Yeah, Wood, aluminum, heat and electricity. What a great combo.
It's not real wood - it's shelf
lining in the appearance of wood.
Back to the garbage picked light board, nope mine had at least two channels not working and some busted indicator lights. Always had the dream of using the very much quality 2.4Kw dimmers for analog controlled dimmers. This on this pack is feasible and by way of analog to
DMX converter is also possible to make a kind of 6pack slave to computer controlled
dimmer pack. Was feasible, got tired of lugging the boat anchor about on the other
hand.
Brand... Don't know myself, thought I knew but I don't. Here is what I have on it out of my former theater's inventory:
1) Six Pack Auto
Transformer Dimmer; 8,400 w. Max Load. (Ch. 1&2 Do Not Work)
Output: 2,400w. / 20 Amp. Ea. Max; 5-15R
NEMA Duplex
Receptacle
(On Loan from National Pastime
Theatre to Fix)
Oops, NPT theater, they did pay my old theater like $60.00 for it when we sold off our gear. That was on the premiss that I would fix it for them. NPT still exists as a theater, this
dimmer don't. It's a fair deal in some way anyway, we were sister companies more to their advantage than ours in some ways by way of loaning or giving them stuff. This much less my help with them way back when. Hope they upgraded some of the stuff they had back than - very scary, much less remember to
duck in the basement.
None the less, that tape would be fiberglass electrical tape and perfectly acceptable. Really did figure out how to analog control this
dimmer system remotely at some
point. Probably in the end cost more than it was worth. Still, fix the
dimmer(s) that are bad by way of sending it in for qualified repair/service & it would make a good student/rehearsal
hall dimmer pack that's safe for the civilians and or directors to use. What's wrong with a one scene board anyway in other than show conditions?
This
dimmer pack as I remember it was very solid state in not much to really go wrong or go wrong. Fix what's wrong and it will last another 30/40 years for doing what it is in doing. I would if I still had it feel it safe after a good going over. Kind of wish I didn't
throw it out these days as it was an antique and I might even use it these days for a specific purpose.
Still, in the end by way of solid state engineering, real heat sinks
etc. for this
dimmer, one could go Dove 2x6 during the day and even these days, I'm sure or with something like this that's I think safer even if ancient in engineering and often questionable methods or ways of doing the simple. Much more rated capacity and symplicity on this thing even if something that's standardized parts Frenkenstein in light board. Much less chance those that
power into it will thoroughly overload it by way of larger
fuse installed. Been there, done that really wish I didn't
throw it out. 100% thinking that this light board is safe for use by those that don't know how to use light boards/dimmers and or for a rehearsal room/class room. Add a fan perhaps as if I remember correctly it didn't have one. So much that could be done with this
base unit if one has time and money.