Return-Path: X-Processed-By: Virex 7 on prxy.net X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.2) with PIPE id 4093156; Mon, 09 Aug 2004 03:01:00 -0700 X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.2 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #96 Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 03:00:39 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0-pre4 (2004-08-04) on prxy.net X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, BIZ_TLD,MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR autolearn=ham version=3.0.0-pre4 X-Spam-Level: X-prxy-Spam-Filter: Scanned X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.4a3 For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #96 1. Subject: Re: fluorescent, was neon by "Lin Wheeler" 2. Re: Subject: Re: fluorescent, was neon by "Dr. Randall W.A. Davidson" 3. gaffer by "RICHARD FINKELSTEIN" 4. Re: Gaffer by "Paul Guncheon" 5. Re: Stinky Paint by "Paul Guncheon" 6. Re: Stinky Paint by MissWisc [at] aol.com 7. Re: Stinky Paint by Steve Larson 8. Re: Web & Domain hosting by Jason Tollefson 9. Re: Stinky Paint by MissWisc [at] aol.com 10. Re: Stinky Paint by "Elliott Family" 11. Attaching facing to platforms by Steve Larson 12. Re: Web & Domain hosting by Boyd Ostroff 13. Re: Stinky Paint by Pat Kight 14. Re: Attaching facing to platforms by Eric Minton 15. Re: stinky paint by Kyle Dugger 16. Dimmable Flourescents by Matthew Kopans 17. Re: political conventions - Olympics by Bruce Purdy 18. Re: stinky paint by "Alf Sauve" 19. Re: Web & Domain hosting by Bruce Purdy 20. Re: Dimming Fluorescent & Neon by Mitch Hefter 21. Re: Dimmable Flourescents by "Harold Hallikainen" 22. Opening for Costume Designer by BKHAIN [at] aol.com 23. Re: MOS by Sunil Rajan 24. Marty Petlock/SARACITY is out of the office. by Marty_Petlock [at] sarasotagov.com 25. Re: political conventions - Olympics by "Jason" 26. Rigger fall in London by "Jason" *** Please update the subject line of your reply to use the subject *** line of the message you are replying to! Please only reply to *** one message subject in each reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Subject: Re: fluorescent, was neon Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 08:15:36 -0500 Message-ID: <0B70E9798A3B4E4080E46327FA359F2102D3A9 [at] MIDL-MAILV.etclink.net> From: "Lin Wheeler" SSd2ZSBkb25lIHNldmVyYWwgaW5zdGFsbGF0aW9ucyB3aGVyZSBuZW9uIG9yIGZsdW9yZXNjZW50 IGNpcmN1aXRzIHdlcmUgaW52b2x2ZWQgYW5kIGZvdW5kIHRoYXQgZ2l2ZW4gdGhlIHByb3BlciBi YWxsYXN0IG5lb24gaXMgbW9yZSBzdGFibGUgYXQgbXVjaCBsb3dlciBsZXZlbHMgdGhhbiBmbHVv cmVzY2VudC4NCiANCk9uZSB0aGluZyBhbG90IG9mIHBlb3BsZSBkb24ndCByZWFsaXplIGlzIHRo YXQgdGhlIDEsIDUgb3IgMTAgcGVyY2VudCByYXRpbmcgb2YgYSBkaW1tYWJsZSBiYWxsYXN0IHJl ZmVycyB0byBtZWFzdXJlZCBsaWdodCBub3QgcGVyY2lldmVkIG9yIHdoYXQgeW91ciBleWUgc2Vl cy4gQXMgdGhlIGxpZ2h0IGRpbXMgeW91ciBleWUgYWRqdXN0cyB0byB0aGUgY2hhbmdlLiBGb3Ig YSAxMCUgYmFsbGFzdCBhdCBpdHMgbG93ZXN0IHN0YWJsZSBsZXZlbCwgdGhlIG91dHB1dCBmcm9t IHRoZSBmaXh0dXJlIHN0aWxsIGFwcGVhcnMgdG8gYmUgYWJvdXQgMzUlIHRvIHlvdXIgZXllLiA1 JSBhcHBlYXJzIHRvIGJlIGFib3V0IDI1JS4gVGhlc2UgZmlndXJlcyBoYXZlIG5vdGhpbmcgdG8g ZG8gd2l0aCB0aGUgdHlwZSBvZiBkaW1tYWJsZSBiYWxsYXN0IHVzZWQsIDIgb3IgMyB3aXJlLCBv ciAwLTEwdiwgb3IgdGhlIGFwcHJvcHJpYXRlIGVxdWlwbWVudCB1c2VkIHRvIGRpbSB0aGUgc3Bl Y2lmaWMgYmFsbGFzdCB0eXBlcywgdGhleSBhcmUgdGhlIHN0YW5kYXJkIHJhdGluZ3MgbWFudWZh Y3R1cmVycyB1c2UgZm9yIGRpbW1hYmxlIGJhbGxhc3RzLg0KIA0KQmVjYXVzZSAxJSBiYWxsYXN0 cyBhcmUgdGhlIG1vc3QgZXhzcGVuc2l2ZSBJIHRoaW5rIHBlb3BsZSBtaXN0YWtlbmx5IHRoaW5r IHRoZXkgY2FuIGdldCBieSB3aXRoIDEwJSBiYWxsYXN0cyBvbmx5IHRvIGZpbmQgb3V0IHRoYXQg dGhleSBkb24ndCBkaW0gZG93biBhcyBmYXIgYXMgdGhleSB3b3VsZCBoYXZlIGxpa2VkIGZvciB0 aGUgYWJvdmUgcmVhc29ucy4NCiANCkxpbg0K ------------------------------ From: "Dr. Randall W.A. Davidson" Subject: RE: Subject: Re: fluorescent, was neon Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 08:02:52 -0700 Message-ID: <002d01c47d58$ca0907c0$726dfea9 [at] DrDoomsComputer> In-Reply-To: Thank you Lin. Good information, and information that will help me in my illumination studies when it comes to lighting areas for safety. Dr. Doom ==================================================== A Masters Workshop for Entertainment Technicians, Riggers, Public Assembly Technicians, and Educational Performing Arts Personnel - Sponsored by Risk International & Associates, Inc. April 4, 5, 6, 2005 at ELCO Performing Arts Center, Elkhart, Indiana Brochure & Registration Form available at: www.riskit.com/workshops ==================================================== Risk International & Associates, Inc. - Dedicated to making the world a healthier & safer place. Website: www.riskit.com E-mail: rdavidson [at] riskit.com ==================================================== International