thetechguru Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I would stick with Strand if you want quality,Remember Strand have been around for a long time, But the strand we have now ain't the strand we had then.Agreed - the strand dimmers now are far superior to STM's ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooftop Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Well considering our STMs have had 25+ years trouble free service, that should bode well for "new" Strand?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I would stick with Strand if you want quality,Remember Strand have been around for a long time, But the strand we have now ain't the strand we had then.Agreed - the strand dimmers now are far superior to STM's ! The point here is that the company is no longer the same it is now part of Phillips and so while the name may be the same thats about all that is, it is a different company. Are Strand and Paradime dimmers still from same factory? This was only ever the case for one product that was a Paradime made by Light Processor for Strand in a different case. Light Processor are now part of the Coopers group as are Zero88 and Ilight and these are all made in the Coopers factory (the old Zero88 factory) in Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooftop Posted May 2, 2010 Author Share Posted May 2, 2010 Are the fans on the ETC sensor racks loud enough to prohibit the rack being installed side of stage? i.e. do they really need to be in a dimmer room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmills Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Are the fans on the ETC sensor racks loud enough to prohibit the rack being installed side of stage? Yes, easily, and the dimmer room really wants a lobby if it opens off anywhere critical. There is an acoustic hood available, but I don't know how good it is (We did not have the headroom in the rack room to accommodate it). They (at least the 96 way version) are also quite tall, and need some space above for the exhaust air, so be a bit careful about placement. Regards, Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben-collins Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 - Fan that sounds like a hovercraft I would personally go for the ETC Sensor Rack as I know a venue that has one and they have never had any problems with it (that I know of) but I do agree with Dmills , the fans are load and randomly speed up and slow down, even when its not doing anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistairhammond Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 * Zero88 Chilli 24x 10A plus a couple of other bits to do the 5kW and non-dim Can't say lots on the subject, but a Chilli dimmer has the added ability of the Chilli system - A series of presets available from wall mounted panels. This can be a great help for house and backstage lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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