soundguy99
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Hi Guys,
I know there has been allot of talk around the lighting world for a while now about LED fixtures.
Well after going through some of our existing Fresnels I am noticing allot of old wiring that I am having to repair.
I also saw that new retrofit product from vision smith. Unfortunately our fresnels are the BTR/BTR sockets which that wouldn`t necessarily work.
With the older fixtures wiring having to be repaired due to old wiring and safety reasons, I am looking at 2 options, either replace the fixtures outright either with a DMX 7 color LED Fresnel, or a White LED non DMX Fresnel that can plug into one of our existing dimmers, or some other retrofit like the visionsmith. It might be more cost effective in the short term to do a retrofit and replace the wiring in our existing fixtures but I am not sure.
We primarily use the fresnels as overhead color Wash's and are 1K fixtures.
We are running on a limited budget, as its an old theater and have other building issues as well as stage issues were trying to deal with, while at the same time, the lighting is moving up the list as becoming more of a safety issue.
I say the 7 color LEDs, as a full replacement option, as I was at a conference where I saw ETC source 4 7 color wash's and was impressed with the color mixing., However it would mean a complete overhall, including switching our dimmers out to non dims, plugs, dmx cable runs as well as a dmx splitter, which is something I don`t think we can afford.
Was hoping some one here could recommend some products or solutions for us to look into,
Also On a side note replacing some of the sockets can some one here tell me the size of screw they use to mount the socket to the sliding tray. I have new sockets but unfortunatly the mounting screws are damaged and can`t find replacements anywhere. Howvere I am told they are smaller than a 4 30 fine thread?. Were using an strand medium flood prefocused fresnel.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated,
Thanks,
soundguy99
I know there has been allot of talk around the lighting world for a while now about LED fixtures.
Well after going through some of our existing Fresnels I am noticing allot of old wiring that I am having to repair.
I also saw that new retrofit product from vision smith. Unfortunately our fresnels are the BTR/BTR sockets which that wouldn`t necessarily work.
With the older fixtures wiring having to be repaired due to old wiring and safety reasons, I am looking at 2 options, either replace the fixtures outright either with a DMX 7 color LED Fresnel, or a White LED non DMX Fresnel that can plug into one of our existing dimmers, or some other retrofit like the visionsmith. It might be more cost effective in the short term to do a retrofit and replace the wiring in our existing fixtures but I am not sure.
We primarily use the fresnels as overhead color Wash's and are 1K fixtures.
We are running on a limited budget, as its an old theater and have other building issues as well as stage issues were trying to deal with, while at the same time, the lighting is moving up the list as becoming more of a safety issue.
I say the 7 color LEDs, as a full replacement option, as I was at a conference where I saw ETC source 4 7 color wash's and was impressed with the color mixing., However it would mean a complete overhall, including switching our dimmers out to non dims, plugs, dmx cable runs as well as a dmx splitter, which is something I don`t think we can afford.
Was hoping some one here could recommend some products or solutions for us to look into,
Also On a side note replacing some of the sockets can some one here tell me the size of screw they use to mount the socket to the sliding tray. I have new sockets but unfortunatly the mounting screws are damaged and can`t find replacements anywhere. Howvere I am told they are smaller than a 4 30 fine thread?. Were using an strand medium flood prefocused fresnel.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated,
Thanks,
soundguy99
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