Secondary Education Theater Safety Association (ISETSA) - Dedicated to the protection of every student in the performing arts. Website: www.isetsa.org E-mail: info [at] isetsa.org ==================================================== 960 E. Bonita #158, Pomona, CA 91767 Phone/Fax: (909) 625-5961 ==================================================== -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Lin Wheeler Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 6:16 AM To: Stagecraft Subject: Subject: Re: fluorescent, was neon For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- I've done several installations where neon or fluorescent circuits were involved and found that given the proper ballast neon is more stable at much lower levels than fluorescent. One thing alot of people don't realize is that the 1, 5 or 10 percent rating of a dimmable ballast refers to measured light not percieved or what your eye sees. As the light dims your eye adjusts to the change. For a 10% ballast at its lowest stable level, the output from the fixture still appears to be about 35% to your eye. 5% appears to be about 25%. These figures have nothing to do with the type of dimmable ballast used, 2 or 3 wire, or 0-10v, or the appropriate equipment used to dim the specific ballast types, they are the standard ratings manufacturers use for dimmable ballasts. Because 1% ballasts are the most exspensive I think people mistakenly think they can get by with 10% ballasts only to find out that they don't dim down as far as they would have liked for the above reasons. Lin ------------------------------ From: "RICHARD FINKELSTEIN" Subject: gaffer Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 11:10:25 -0400 Message-ID: >Since we are into the realm of speculation here, the term "Gaffer" is >defined as an old man or a rustic, (my dictionary says its a contraction of >"godfather"). I'd always assumed that Gaffer as a job title was an >extention this meaning, the Gaffer being an "Old Man" of a crew, i.e. in >charge because he's the senior hand with most experience. This would be >consistant with the Best Boy being the Senior's most skilled assistant. >Mick Alderson After checking numerous dictionaries (because dictionaries are alas always dubious in their usefulness in such things, here is my verdict I think that Mick is generally right. Origins seem to come from the French for Godfather and/or Grandfather but to show you how stupid dictionaries are in these things I found an 1828 source that tried to trace this to Hebrew. My own recollections of the Gaffer as a glassblower is also correct but I now think that is a parallel not an origin. As the "Godfather" the Gaffer is naturally the head of a group and later this came to be a group of laborers so it applied to BOTH Glassblowing and film electrics, but I doubt that the two uses are directly related. Indeed in fishing there is a Gaff hook and possibly a Gaffer related to the use of this hook. Indeed many types of hooks were used in setting streetlights, but I'd need more evidence of a link here. I'll leave the window open. OK, here's a big challenge to the etymological researchers out there....and this is somewhat of an open challenge from this list going back about 6 years!!!!! Many years ago I claimed on the list that the lighting term "Cookie" (similar effect as a gobo) comes from "Cukaloris" (not in dispute). I learned many years ago though from a film journal article profiling the man who coined that term usage that the term Cukaloris came from a character in a fairy tale. Someone on the list then challenged me for the particulars. Anyone remember? Well I'm sorry to admit that after tearing apart my collections multiple times I can't find the blasted article that started this all. So the challenge is to see if anyone else can find reference to the Cukaloris as a fairy tale character. Alas as is often the case, I may be spelling the term wrong here.....but just to confuse things RF ------------------------------ Message-ID: <002301c47d63$efe39400$0202a8c0 [at] MyLastPC> From: "Paul Guncheon" References: Subject: Re: Gaffer Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 06:22:43 -1000 Another explanation: <> Laters, Paul "I already showed Lee how to do that," Tom said tautly. