vintage lighting controller
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Topic: vintage lighting controller
Posted By: 2x18
Subject: vintage lighting controller
Date Posted: 14 March 2012 at 9:39pm
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Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 14 March 2012 at 9:54pm
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That looks mid 1970's,and Brand new! my eyes aren't so good,is that a DIN input plug?
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Posted By: VSS
Date Posted: 15 March 2012 at 8:43am
Yes , it is .
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jbl_man wrote:Posted By: audiomik
Date Posted: 15 March 2012 at 8:49am
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I seem to remember using one or two of them back in the early '70's with some Graphic Artists to do 'moving backdrops' for Bands.... Mik ------------- Warning! May contain Nuts plus springs, washers, screws, etc, etc. |
Posted By: Muckerbarnes1
Date Posted: 15 March 2012 at 9:58am
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Cool. Whats the bet it's Thyristors/SCR's, not Triacs then Mik? Like a BT108. ------------- Billy Dawg. |
Posted By: Mhamplification
Date Posted: 15 March 2012 at 3:25pm
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Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 15 March 2012 at 6:31pm
Does that mean it wont switch reactive loads like pinspots then Malc? ..i guess at the time it was made all there were was filament bulb spot lights. ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: audiomik
Date Posted: 15 March 2012 at 8:12pm
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Malc, Ian from memory - Triacs Didn't have LV lighting back then as used Theater Lighting fittings so could use Gels for best colours to match the paint, but also ran UV flourescents with pre-heat transformers added into them..... Mik ------------- Warning! May contain Nuts plus springs, washers, screws, etc, etc. |
Posted By: Muckerbarnes1
Date Posted: 15 March 2012 at 8:45pm
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Triacs were not common back then in lighting control. Posh dimmers used 2 SCR's to get full wave control. No Ian a single SCR will not work an inductive load, but as Mik states back then only resistive loads were really used. I built a SCR lighing controller from a kit at when at school. Scared the crap outta the old lady!! Then modded it with larger SCR's to controll multiple 500W lamps. Oooo. days gone by. I'd love to see inside that gadget. Go ask for a PIC Ian!!!!! ------------- Billy Dawg. |
Posted By: audiomik
Date Posted: 15 March 2012 at 8:54pm
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Back to back thyristers still outperform Triacs for surge current performance! Mik ------------- Warning! May contain Nuts plus springs, washers, screws, etc, etc. |
Posted By: Muckerbarnes1
Date Posted: 15 March 2012 at 9:00pm
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Anybody ever come across Thespak dimmers? Made in Stroud. Of course. ------------- Billy Dawg. |