neergmas
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Our department recently purchased an altman spectra led par 64, and we'd love to get it up and running. this particular fixture does not have an onboard power supply, so that is our next step. the fixture has a 4 pin cable coming out, and a power supply like the PDS-375 City Theatrical PDS-375 TRX would work, the price unfortunately sends it out of our budget. That power supply can work up to 6 units, and from what i understand, we are not planning to expand past this instrument. (the unit was purchased as something for students to try out and be exposed to.)
i see mention of the color kenetics power supply LED Lighting Power Data Supply - Philips Color Kinetics PDS-150e as another option, but I want to be sure that this will work for our unit. my concerns are: i don't see a 4 pin port, is hardwiring to the power supply the only option? also, in the drawings they give on the spec sheet for the power supply they show a dmx out, but it looks illustrated as an ethernet connection. i also have not found mention of how exactly i assign a channel for the fixture.
as a very related problem, we are also running multiplex for our lighting system, and not dmx. our lighting board (NSI mc 7016) has the installed dmx port, but the power supply that comes with this upgrade has since been lost. i understand that it is a standard size pin, 15 volt, but don't know if there is any specific amp requirement of the power supply, as we plan to go to radio shack to get a generic-o wallwart to power the board. we have tried plugging in a self contained led fixture to the dmx port while the multiplex is installed to see if the board can send signal to both, and it was an unfortunate no-go. also, when we unplugged the multiplex, the phantom power to the board was lost, so we can't tell until we get power if the board is able of using its DMX port at all. anyone happen to know the exact specs of the power supply? i can't seem to be able to buy one apart from the dmx port insert kit, which we don't need.
that explination/ask for help brings me to my final point. is there a way to run this light through a multiplex system, or do i need to convert our dimmer packs over? is it possible just to use a 5 pin to 3 pin converter? the real hope was to run our light grid through the multiplex as usual, and then go right from the led power supply to the dmx port on the board. if the dmx isn't an option, is there a way to go from the dmx to the other multi port on the board?
sorry to be so long winded and complicated, but any help on any part of this is greatly appreciated, as i feel i'm going crazy trying to figure this all out. also, i apologize in advance if this is a grouping of what should be separate questions/posts, i was trying to keep it all together, cos i don't know what might matter in answering one part of the questions I have.
i see mention of the color kenetics power supply LED Lighting Power Data Supply - Philips Color Kinetics PDS-150e as another option, but I want to be sure that this will work for our unit. my concerns are: i don't see a 4 pin port, is hardwiring to the power supply the only option? also, in the drawings they give on the spec sheet for the power supply they show a dmx out, but it looks illustrated as an ethernet connection. i also have not found mention of how exactly i assign a channel for the fixture.
as a very related problem, we are also running multiplex for our lighting system, and not dmx. our lighting board (NSI mc 7016) has the installed dmx port, but the power supply that comes with this upgrade has since been lost. i understand that it is a standard size pin, 15 volt, but don't know if there is any specific amp requirement of the power supply, as we plan to go to radio shack to get a generic-o wallwart to power the board. we have tried plugging in a self contained led fixture to the dmx port while the multiplex is installed to see if the board can send signal to both, and it was an unfortunate no-go. also, when we unplugged the multiplex, the phantom power to the board was lost, so we can't tell until we get power if the board is able of using its DMX port at all. anyone happen to know the exact specs of the power supply? i can't seem to be able to buy one apart from the dmx port insert kit, which we don't need.
that explination/ask for help brings me to my final point. is there a way to run this light through a multiplex system, or do i need to convert our dimmer packs over? is it possible just to use a 5 pin to 3 pin converter? the real hope was to run our light grid through the multiplex as usual, and then go right from the led power supply to the dmx port on the board. if the dmx isn't an option, is there a way to go from the dmx to the other multi port on the board?
sorry to be so long winded and complicated, but any help on any part of this is greatly appreciated, as i feel i'm going crazy trying to figure this all out. also, i apologize in advance if this is a grouping of what should be separate questions/posts, i was trying to keep it all together, cos i don't know what might matter in answering one part of the questions I have.