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <002701c47d64$c36479c0$0202a8c0 [at] MyLastPC> From: "Paul Guncheon" References: Subject: Re: Stinky Paint Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 06:28:39 -1000 >Ok all you painting types, I have a stinky problem. > The wife painted the dressing rooms with a paint that > must have been rotten or something. Oh my gosh it > stinks badly. we have tried everthing but repainting. > vineger in bowls, air freshiners you name it. Its been > 3 months. The doors have been left open all that time > and although some of the smell has gone it still > stinks. Any suggestions welcome. For odors of a bacterial nature, I have used a product called "Zapsit". For some reason I couldn't get their home page to load but... http://members.aol.com/sweaver536/zapsit.html There are other odor eliminators out there available from pet stores. Laters, Paul "I dropped the toothpaste," said Tom, crestfallen. ------------------------------ From: MissWisc [at] aol.com Message-ID: <8a.11b421af.2e47b1fe [at] aol.com> Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 12:42:38 EDT Subject: Re: Stinky Paint I'd start with a Bleach Bath for the room... use 1 cup bleach to 9 cups hot water. That's the ratio most schools use to clean/sterilize things. Put it on with a big sponge or floor scrubbing brush and let air dry. Make certain you have lots of FORCED air (mechanical) ventilaion, not just the doors open. If there are window curtains that can be opened, do that too. Sunlight kills lots of bacterial/viral nasties. Then I'd go over it with Febreeze. I was amazed at what that stuff did for a suitcase I borrowed from my MIL who smokes. Took two treatments, but the smoke smell is GONE. Chuck Mitchell... was it Lysterine we put into paint to help with that??? Kristi ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 13:02:27 -0400 Subject: Re: Stinky Paint From: Steve Larson Message-ID: In-Reply-To: I put a little lysol or pinesol in paint that is going to be stored for even a few weeks. Steve on 8/8/04 12:42 PM, MissWisc [at] aol.com at MissWisc [at] aol.com wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > I'd start with a Bleach Bath for the room... use 1 cup bleach to 9 cups hot > water. That's the ratio most schools use to clean/sterilize things. Put it on > with a big sponge or floor scrubbing brush and let air dry. Make certain you > have lots of FORCED air (mechanical) ventilaion, not just the doors open. If > there are window curtains that can be opened, do that too. Sunlight kills lots > of > bacterial/viral nasties. Then I'd go over it with Febreeze. I was amazed at > what that stuff did for a suitcase I borrowed from my MIL who smokes. Took two > treatments, but the smoke smell is GONE. > > Chuck Mitchell... was it Lysterine we put into paint to help with that??? > > Kristi > > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040808170756.43000.qmail [at] web50308.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 10:07:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Tollefson Subject: Re: Web & Domain hosting In-Reply-To: I've been very happy using yahoo's services. A bare-bones, ad-free package comes in at $4.95 a month. $8.95 a month if you want a custom domain name. Both come with matching email addresses. Jason Tollefson LD-at-Large, Orlando, FL > There seem to be a ton of domain hosting services out there, my theater is > currently using tripod, cause it's free, and we were using aplus.net to > register our domain. > > Our registration is up, and we are looking around to make sure that we're > doing this correctly. > > We have a bare budget, and a clientel that isn't very wired (so the board is > unwilling to spend much on hosting services.) > > Anybody got any suggestions for a cheap, reasonable but decent service level > option? ------------------------------ From: MissWisc [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 13:09:45 EDT Subject: Re: Stinky Paint Cc: tiptd [at] theatreinthepark.com Lysol!!! That's it!! Thanks Steve! Kristi ------------------------------ From: "Elliott Family" Subject: RE: Stinky Paint Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 10:10:32 -0700 Message-ID: <003601c47d6a$a01395e0$6400a8c0 [at] chicago1927> In-Reply-To: From personal experience (cat urine, sick cats, childrens' "accidents", etc), the very best odor remover is PureAyre, available here: http://www.thecreamofthecrop.com/, on the third page of their Online Catalog. While Fabreze may take several applications AND has an odor, PureAyre works the first time and leaves no odor. Cost: 4oz. for $4.99, 22 oz. for $13.99, and 132 oz. for $54.95. It's = the best $54.95 I've ever spent. Warmest regards, John Elliott "I've always wanted to be normal,=20 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 but lately I've had a=A0strong suspicion = that=20 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 this is it." --J. Skinner. