mal421 Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 The iMoves as mentioned earlier are available sub £300 . Not the greatest mover ever created but they do a job . They use an ELC lamp 24v/250w not the brightest but at £5 each it aint such a big deal if you blow them now and again . The iMoves only use 5 DMX channels so programming isn't that difficult and even easier if you use the dedicated controller . Another cheap option is the Acme Spot Queen . These use 6 DMX channels (they have gobo rotate unlike the iMoves) and use a 150w discharge lamp a lot more expensive to replace but generally last longer . The Spot Queen's are sub £500 . The main short comings with these movers is beam size . To get any appreciable coverage you need to have them a fair distance away but , not being very bright means you don't want them too far away . These units will never compete with Macs and the like but they aren't intended to . Having installed some Spot Queens in a local night club a few years ago the only problem that I have experienced is a sticking shutter stepper motor . Finally I had a local DJ bring me an iMove that had fallen off his gantry on to the floor . It was in a sorry state but having dismantled it , straigtened out alll the bent bits and put it back together again it worked . £0.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P. Funk Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Ah, but cheap movers = loud. Do you really want the sound of a vacuum cleaner running throughout the duration of your show? Made that mistake once, not again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Not to mention that a lot of 'cheap' movers don't have a dimmer - I've seen quite a few that have a 'blank' in the gobo wheel to shutter out the beam. Which makes those completely and utterly uselsss for theatrical use, although still serviceable for DJ / club use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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