Just finished initial inspection/light service
call to some 3Kw Strong Gladiator III followspots in addition to some SuperTroupers which were all donated or sold to a large promoter we do the service for. Seems the initial venu in addition to sending some employees to the spot booth to remove the lamps, than wrap them in
bubble wrap and box them up in what ever boxes they could find.... - much more dangerous than just leaving them in for transport which isn’t a good idea but a better one at least if you don’t have proper storage for the lamps, was done.
They were also apparently told to remove the
gel frames from the boomerangs. Were I donating spotlights, I would probably do that also given I believe most
gel frames are standardized
fixture to
fixture, and having extra
gel frames is a good thing. Fair enough. Unfortunately those staff removing the "
gel frames" in the
boomerang in the
gel frames in the Gladiators... also removed the
heat shield and even the UV assemblies. Fair enough again if one wants used spare parts. UV assembly is not transferable to other spotlights but trauma in a lot of money if not sent back or in all missing so as to replace
gel frames and even entire assemblies - not told about. TBA if staff got too ambitious or if just the cost of getting the lights. The about $2K to fix four boomerangs in addition to other issues will determine if the spots are scraped or sold off. Spots are in good overall condition if they see a full service
call. A shame to scrap but in limbo at the moment.
Difficult to save 3Kw spotlights with issues but overall in good shape but needing a serious service
call to sustain them. That plus all have been cut down to their lowest
yoke position so they only stand about 5' high =
yoke spigots will possibly have to be replaced in addition to other parts including basically everything inside the
boomerang if the parts are not returned and can be re-installed. Their auto ranging for wattage ballasts now serviced, are worth more than the spotlights for other
venue’s in failing
Super Trouper ballasts. Replacement ballasts are almost cost prohibitive given the amount of work and parts which also have to go into the spotlights so as to make them viable. Do the "factory fixed
ballast" at times in indeed sending them back to Strong, but only when for a viable
fixture. This for a 3Kw Glad III which is slightly more intense than a
Super Trouper, but obsolete as compared to more modern fixtures in its range. To fix them and retain the ballasts as opposed to using them to replace bad Trouper ballasts .... a shame. Lights work per spec. or can
in one case be easily cost effectively fixed.
$73.00 list price on the missing
heat shield complete assembly. $11.00 for the heat filter alone.