Conventional Fixtures Followspot Feedback

[RickR]

Last few years I've had my hands on some Canto 1200s http://www.cantousa.com/followspots/ all in all they are pretty nice. Only 5 color boom so many road houses don't want them. I find they are well made and perform well, even with amateur operators.

Since nobody else mentioned it, the standard brightness request is for 100 - 150 footcandles on stage. 25 is laughable and make me suspect your meter calibration. But when reading those manufacturer charts note all the conditions. The S4s are generally for a 750W 300 hour lamp at full voltage of the lamp, not a 575W, long life, 120V at 110V.

 

[ship]

Have a Robe remote follow spot system in the shop at the moment. Interesting. Different than a "Follow Me" system with its remote cameras, instead kind of like driving a motorcycle remotely. But still using a moving light with a camera strapped to it instead of followspot as a followspot.

 

[AAMorgan]

Does anybody have a good source for new, quieter fans? Are newer fans generally going to be quieter than the existing ones?

 

[Mac Hosehead]

The fans used in this spot are a standard size. They do make fans of this size that are quieter but generally they have less output and thus less cooling. I wouldn't recommend using a fan with reduced output.

A new fan might be quieter if the old fans have worn bearings and are making a rattling sound.

 

[AAMorgan]

Anyone seen the new Lycian Superstar 600W LED? Thoughts?
They are advertising 200fc (spot) and 48fc (flood) at 100'.
Press release here.
I've used the Lycian ZOT 12hps and thought they were ugly but extraordinarily bright.

 

[JohnD]

As always, a demo in your space would be best, especially if you could also
get a demo of the Altman LED followspot.

 

[lwinters630]

I like the LED follow spots. fully dimmable, smooth iris and focus able.
Agree, a demo is well worth your time.

 

[Ancient Engineer]

Great googly moogly I am old... I still have some carbons leftover from spots I ran in the 1980s...

 

[RonHebbard]

Great googly moogly I am old... I still have some carbons leftover from spots I ran in the 1980s...

AC, DC+ or DC- rods? Soft centers / hard outsides?? hard centers / soft outsides??? Or????
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard

 

[Jay Ashworth]

He's not *that* old, Ron...

 

[RonHebbard]

He's not *that* old, Ron...

Trouperettes were AC arcs; Supers and Gladiators were DC arcs.
"Left over from spots he ran in the 80's" could include 89.
I see what you mean @Jay Ashworth, @Ancient Engineer 's only 53.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard

 

[Mac Hosehead]

Ron, Trouperettes were incandescent. Troupers were AC rods. But you know that.

 

[RonHebbard]

Ron, Trouperettes were incandescent. Troupers were AC rods. But you know that.

Oops; you are most definitely correct. (I'll go back to braiding my whale oil wicks.)
Sorry.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard

 

[Ancient Engineer]

As I say to the SO... It's not the years honey, it's the mileage.

Ron! You have whale oil wicks! I have an old Feurhand oil lamp that needs a wick!

 

[TimMc]

As I say to the SO... It's not the years honey, it's the mileage.

Ron! You have whale oil wicks! I have an old Feurhand oil lamp that needs a wick!

Service tech at the car dealer: "Hey bud, what's with the whale?"

Customer: "He's here for an oil change."