AlexJoKeys
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Hi all -
I'm currently a music/sound student and know about the audio side than lighting however I have a temporary job which requires that I use a DMX lighting system... - the basics of this is fine - theirs a strand 200 lighting desk which is simple as moving faders for dimmer brightness...ect.. However, on the lighting rig, their are 8 moving heads (Mac 500s). I was asked to use them and spent an hour looking for a switch to turn them on.. I eventually noticed that they were plugged into the strand dimmer system.. THEN on the strand desk, their were 4 faders with red tape half way up the channels. I pushed these 4 up, and the moving heads powered up?
Theirs also a Jester Zero 88 desk... The moving heads are linked to the Jester desk via DMX (and daisy chained). So I can control the heads from there.
While making presets and lighting scenes on the strand I hit blackout - the heads of course lost power instantly. When they came back on 2 displayed TEMP and wouldn't fire up.. After letting them cool, they came on... They seem temperamental...
Is this rigged up incorrectly? I read the Mac500 manual and it says nothing about power down procedure or cooling time like a video projector?... Could using these lights in this setup damage them? - also they are 230 volts.. So if they are getting "dimmed" power, I'm guessing they are receiving a lower voltage/amperage? I'm scared that the setup could damage them...ect.
I'm currently a music/sound student and know about the audio side than lighting however I have a temporary job which requires that I use a DMX lighting system... - the basics of this is fine - theirs a strand 200 lighting desk which is simple as moving faders for dimmer brightness...ect.. However, on the lighting rig, their are 8 moving heads (Mac 500s). I was asked to use them and spent an hour looking for a switch to turn them on.. I eventually noticed that they were plugged into the strand dimmer system.. THEN on the strand desk, their were 4 faders with red tape half way up the channels. I pushed these 4 up, and the moving heads powered up?
Theirs also a Jester Zero 88 desk... The moving heads are linked to the Jester desk via DMX (and daisy chained). So I can control the heads from there.
While making presets and lighting scenes on the strand I hit blackout - the heads of course lost power instantly. When they came back on 2 displayed TEMP and wouldn't fire up.. After letting them cool, they came on... They seem temperamental...
Is this rigged up incorrectly? I read the Mac500 manual and it says nothing about power down procedure or cooling time like a video projector?... Could using these lights in this setup damage them? - also they are 230 volts.. So if they are getting "dimmed" power, I'm guessing they are receiving a lower voltage/amperage? I'm scared that the setup could damage them...ect.