My sister school is rocking a 28 year old EDI system. Problems with the dimmer rack. Problems on the relay panel and architectural control side. The house lights are 250 watt Par 56's. It's going to need a full overhaul. The only positive is they have an Element and a dozen ColorSource PARs. The person in my position there is more of a stage manager so I'm heading over to really get under the hood and figure out exactly what is there, how things are setup, what needs to be done etc.
I'm curious what people are doing for major upgrades:
-Full one-for-one replacement of dimmer racks, relays, architectural control, house lights... etc.
-Some sort of hybrid system using incandescent fixtures and LED fixtures. Maybe some distributed dimming in the house and lots of relays everywhere else. Stay with existing house lights and find a good LED Par 56.
-Go all relays and LEDs.
-Other?
What do you think is the best approach? What do you think is cheapest and most expensive?
I would love to hear your opinions as I start to wade into this mess.
I'm curious what people are doing for major upgrades:
-Full one-for-one replacement of dimmer racks, relays, architectural control, house lights... etc.
-Some sort of hybrid system using incandescent fixtures and LED fixtures. Maybe some distributed dimming in the house and lots of relays everywhere else. Stay with existing house lights and find a good LED Par 56.
-Go all relays and LEDs.
-Other?
What do you think is the best approach? What do you think is cheapest and most expensive?
I would love to hear your opinions as I start to wade into this mess.