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Re: black lights

serraava ·
I apologize in advance for the very long and off topic post I am about to post. SCR dimmers work by chopping the sine wave of AC. This is how they 'dim'. AC is a wave. DC is a line. Now when power is created, is is created by a magnet spinning in a coil at 60 times per second, thus 60hz AC. This is how and why the wave is created. The little sine wave above, the start as 0 degrees, the first peak point as 90 degrees, the next mid point as 180 degrees, and the bottom peak point is 270 degrees...
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Re: black lights

serraava ·
Continuing on now: The buzzing noise is known as lamp sing, it's caused by the power being turned on and off really fast. The way this is fixed is more expensive dimmers have what is known as a choke after the SCR so the power change is as dramatic as on/off. The better the quality of dimmer, the less lamp sing you will get. Now why non-dim isn't really non-dim. Despite you setting a dimmer to non dim, either via the pack or the console, the power still passes through the SCR and choke. So,...
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Re: black lights

pacman ·
Thanks SerraAva for taking the time to explain this. I guess we have been lucky the few times we have used fluorescents on our dimmers. Our neon light continues to function well without use of a special dimmer (and it is 12 years old now), but we are looking to replace it soon with some LED lighting so we can get rid of the high voltage transformer which causes noise on any electric guitars that get too close.
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Re: black lights

serraava ·
And again, nothing might ever happen. The same time, it might be affecting the dimmer and you don't know about it. It over heats and starts to blink on filament lights, and that might be caused by using neons, fluorescents, etc. You won't see anything blow up and go down in flames, the issues are more likely to be unseen, your neons and fluorescents might burn out early, ghosting dimmers, or you might be very unlucky and have the things stop working. Just as a general rule of thumb, don't...
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Re: COEmars and elation fixtures on the same control???

elationpro ·
ybravo, When you say your focus spots move slow, are you refering to the preset movements of the compu? Say for example the circle moves slow? If so, have you adjusted the speed fader to see if it speeds up? With the Coemars, you need to see if both the dimmer channel and the shutter channel are 100%. Click on the Center button for that fixture and then from the drop down menu choose button then edit. look for the dimmer and shutter channels and see if they are 100% if not make them 100%...
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Re: Design 36 LED

rain ·
Our rep, Jeff Mathis, suggested that controller. The lights will be 8 Par64 LED PRO and 4 American PAR56 (with a DP20L dimmer pack). Most church will do is change colors on the LED and dim the PAR56 fixtures. True that the Magic 260 will run both kinds of lights?
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Re: Design 36 LED

Jingles8302 ·
very true don't worry. There is a master fader for the dimmer pack and the LEDs will have no prob on the console. Rain if I knew something wouldn't work I would tell u. sincerely,
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Re: Proton Color what is the SD2 profile setup for?

misebeam ·
Sorry I posted in wrong forum, I just saw "Elation fixtures" did not realize it was just for moving fixtures... Anyhow never mind, I just created a new .ssl profile, and made the Dimmer channel to "DIM", and not to Snap after fade, works great now! I was told I could also change the colors of the Gels in these units, what kind of glue would you suggest to attach the new gels to the rotating frame?
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Re: SS8 Question

bigbadblule ·
Thanks a ton. An old EE here so I get it. I thought it was how it was grounded. Guess I will go out an buy a DMX cable ... I need one for a short run between dimmer boxes and had a mic cable.
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snakeman ·
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Re: Scene Setter 48 issues, less than 1 year

tylerherron ·
Eh, it's been done before, but you just address the dimmer packs like they were 4 channel intelligent fixtures. Wasn't really all that great, and it wasn't really an idea, but whatever. jthtiger
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Re: RMD 620 dimmer

elationpro ·
hi partime, installing a 120amp dimmer is not something you can install with a user manual. You either need to know what your doing or hire an Electrician or licenced contractor who knows what their doing. If you need help finding someone, please let me know and i'll locate one near you. Best regards,
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Re: dxm operator pro

