GoboMan
Active Member
I'm currently lighting a show at a small theatre. The play is not cue intensive at all...there are only 12 cues in two acts. I'm using 38 dimmers... 24 of those are on a Sensor 26-channel rack, and the other 12 on a Sensor 12-channel portable rack. In this show, it's lights up at top of act, lights down at end of act, and every single light in the plot are on constantly between 50% and 90%, depending on the fixture, which consist of Source Four Juniors, Source Four 36-degree, 8-inch Fresnels, and Altman 360Qs. I also have two incandescent cyc strip lights. Four of my dimmers have two instruments running off of them.
In the last couple of days, all of the lights will randomly dim and flicker very fast, but not at all the same time. Each fixture will randomly dim/flicker at a different level, but they all do it at the same time. The dim/flicker will last for about 3 seconds, and then all the lights will come back on to their set levels. Some flickers are worse than others. Sometimes they will dim slightly, and other times they will flicker out to near or at zero before coming back on.
I checked the Sensor racks and no error messages are being displayed. The red Sensor beacon is not flashing on either of the dimmer racks, and no circuits on any of the modules are tripped. The 26-channel rack is in an enclosed closet, but we have a ventilation fan that is constantly running to expel the heat.
What could possibly be going on here? DMX cable? Problem with the light board (ETC Element)? Dimmers overheating?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
In the last couple of days, all of the lights will randomly dim and flicker very fast, but not at all the same time. Each fixture will randomly dim/flicker at a different level, but they all do it at the same time. The dim/flicker will last for about 3 seconds, and then all the lights will come back on to their set levels. Some flickers are worse than others. Sometimes they will dim slightly, and other times they will flicker out to near or at zero before coming back on.
I checked the Sensor racks and no error messages are being displayed. The red Sensor beacon is not flashing on either of the dimmer racks, and no circuits on any of the modules are tripped. The 26-channel rack is in an enclosed closet, but we have a ventilation fan that is constantly running to expel the heat.
What could possibly be going on here? DMX cable? Problem with the light board (ETC Element)? Dimmers overheating?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!