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    Control/Dimming Issue with Chauvet Obey 40 DMX controller

    Sorry if this is the wrong prefix or thread, but I'm having a bit of trouble with a Chauvet obey 40 unit and I was hoping someone here might have some insight. To preface this I'm a high school student and I have been assigned to set up lighting for an upcoming show and the lighting system on...
  2. klaasvt

    HELP Chaucer Qwash malfunction?

    We've got a small show this pm using a few older Qwash 560z fixtures running off a zero88 Jester..One of the fixtures always turns off the LEDs when it moves, then they come on again when it is still. Is that a setting? What's going on here?I've tried resetting the fixtures, rebuilding...
  3. Mike52

    Automated Fixtures LED Movers - Purchase Advice

    Hey all, sorry for yet another post on movers. We are picking up 11-13 new profiles and I am looking for experiences/advice with any of the following.Martin - ERA 600 Profile Martin - MAC Quantum - We have used and they are solid fixtures, but no CTO or shutters make them less desirable...
  4. dvsDave

    Chauvet Professional - Thursday Tech Talk Series

    Chauvet Professional has added a new Thursday Tech Talk Series to its extensive training library to help lighting designers and programmers acquire new skills and sharpen existing ones. The series will be streamed every Thursday at 2:00pm EST (7:00pm GMT) on Facebook Live, Instagram Live, and...
  5. nick_fouts

    Water lighting effect options

    Hi all,I work for a community theatre whose beloved and well-used Chauvet Oceana finally bit the dust (lamp died and they don’t make replacements anymore).Are there any modern fixtures that create a similar effect, or a water effect in general? I’ve seen the ADJ H2O LED but I have a hunch...
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    Chauvet 4D Hazer Problem

    We have a couple of the Chauvet Hurricane Hazers. I'm having a weird issue and looking for ideas. The quick problem is that they lose DMX. They will be on, DMX engaged, all working fine, and then randomly the DMX channel starts flashing on the units and they quit working until a power cycle or...
  7. Soundsultan

    Chauvet Strike 4 flashing (not strobing)

    Has anyone in the booth, who has Chauvet's Strike 4 fixtures, experienced them FLASHING when running them to full intensity? It starts around 40% and stops at 75% and works great on either side of those values. It does the same thing when you completely remove DMX and just use the buttons on the...
  8. IanTech

    S4 Series 2 Lustr vs Ovation E-910FC

    Has anyone compared these fixtures? Any thoughts? I was thinking about purchasing a mix of them as I hear the Ovations have more saturated colors. I was thinking Ovations for high sides, back lighting, some front lighting and for the stage wash Source Four Series 2 Lustrs.I know buying...
  9. zackconn44

    Showbaby 6 with Chauvet freedom pars

    So I have a city theatrical Showbaby Wireless DMX 6 attached to my etc ion. I was wondering if that could connect to the wireless Chauvet FlareCon that is contained within each freedom par. I know they both run on the same frequency so how would I make them communicate?
  10. HiredSound

    Came here looking for "Moving heads" advice...

    I found this while googling: https://www.controlbooth.com/threads/reasons-not-to-get-cheap-moving-head-lights.30803/I have a small sound company and do primarily club bands. Maybe 25 to 30 shows a year. Club bands don't pay much, they simply can't. But I do occasionally get better paying...
  11. Adam R. Jezl-Sikorski

    Best remedy to create blacklight effect with CMY instruments?

    Hey All,I'm working on a production of "The Little Mermaid" and the director wants to play around with a blacklight effect for one or two of the songs. Budgets are a thing so I'm trying to work with the non-conventional instruments our venue has to offer first.We Have: 2 - SolaspotPro...
  12. Chris James

    Hello/Chauvet Haze blwr?

    Brief intro; I'm a budget minded musician in a few bands that also runs sound for other bands and getting into DMX lighting.With that said, I have a pair of old Chauvet Ultimate HZ hazers a fellow musician gave me (because someone put the wrong juice in a water based hazer!). They had been...
  13. jakob223

    Automated Fixtures Rogue R2 Spots - miscalbrating gobo wheel?

    Hi,I have 2 Rogue R2 spots, and one of them keeps having its gobo wheel become miscalibrated during a show.There are 2 things I can think of that might be causing problems, but I can't figure how they cause this in particular: - I've had them plugged in for a long time and we're not...
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    Data issue between Chauvet Boards and Eliminator Dimmer packs

    Hey all: I've had issues with Eliminator ED15 Dimmer packs briefly losing data signal from multiple Chauvet boards (this issue is worse with the Chauvet Stage Designer than it is with the Obey 70, but happens with both. I've had this issue when using wireless DMX (show babies) AND when using...
  15. SouthTownProd

    Working with Chauvet Intimidator Hybrids

    Hi,I'm currently working with 4 hybrids and i'm programming them for a concert in september. i'm noticing that the heads move pretty slow during scene transitions and i was wondering if there was a way to speed up the movements on the heads. some scenes only last for about 2 seconds and I was...
  16. tarnation

    Colorsource 20av vs. MyDMX 2.0 (Chauvet 4Bar Tri patching)

    I'd rather be light designing but I'm having issues with my Colorsource 20av, which I am demoing as a replacement for American DJ's MyDMX 2.0. Both have problems that I'll detail below. In general the two consoles are still "neck and neck" -- most of what the Colorsource does right MyDMX also...
  17. Z

    Chauvet Hurricane Haze 2D

    First, is this the correct forum for a hazer issue? If so, anyone knows how to take the Chauvet Hurricane Haze 2D apart to get to the pump?
  18. RoryG6

    Rogue r2 going rogue

    hi, I use an ect element lighting board at my school and we have 2 Chauvet Rogue R2 fixtures that we are having issues with. The main one being a loss of beam and strobing. After power on the lights may take time to recognise that they are turned on and will often strobe for no reason or go...
  19. bmcewing

    LED spot/profile recommendations

    Hello, I am currently halfway through upgrading my venue's lighting stock which consisted of strand 2k alto fresnels/profiles and 24 1k pars. Our strand 530i has been replaced with a grandma2 ultra light with additional touchscreen and fader wing. FOH: 6 b-eye k10s, 8 robe dl4s. On stage: 12...
  20. SouthTownProd

    I'm needing a little help with lighting configurations

    I recently decided to get the ADJ Wifly RGBW8C Wireless Controller and i was going to use my chauvet lights (slimpar 56's and colorpallete) with the board as a backup in case my laptop doesn't work. I hooked everything up like i did with my other board (ex. light to wifly adapter), but i noticed...
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