Highlighted posts from Wednesday, May. 12, 2021

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Lamp life after extended closure?​

May 04, 2021 * 14 posts * 316 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

gafftaper said: This is mostly a question for @DELO72 and @ship, but you are all welcome to answer. I'm curious if there is any data on what happens to lamp life after an extended shut down? If ... Read more >>

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VL-880 Issue​

May 04, 2021 * 9 posts * 155 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

mfoudy said: Hello, I have a question about an issue I'm having with a VL-880. I have 7- 880's total. A different one had this same issue last fall that I'm having with this one. The problem ... Read more >>

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On Broadway.... (the lamb lies down?)​

May 03, 2021 * 6 posts * 239 views​

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TimMc said: When will Broadway "be back"? [link] (Genesis will be touring this winter) Read more >>

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Dimming miniature LED spotlights​

May 07, 2021 * 5 posts * 86 views​

Multimedia, Projection, and Show Control ​

Escuta said: Hello, I'm using miniature 12V, 1-1.5W spotlights inside a diorama. They're dimmable and I'm controlling them with the GPIO pins of a Raspberry Pi computer and simple circuitry. ... Read more >>

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Best Way to Clean New Lighting Instruments​

May 04, 2021 * 4 posts * 106 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

Alyssa Anastasi said: My school received new lighting instruments of fall 2019 including ETC Colorsource, Elation Sixpar 300, Chauvet Ovation C-805 FC, Elation Artiste Davinci, and Elation Rayzor 360z. ... Read more >>

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Supply Chain reality​

May 10, 2021 * 7 posts * 196 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

DELO72 said: Hi All, I just wanted (as the Entertainment world comes back online) to explain the new global reality and set realistic expectations. 1) Shipping times for anything are now double ... Read more >>

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Colortran Prestige Help​

May 08, 2021 * 18 posts * 236 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

Gage said: I recently picked up a Colortran Prestige console (pretty sure it's a 2000 but doesn't mention any prestige name or series anywhere). I mainly got it as an interesting bit of history, ... Read more >>

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Video Wall Window Management​

May 07, 2021 * 7 posts * 183 views​

Multimedia, Projection, and Show Control ​

macsound said: Little bit of back story: I had a small venue approach me to replace their 27" lobby tv and 3 vertical pinboards with 3 55" vertical tvs. At the time I was working in corporate ... Read more >>

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How to anticipate outdoor lighting (sun angle) 2.5 months from now?​

May 05, 2021 * 6 posts * 231 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

PjB said: Hi all, I'm a "regular" lurker jumping in with a weird question. I'm a puppeteer designing for an outdoor amphitheater show, end of July/early August in Colorado. The show will ... Read more >>

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Refurbishing Century Edkotron​

May 05, 2021 * 17 posts * 446 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

Paulene Thyratrol said: Hi!, I spent many years in field service back in the analog dimmer days. I have all sorts of things still sitting around here. Pretty much all obsolete these days, from pulse transformers ... Read more >>

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