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AUDIO HABIT
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Posted: 14 November 2018 at 2:35am |
they do dim when used as a blinder after a couple of seconds as they are sucking so much electrical current the greed things lol, never seen them do it when strobing though, maybe it's in low power mode, check the dip switches on the back
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nuclearbass
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Swapped the lamp out and same issue, the lamp had scorched ends but so does the other 5 I have lol. I’ll give it a try with the dip switches etc, not looked at that, tried several DMX options and still have the issue 🤷♂️ |
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Have you done the usual checks of another unit with exact same settings next on same DMX line followed by swapping the lamp (after it's cooled and not touching with your fingers? Very poss a lamp issue, what colour are the ends of the tube? Also, The dips are often the first think to go so give them a wiggle and a spray clean, then.....
There are many repair techs that just bin the boards and a few that like to work on them. If someone could cheaply create a replacement back panel and reliable electronics (push buttons not dips, LED display, separate LV and HV boards).... they could easily bring back to life hundreds of Atomics and make a few quid....
Just putting it out there..... Crowd funding.... |
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nuclearbass
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An old thread but a useful one, I have a atomic 3k and the lamp seems to dim its output after a second when triggered, dims by around 70%
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simonp1100
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Check you have no problems with connections on the XLR sockets as well as any problems with the pads of the these as well on the PCB board, then check for continuity on each pin of the XLR to R103 & R104 (R103 to pin 2 on XLR & R104 to pin 3 on XLR).
Check R103 & R104 they should be 2.2 Ohms & check D102 & D103 for shorts, if these components are all fine then it maybe IC102 (SN75176B) bus transceiver chip. Edited by simonp1100 - 01 October 2017 at 12:27pm |
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Portlandpro
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I could use that schematic if you still have it. I have an atomic that appears to stop functioning whenever it receives DMX, but still works on standalone mode.
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johny_mo
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Hey, I know this is from 2008. But I just had 1 of my atomics quit working. The "flash" light is just steady when ever it has power and martin says that means the pcb board is bad. But I dont have the funds to replace it. And nothing looks burnt. although r136 doesnt look great it looks like it could be fine. So I cant tell if its bad. Have you had experience with this before?
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cookiemonster60
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Hi thanks for the help the fuses were duff and its now working.
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col_b
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I can repair most atomic PCB's so if you get stuck and it's not the fuse get in touch!
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check the internal fuses havent blown to start with.
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cookiemonster60
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Hi all following the thread. I have a Martin Atomic 3000 unit I've picked up that's dead no sign of life.
Does anyone know where I can pick up the service manual/schematic ?
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simonp1100
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Check the strobe directly via your DMX desk first, i am assuming that you have terminated the last item in the DMX line with a terminator plug ??? & that the strobe is the only thing in the chain that is faulting ?????.
It sounds like one or more of your fixtures in the DMX line could be interfering with the strobe or it could be down to too much current draw on the rig & resetting the strobe (had this once & took me ages to trace it). Good luck & hope this helps . |
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