I'm sorry for this dumb question but I haven't been able to find a definitive explanation on how conventional theatrical dimmer packs work. Do they draw much power when the lights are down? I assume they don't or there would be heat issues.
Specifically we have some of the cheap DP-415 4 channel dimmer packs and some 500W par cans. This weekend we lost a circuit shortly after we plugged in and brought up just one of the lights.
It was weird though as it didn't actually trip the breaker. We reset the breaker anyway and the same thing happened again. An outlet tester shows a wiring issue. The dimmer and lights work fine on another circuit. But I just want to make sure I understand how much power it's drawing when.
Thanks.
Specifically we have some of the cheap DP-415 4 channel dimmer packs and some 500W par cans. This weekend we lost a circuit shortly after we plugged in and brought up just one of the lights.
It was weird though as it didn't actually trip the breaker. We reset the breaker anyway and the same thing happened again. An outlet tester shows a wiring issue. The dimmer and lights work fine on another circuit. But I just want to make sure I understand how much power it's drawing when.
Thanks.