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Re: Adapting Controllers for old equipment

2008-09-05T09:12:22Z

Here you can find DIY DMX-512 to analogue 0-10V the plans:
[link]
Some more DMX-512 circuit links can be found here:
[link]
Circuit boards for DMX-512 to analogue 0-10V
[link]

Isn't a Cultural Renaissance long overdue

2008-09-05T04:24:52Z

Isn't a Cultural Renaissance long overdue in India?
Find out in [link]
Ever since I got involved in theatre, decades ago, I have been
dreaming of an Indian Cultural Renaissance. Hoping it would happen
during my lifetime. We have had occasional outbursts of energy -
false alarms I would say - but then things died down again. Thus when

Re: Manfrotto clamps?

2008-09-04T18:31:40Z

On Sep 3, 7:45 pm, Torrance Bell
I used "structural channel" (unistrut) all over the black box I built
for clearance, cost, and convenience issues. We also use it all over
construction to hang just about anything from bar joists, I-beams,
etc. Last year I deployed about 3,000 42" plasma monitors in

Re: Adapting Controllers for old equipment

2008-09-04T08:13:21Z

& there's no particularly good search term for them if you don't know what
they're called, nobody else calls a demux a multiexchanger.

Re: Adapting Controllers for old equipment

2008-09-04T07:18:18Z

Thanks for the list, I'll check them out. It's hard to find stuff on
the internet when your not sure what the right search terms are.
Jesse

Re: Adapting Controllers for old equipment

2008-09-04T07:16:21Z

Thanks to all for the comments, I'll deffinatly give them more
consideration next time. The other reason I shied away is that my day
job is at a small music store and AFAIK Guitar Center is the only
place in the area to get Berringer (my store is just live music, no DJ/
lighting gear).
Jesse

Re: Manfrotto clamps?

2008-09-04T06:51:33Z

I normally use the spring ones if I'm never going to undo them again, the
front clipped ones rae 3 times the price. But for things that occasionally
need adjusting they're vastly easier to use.

Re: Manfrotto clamps?

2008-09-04T06:33:41Z

news:op.ugx06fo0haghkf@lucy...
These are the ones I've been using.
[link]
They are a little diferent from the ones you were using
[link]
I think I might like yours better, but I've never seen them before.

Re: Manfrotto clamps?

2008-09-04T06:19:17Z

On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:18:01 +0100, David McCall <mccallm...@verizon.net>
wrote:
The QRN nuts are sprung off the back of the built in large square washer
so you avoid all that :-)

Re: Adapting Controllers for old equipment

2008-09-04T01:32:09Z

"Jesse" wrote ...
There are several DMX512 to analog boards kicking around the
internet, including DIY info and kits. I would not expect to pay
more than 100USD for such an adapter. The ones I've seen are
small PC boards which can be fitted inside the existing dimmer
enclosure. For example...
[link]

Re: Manfrotto clamps?

2008-09-03T23:45:16Z

It is a real pain to work with until you
A big part of the problem I experienced was that the electric was chained to the I-beams, no rigging whatsoever (dead hung?)
Torrance

Re: Manfrotto clamps?

2008-09-03T23:43:32Z

Okay yeah, that's /not/ what I was thinking it was.
Torrance

Eleanor Bennet continues to be 'Off Her Trolley' at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden.

2008-09-03T23:39:51Z

Off Her Trolley
written and performed by Eleanor Bennet,
directed by Kirrie Wratten
Song, Dance and Dementia collide in this thought provoking fun-filled
show!
Have you booked your tickets yet?
For those that haven't seen the flyers, this is what various reviews
said:
"...delightfully shrewd" Edinburgh Guide

Re: Manfrotto clamps?

2008-09-03T23:19:17Z

"Torrance Bell" wrote ...
No. Unistrut is a system of steel channels in a wide variety of
styles and sizes. It is used exensively in industrial settings for
all sorts of mechanical structures, pipe & conduit supports, etc.
[link]
I specified it in a permanent install in a church where we

Re: Manfrotto clamps?

2008-09-03T23:18:01Z

"Torrance Bell" <starlite...@yahoooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooo.com>
wrote in message news:g9n2pm$2i0$2@aioe.org...
It is a track in some ways similar to track that you would use for a
traveler.
Typically you use specially shaped nuts with springs on the bottom to
help hold them in place while you tighten the bolts. It works for lighting