Joshualangman
Active Member
I recently had the pleasure of visiting the venue where I took the attached photos. This lighting system appears to have been installed when the building was built in the 60s, and hasn't been touched since (not even to replace lamps — almost all of them are out). The board, which says Century Lighting, is clearly meant to be a two-scene preset, but they've got it set up so the channels controlled by the top and bottom rows are different — so, in fact, it doesn't function as a preset board at all. The board seems to have a bundle of analog control cables coming out of it that go into the beautiful patch bay and the massive dimmer rack, which contains dimmers labeled as 2k, 4k, and 8k. This whole system seems massively overcomplicated for this tiny stage in a Yonkers library with about 8 lights. (Not shown: the wonderful pink and sea-foam green curtains and decor, and the "fallout shelter" sign posted backstage …)
What I'm most curious about is that cage of bricks. It's a metal cage about 8 ft long and 4 ft high, and the lid can be lifted up in segments. It contains rows of bricks? cinder blocks? that are clamped together in series with wires running through them. I thought initially this might be some kind of heating coil or ghost load thing for resistance dimmers, but I've been told that's unlikely. Any thoughts?
And any other information on this system would be greatly appreciated. A wonderful thing to run into on a touring show when someone says, "Hey go turn on some lights."
Josh
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What I'm most curious about is that cage of bricks. It's a metal cage about 8 ft long and 4 ft high, and the lid can be lifted up in segments. It contains rows of bricks? cinder blocks? that are clamped together in series with wires running through them. I thought initially this might be some kind of heating coil or ghost load thing for resistance dimmers, but I've been told that's unlikely. Any thoughts?
And any other information on this system would be greatly appreciated. A wonderful thing to run into on a touring show when someone says, "Hey go turn on some lights."
Josh
et
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