@Doowop63 When you're replacing your distribution raceways, consider the mounting height above catwalks and hanging pipes as well as the lengths of the female connector tails. I'm thinking back to 1990 when I was able to have troughs installed in manageable lengths totaling in excess of the full width of both approximately 60' wide coves and had them installed well above head height so they were not at all in the way when walking or when yoking fixtures upwards above the upper of the two hanging rails. I specified the tail lengths approximately seven feet and had every 12/3 SO tail exit the trough via a Kellems grip for durability. The tail lengths were such that the female connectors hung within two inches of the walkways were they fell silently, without damage and were never lying on the catwalks' walking surface yet were long enough to reach either way parallel to the hanging pipes with comparatively minimal need to add extension cables. It's difficult to predict the future needs of future designers but having the tails all hang as long / low as possible without landing on the catwalks easily allowed six or eight circuits to reach a cluster of fixtures and accessories when designers decided they wanted to figuratively squeeze ten pounds of lights, mirrors and effects wheels in five pounds of pipe space. Buy once cry once is still a good premise.Wondering what the cost of upgrading raceways would be with stage pin pigtails and dmx? Our current rzceways are 32’, 24’, and 18 ft. Covering 37 ft wide proscenium.
Wondering what the cost of upgrading raceways would be with stage pin pigtails and dmx? Our current rzceways are 32’, 24’, and 18 ft. Covering 37 ft wide proscenium.
Wondering what the cost of upgrading raceways would be with stage pin pigtails and dmx? Our current rzceways are 32’, 24’, and 18 ft. Covering 37 ft wide proscenium.
If there was a pigtail and separate circuit every 18" on those lengths - 48 - I'd say the raceways are well under $10,000. I use $100/circuit as a rule of thumb for early estimates. DMX will vary based on what is included but one DMX receptacle on each batten and daisy chaining along the batten is not much for the three boxes and pipe clamps. I have a current (materials) estimate from a dealer with 40 circuits along with a 48 way Sensor IQ, complete network with switch and taps, UPS, and Echo control stations for under $40,000.The materials for the install are relatively inexpensive. It's bent sheet metal with copper wires inside. It's the installation fee's that are the expensive part.... Im just guessing the materials cost should be under $30k.
OK - last fall - (L&E in this case) )
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