erwaggoner
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Hi, I am looking to add a raceway of some type to our mezzanine/control booth at the back of our auditorium. We currently have a catwalk that is approximately 15' from the original apron, but we are adding a permanent extension to the stage, adding 8 feet. Our current catwalk will act more as overhead configuration if we attempt to use those fixtures, so for right now we have par cans rigged to the rafters to provide flood lighting when all the way forward on the extension.
Presently, I am trying to sell the people that control the money on the fact that if we are going to use the extension, we need to invest in either another raceway behind/below the catwalk or in the back. I definitely prefer the idea of in the back simply for accessibility. What do you think is better to plan for as far as a raceway in the back? The rear wall is about 45 feet from the stage, and the dmx cabling runs through that booth to our new booth on the floor so that is not an issue. It is probably not feasible to run power back there off the original dimmers, so I was looking at the Strand R21 powered raceway, which has dimmers in it and our current DMX can just pass through it. We are also open to the idea of using portable dimmers and just mounting a batten to the wall of the booth.
Any ideas are appreciated, I would like to make the sticker shock on this as little as possible as I then have to convince them to buy me some 5/10 degree profiles to cover that distance!
Thanks, Eric
Presently, I am trying to sell the people that control the money on the fact that if we are going to use the extension, we need to invest in either another raceway behind/below the catwalk or in the back. I definitely prefer the idea of in the back simply for accessibility. What do you think is better to plan for as far as a raceway in the back? The rear wall is about 45 feet from the stage, and the dmx cabling runs through that booth to our new booth on the floor so that is not an issue. It is probably not feasible to run power back there off the original dimmers, so I was looking at the Strand R21 powered raceway, which has dimmers in it and our current DMX can just pass through it. We are also open to the idea of using portable dimmers and just mounting a batten to the wall of the booth.
Any ideas are appreciated, I would like to make the sticker shock on this as little as possible as I then have to convince them to buy me some 5/10 degree profiles to cover that distance!
Thanks, Eric