tmgchuck ·
Sorry... I'm a bit late jumping in here and this is just another bit of useful DMX knowledge... per DMX512 protocol document, the maximum number of devices that can be supported per run of DMX is 32 devices. Now... that being said, lest you panic, a dimmer rack counts as 1 device.... The only way to successfully get around this limitation of 32 devices per line is to insert an opto splitter. Then you have the capability of 32 devices per output port on the opto splitter. Honestly though,...
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Re: Programming a Button Fader

ebaclights ·
Right click on the page for your hazer, then go to settings. On the top left click on channels, and you will see the channels for that unit. On the channel you want the fader to control, select "enable DIMMER function". Once this is done, go to the edit page for that switch and set the level 100%, then your fader will control it.
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Re: Power Distribution Help

esteban ·
whats up justin. the dimmer and power distro racks we use are from leprecon. what they have done is combine both into one. we have a connector for - 3hots, 2 neutrals, and a ground. and on the front panel there is a breaker for each hot, XYZ, most of the time we run in three phase but when we get to a venue with single phase we only use the XY breakers (two hots) and there is a forth breaker that combine XY to make Z. It makes it very convenient to take the same racks everywhere and not...
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Re: RMD-620

elationpro ·
Audia, I just saw this post.. are you still having issues? It sounds as if you need some DMX help over there. Using the fixture patch you should have the address of the fixture in the SD2 match the address of the dimmer.. If you not sure what the address is, the address is a 3 digit number that dimmer must have.. then a fixture button on the console should have the same 3 digit number. If these numbers don't match then you wont get any response. If you can't figure it out then we will need...
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Re: Scene Setter 24 Troubleshooting

lightech ·
It certainly sounds like the Lighting system (including the fixtures and front-of-house controller) and the Sound system are all on the same circuit. They really need to be separated. I'm not a sound guy, but to me, if everything is on the same circuit, the amp's relay click might be from the drop in available power, rather than a surge of too much voltage. I'm not sure though. If power is surging into it because of the lights, then I think there is a more serious problem at hand. Power...
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Re: Is there a 250 spot that will mix color like this?

bdunard ·
Jingles, I am recreating your youtube video and I am curious how when you touch one fader it effects all the lights (i.e. when you open the dimmer it opens all the dimmers on all the lights) When I do it it only opens one light. Is there something that you did to link them?
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Re: Is there a 250 spot that will mix color like this?

bdunard ·
Nevermind I tried holding Shift and that did it.
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Re: Is there a 250 spot that will mix color like this?

bdunard ·
Ok, last question before I go to bed. Since I don't have any moving head fixtures just yet it was hard to justify buying the software. However, I threw up some of DLED 36's and I can do some great effects with these that are not possible on my show designer 1. Ok tell me how to accomplish this in the real world. 1. I want to create a dimmer chase for Design LED 36's that I can save and then overlay on any of my other static DLED 36 scenes. i.e. Say I have 3 scenes programmed for my DLED's.
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Re: Is there a 250 spot that will mix color like this?

Jingles8302 ·
ok since you want to make this effect on the software here is what you do. on your dled36 page create your scenes like you had specified and then make a "switch" it is the middle button on the top of the page in between scene and cycle. ok once you have your switch edit window up. (click on the switch and then go to buttons and then select edit) open the effects generator and on the dimmer channel make a sinus wave using efx gen. and if you had wanted to you can make all the other channels...
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Re: Is there a 250 spot that will mix color like this?

bdunard ·
I tried what you said but had some problems. I created a scene with all my DLED 36's in red. Then I opened the switch page and selected empty and link to easy step and click the ok+edit button. I then opened the FX generator and applied a dimmer effect. (All the while I am doing this I have 6 DLEDs with red beams showing in my 3D viz). So after I click on the dimmer chase I notice that it is not showing it in the 3D viz...I must be doing something wrong. btw, I ordered the software today.
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Re: Is there a 250 spot that will mix color like this?

