Control/Dimming Help with Dimmers

[hmhyde]

Having pseudo-inherited responsibility for our blackbox at school, and being 0.5 of a barely passable tech, I have no idea what to do for dimmer maintenance. They are at least 10 years old and there are no apparent records for these things. Help!

 

[Les]

LOTO and clean is about the only maintenance you can/should do. This may include vacuuming out dust and cleaning the filter(s) if applicable. If the modules are removable, they should be cleaned too.

LOTO (Lock-Out/Tag-Out): Kill the power to the racks completely! Just turning the board off does not do this. If you are unsure of how to de-energize the racks, consult building maintenance.

Below are some search results on dimmer cleaning (note that some threads may not discuss proper LOTO procedures. I suggest reading up on that very well).


Cleaning Dimmers

 

[derekleffew]

hmhyde, if you tell us the make/model, we can direct you to the specific manufacturer's instructions regarding maintenance. If you don't know the make and model, post a picture and I'm sure we can identify same. As Les said, the most important step is proper LOTO procedure, prior to performing ANY maintenance.

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... and being 0.5 of a barely passable tech, ...

Stick around here long enough and I promise we can get you up at to at least a 0.6, maybe even a 0.7!

 

[Pie4Weebl]

Stick around here long enough and I promise we can get you up at to at least a 0.6, maybe even a 0.7!

Someday I hope to be .7 of a tech!

 

[hmhyde]

One is a Leprecon MX 1200, the other an ETC Smartpack, 12 channels

 

[hmhyde]

Another question, the Leprecon seems to have two outputs per channel, yet we only have one per channel in use, any thoughts as to why that may be?

 

[DuckJordan]

well if you happen to have two fixtures that would be under the rating of the channel, instead of using a twofer, you could use that other output.

 

[65535]

Duplex outlets are cheap and are a fine receptacle for 1.2Kw modules, also gives you the option of multiple loads off of one channel without additional cabling like a twofer.