system for $300https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KY4JTSZ/?tag=controlbooth-20

Most of the PAR 64's that I've seen lately were being used to house another lighting fixture for some reason or another.

At least you got good recognition while you are still alive

Here is a picture that shows it in operation. Hope this helps ?

I got a chance to use the modified Telrad (above) for 5 performances of Jersey Boys. I totally love the fact that there are not at batteries, and I know the Red Target is at Max brightness. The area lighting was OK. The Blue setting seemed kinda useless, but having the white light setting was...

Backlighting Audience Blinders

I am about halfway finished with an Art project which will project 120 Fast Color Changing RGB LEDs onto the wall or Christmas tree or anything else.There is a 12 x 11 grid of LEDs, minus 3 from each corner so the image will have some roundness.Color Changing LEDs are dependant on a...