Jingles8302 ·
OH No problem! its what i do. lol. ya you missed a step there. if you made a effect using just the dimmers and had all the other channels linked to easy step they will take over the channels in the scene you are overriding with your switch. so try it again this time do not link to easy step like i did in the video. this is something different. leave all the channels "OFF" adn then go into the efx gen then create just the dimmer sine wave, then save it close the switch, hit ur scene button...
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Re: Is there a 250 spot that will mix color like this?

bdunard ·
Should I see the dimmer effect when I am programming the switch? At this point I am still not seeing it. I ordered the 1024 EC. Is there a page that lists all the scenes?
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Re: Is there a 250 spot that will mix color like this?

bdunard ·
Question regarding the best way to organize scenes. I will have 20 or so scenes. I will have 20 or so switches that I can press at any given time to give my scenes a different look with gobos, prisms, dimmer fx editor chases, cmy fx editor chases, etc.... I see that when I save a scene it puts a button that set of fixtures. If I make a scene that use three pages (say design wash 250, dled 36, and generic dimmer) where should I save that button for that scene. It shouldn't just go on the...
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Re: Is there a 250 spot that will mix color like this?

bdunard ·
I keep trying but I am going to need more help creating a switch with a dimmer chase. No matter what I seem to do I can't see what I am doing in the Viz. I opened the shutters, then selected new switch and I still can't see what I am doing. I might need step by step instructions because this isn't going well.
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Re: Newbie looking for help/advice

christianpyro ·
I will try out the compulive software thanks! I would also like/need a dmx unit to control all of it though. Woould you recomend one for the movers and one for the wash lights or both in one unit? How is this model : Elation DMX Operator Pro Controller? It seemed to have good reviews on other websites. Or is there one specifically that would best suite my needs. I need one that would simply turn everything on and off at this point, and a dimmer would be nice (But I believe you purchase those...
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Re: Dimmer Pack Issue

serraava ·
I believe, and I could be wrong, that the DP-DMX20L uses fuses instead of breakers for the channels as well as the pack itself. I would check the fuses and make sure they are not blown. When buying dimmer packs, always try to get breakers instead of fuses. Saves a lot of headaches. Breakers may cost more, but you will make out better when a show you need your packs for doesn't go up thanks to no spare/brunt out fuses.
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Re: Elation stage setter 8

serraava ·
First question, did you ruin the controller. The answer is no. If anything, you ruined the power supply, but that is also doubtful. You are talking 6 watts vs 3 watts, which is not a lot of power. Second question, just plug and play. You said they have been doing it for a while now, so I am sure you are still fine. After that, I think all your other questions are answered. Must components are capable of handling sightly dynamic loads. For example, almost everything can work on a load from...
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Re: DMX Programmer Question

serraava ·
First question, depending on the LEDs in question, yes, funny things can happen when you first fade up the first scene. For example, if using the marco commands for color/programs, when you first start, it has to fade through the other before getting to where you want it. The fix for this is easy, write a scene before your first, and set the LEDs with the dimmer channel off. The next scene, keep the LED settings the same, but bring up the dimmer. This should solve the problem. You can also...
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Re: Fading to black

chrislang ·
Its likely you're fading the DMX channel that controls the dowser/strobe effect which would explain the "instant out". If you're doing a "grand master" type of fade (all DMX channels to zero) lights will NOT fade out properly. You need to build the cue so that the other channels DMX remain at the same levels and you're only decreasing the actual DMX channel that affects the dimmer of the fixture via the dowser.
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Re: Fading to black

jaym ·
Thanks Chris, The only DMX channel I was adjusted was the DIMMER channel (channel 7 according to Magic-260). All other channels remained the same. The piece that eludes me is how do I get a slow fade between the scenes from full illumination to a black out and unfortuately the fade time did not appear to work. I did some experimenting and the only time I got the fade time to work is when I was repositioning lights from point A to point B. In this scenario I could use the fade to say do it in...
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Re: Fading to black

