lwinters630
Well-Known Member
I went to a middle school auditorium today to help with a lighting problem. They have a Minstrel Lite board by EDI connected to a Mark VIII 48 rack. The problem is that when the board is turned on and plugged in all the lights will come on and will not turn off. Unplug the DMX and the lights will shut off in about 30 seconds, which is what I would expect. How ever when the console is connected it will not dim, fade, chase, black out, sub, bump or any thing. All of the indicator leds seem to work fine. Even with all sliders off, most of the fixtures are just stuck on full. (yes they were using the breakers to run a show). I opened it up, all PC boards, no obvious burns or shorts. No fuses. Transformer had voltage in and out.
I brought in another board (omega II, just to match the vintage, HA HA) that I had laying around to test. It had full control and every thing worked fine.
So the question is how to fix the console? Any trouble shooting guides or test procedures?
I brought in another board (omega II, just to match the vintage, HA HA) that I had laying around to test. It had full control and every thing worked fine.
So the question is how to fix the console? Any trouble shooting guides or test procedures?