I have searched many places on this, and other, forum(s) and have been unable to find a clear solution to this problem. If anyone knows where I can find an answer please point and I will follow.
I have 50ish Clay Paky Alpha Spot 1200 HPEs that have been on tour 11 months out of the year for almost 6.5 years. About 3 or 4 months ago they started having a problem where the rotating gobos were getting stuck then rehoming. It's happened on about +10 individual lights and appears to be a future problem for the rest. After much testing I've come to the conclusion that the rotating gobo holders were getting dirty and thus causing to much friction for the wheel to turn freely.
I have tried multiple methods of cleaning to get the gunk out of the holders but I don't know much about re-lubing the bearing. Someone recommend WD-40 to me but it not made for high heat applications like this. If anyone has a suggestion on what to use or any method of cleaning that would fix this I'm all ears.
I have 50ish Clay Paky Alpha Spot 1200 HPEs that have been on tour 11 months out of the year for almost 6.5 years. About 3 or 4 months ago they started having a problem where the rotating gobos were getting stuck then rehoming. It's happened on about +10 individual lights and appears to be a future problem for the rest. After much testing I've come to the conclusion that the rotating gobo holders were getting dirty and thus causing to much friction for the wheel to turn freely.
I have tried multiple methods of cleaning to get the gunk out of the holders but I don't know much about re-lubing the bearing. Someone recommend WD-40 to me but it not made for high heat applications like this. If anyone has a suggestion on what to use or any method of cleaning that would fix this I'm all ears.