serraava ·
I think the problem might be that you are turning off scenes and don't have them into a show. The fade times written in scenes only have an effect in shows or jumping between scene to scene. Try programming a show with your scenes and see if that fixes it. Or you can program a scene that has the shutter all the way up and the dimmer out over however much time, that should work. But you will see color, position, gobos, etc change with this. Try doing like I do in the Hog and make the 'scene'...
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Re: Fading to black

elationpro ·
i'm not 100% sure on the Magic 260. But on the Show Designers' you have an option to have special settings on each channel. So for example on a Gobo Channel you will want a snap before setting and on a dimmer you will want a cross fade setting. I think your Magic 260 has a snap before setting instead of a cross fade setting. Check out your modify fixture settings if there is any. I will check this out Mon morning. Let me know how it goes. Best regards,
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Re: Fading to black

ronr ·
I just tested a Magic-260 with a Design Spot-250 and was able to program a fade out. To program a fade out, set your dimmer to zero (0), add your desired fade time and save it to a desired page/button location.
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Re: Fading to black

jaym ·
I was back it again this evening and tried several of the recommendations with no luck. ronr -- those where the exact steps I took. Even with my dimmer set to 0 and a fade time to 30 sec, it snaps to a black out. No slow fades. John -- could not find any snap or cross fade feature on the Magic 260 and nothing is mentioned in the documentation. Since we open the show this Friday. I have trained the operator to use the master fader. I'll keep looking for an automated solutions. Let me know if...
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Re: Fading to black

ronr ·
Jay- the problem may be with your Design Spot-250 profile. I don't recall it ever having a problem but from what you’re describing, it sounds like it was written incorrectly. Like John was describing, there is an option to set how you want your channels to react to fade time but it isn't in the Magic-260 controller. It's in the PC profile creator program. You can select between "Snap After Fade", "Snap Before Fade" or "Fade" for each channel. From what you're describing, the Dimmer channel,...
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Re: Stagesetter 8 problem, help plz

serraava ·
Couple things to try. First, did you check you dimmer for that channel? Maybe the dimmer just tripped or the fuse blew and you need to reset it or replace it. Next, did you check the lamps? It is possible that all the lamps on that channel blew out. Also, when a lamp blows out, sometimes it will take the fuse or trip the breaker on the dimmer. Lastly, have you tried anything else in that channel? Try moving the DMX addresses around so another set of lights comes up on that channel. If...
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Re: Dimmer Problems, Termination?

elationpro ·
Hi Joe, Your dimmers have 3 modes 1 channel mode.. all for channels are the same address 2 channel mode.. chan 1 controlls 1 & 2, ch 2 controls 3 & 4. so the pack is only 2 channels. then 4 channel mode.. this is the channel your looking for. breaks it up to 4 channels.. should be on the silk screen of the dimmer.. if not check the user manual. Best regards,
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Re: Compu Live Question

partime ·
July 14, 2008 Help! I am sending this to 3 or 4 people I hope can help. I have installed a lighting system utilizing the following components: 1. – Acclaim s-fade6 at the entrance door 2. – Elation Compu -1024c 3. – an A-B switch 4. – Elation RMD620 Arc dimmer for house lights 5. – 6 Elation Pro Bar 4 – for an assortment of pars and ellipsoidals. 6. – 3 Elation RGB LED at various points in the path - They are addressed as 101, 108, 115 Problem: When the x-fade is operational it controls more...
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Re: Compu Live Question

ebaclights ·
So the house dimmer is tied into the same line as the rest of the lights, and you have both the x-fade and compu controlling them with an a/b switch? You are saying all the lights work ok when controlling with compu, but when you switch it to the x-fade the leds go nuts? If so, they are probably losing dmx since the x-fade is only 6 channels. The only option you have is to set the leds so that when they lose dmx they do not go to auto mode. Finally, you can also add a wall panel from the...
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Re: Global Edit of Values for One Light + Right Click to Fade

