Cinch Jones Wiring

[Lighting Electrician]

I have recently been asked to do lighting in a very old and not up to date theatre. They have Cinch Jones 312 Plugs on there dimmers and are still using an analog console. I would like to use my DMX console and bring in some LED fixtures but still use there dimmers for conventional fixtures. I have an Analog to DMX converter but it has Cinch Jones 310 plugs on it. Im trying to make an adapter from Cinch Jones 312 to 310 and cant seem to find any wiring diagrams online about it. any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[derekleffew]

What make and model are the dimmers in question?

It's almost always dimmers 1-6 to pins 1-6, and then (here's the variable) common on the highest # pin, or sometimes pin 8, or pin 10.

If you're feeling adventurous, and follow ALL LOTO and PPE, you can suss out what needs to go where with a 9V battery and test leads. Be careful in that some manufacturers used voltage on pins 7-9 (or others) from the dimmers to power the console.