ebaclights ·
There is a way to do fade/no fade using the Midi controller. You can either do it with the virtual controller on the screen, or have an external one. Unfortunately you cannot use a single button to turn the fade on and off with the virtual board, you will have to use 2 buttons, or one of the faders on the board. You can use one button for On/off using the external board because it will latch when you press the button. To set this up... 1. launch the midi controller on the screen. 2. If you...
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Re: Global Edit of Values for One Light + Right Click to Fade

tonyharvey ·
Don't know if this is helpful but here goes. I use the BCF2000 and Compu06. To control dimmers I have a 'always clicked' switch that only controls the dimmer for the channel I want. Then I hook that switch up to my MIDI controller on a fader. When I move the fader on the BCF2000 the lights move accordingly since the button is 'always clicked' in the software. We do this on a couple of different things (chase speed on knobs [always clicked switch], but clicking the knob invokes the...
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Re: Noobie question..

Jingles8302 ·
Rick welcome to the forums. if you want to run dmx led lights on the S.S. 24 you are really gonna need a larger controller. you CAN use DMX lights with the S.S. 24 but are limited to only 24 channels. each dmx led par is about 5 dmx channels. which means 4 of those leds if you like them to be run individually will take up about 20 dmx channels. if you give me your email i can send you a PDF document about the basics and how to run DMX. my email is jamesk AT Elation lighting DOT COM so send...
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Re: Noobie question..

rick03038 ·
Thanks Jingles, Guess I got me some learning to do. i sent you my email. thanks for offering to send me the DMX PDF file. Now....If I was to run and LED or 2 on this board, can I use it as a dimmer only and not run the DMX side???? I can look into a bigger controller later when i can afford it. Thanks again, Rick
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Re: Noobie question..

Jingles8302 ·
No you cant split the function of a dmx light. either has to be dmx or stand alone. and also do not plug in a DMX light to a dimmer pack EVER. you will ruin the light. the chips and such cannot handle being dimmed in that way. so if you have a led or two at about 6 dmx channels that will use up either 6 or 12 channels on that board. read the PDF and see if it makes sense in there. ok? let me know if you have any more questions after you have read it. Sincerely,
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Re: another noob question.....

serraava ·
Think of DMX like the postal service. A person sends mail (the console) to a certain address (the fixture or dimmer address) via the mailman (the DMX cable). Without the right address, the command or mail can't be received or is delivered improperly. Without the mailman or cable, the command or mail can't be sent at all. And without the sender or console, there is no command or mail to start with.
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Re: How do you select & Group of fixtures?

edub ·
First off, as if you don't hear it enough, I'm new to the software and just moderately familiar with DMX and programming lights. Jingles, I have two 6 channel dimmer packs that I would like to group fixtures together. Do I just need to change where they are plugged into the dimmer pack and make it easy? Also, I have 8 LED PAR 64's and I would like to group them all together as well as other different groupings. I have 4 Intimidators and colorado 3's that I would like to groups in various...
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Re: How do you select & Group of fixtures?

Jingles8302 ·
E*dub if you have two dimmer packs i assume you are hooking par cans up to the dimmer pack and not the LED dmx lights correct? never plug a DMX light into a dimmer pack it will ruin the fixture. you can group any of your fixtures together as a group and are able to control them individually or as a group by creating a new group. to control them i believe you select the fixtures/group you want to control and then go to the fixtures pages and use the functions there. As i have said before the...
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Re: lighting que fades

acedpeot24 ·
Ok, I tried using that toolbar and still, the scenes are not fading. They are just changing abruptly as if I took a dimmer switch and just flipped it to high or low. Also, I am using the 1024EC.
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