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster. http://www.ihatespam.net -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of MissWisc [at] aol.com Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 9:43 AM To: Stagecraft Subject: Re: Stinky Paint For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- I'd start with a Bleach Bath for the room... use 1 cup bleach to 9 cups = hot=20 water. That's the ratio most schools use to clean/sterilize things. Put = it on=20 with a big sponge or floor scrubbing brush and let air dry. Make certain = you have lots of FORCED air (mechanical) ventilaion, not just the doors = open. If there are window curtains that can be opened, do that too. Sunlight = kills lots of=20 bacterial/viral nasties. Then I'd go over it with Febreeze. I was amazed = at=20 what that stuff did for a suitcase I borrowed from my MIL who smokes. = Took two=20 treatments, but the smoke smell is GONE.=20 Chuck Mitchell... was it Lysterine we put into paint to help with = that???=20 Kristi ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 13:10:37 -0400 Subject: Attaching facing to platforms From: Steve Larson Message-ID: I'm building a show that does some touring and will probably be used for the next ten years. What methods do you folks on the list use to attach facings to parallel platforms on caster plates. I prefer something that is easy to attach, yet I want to avoid ugly wear to the face. It's been years since I used parallels. Steve ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 13:47:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Boyd Ostroff Subject: Re: Web & Domain hosting In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Sat, 7 Aug 2004, C. Andrew Dunning wrote: > I've been on OLM for a couple of years now. They've been great I would second Andrew's comments about OLM. I have a small personal site with them which I think costs around $6/mo. The thing I like about this is that I have full shell access and can manage everything from the command line and use the unix tools I'm accustomed to. This probably wouldn't be a big deal for most people, but I appreciate it. Of course they have a user friendly web admin interface also. We also have 3 or 4 different accounts with them at work. A year ago I moved our production dept website (tech.operaphilly.com) to a virtual private server at OLM after hosting it in-house with a Linux box on our T-1 line for several years. This has worked out really well, and after a couple days of initial configuration I have the exact same Linux environment with super-user priveleges that I had on the in-house server. But the difference is that none of the web traffic comes across our network, response times are very good, and someone else messes around with the hardware, backups and software updates. This service is more expensive, I think about $70/mo but allows us to host multiple domains, secure servers, and a lot of other advanced features that I'll probably never even use. Boyd Ostroff ooo Opera Company of Philadelphia Director of Design & Technology ooooooo 1420 Locust St, Suite 210 ostroff [at] operaphilly.com ooooooo Philadelphia, PA 19102 http://tech.operaphilly.com ooo (215) 893-3600 x225 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <411672BF.3070509 [at] peak.org> Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 11:36:47 -0700 From: Pat Kight Subject: Re: Stinky Paint References: In-Reply-To: Steve Larson wrote: > I put a little lysol or pinesol in paint that > is going to be stored for even a few weeks. I find the odor of lysol/pinesol almost as gag-making as spoiled paint. But a very small quantity of generic household bleach - as little as a teaspoon per gallon - will serve the same purpose without the stink. And no, it doesn't "bleach" the paint colors. -- Pat Kight Albany (Or.) Civic Theater kightp [at] peak.org ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.1.2.0.2.20040808085708.02b83ec0 [at] mail.ericminton.biz> Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 08:59:37 -1000 From: Eric Minton Subject: Re: Attaching facing to platforms In-Reply-To: References: At 07:10 AM 8/8/2004, you wrote: >What methods do you folks on the list use >to attach facings to parallel platforms on >caster plates. I prefer something that >is easy to attach, yet I want to avoid ugly >wear to the face. Aloha When I toured Ice Capades we used Velcro. Eric ------------------------------ Message-ID: <411686E3.3000306 [at] earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 15:02:43 -0500 From: Kyle Dugger Subject: Re: stinky paint References: I have used a product called "Consume" by spartan chemical. It works as a great odor eliminator and has other uses as well. The link below should take you to their site. http://www.spartanchemical.com/__852567ca0061879b.nsf/0/124004ccbae53781852567ef00531748!OpenDocument&Highlight=2,consume http://www.spartanchemical.com/web/webhome.nsf/Home?OpenFrameset kyle dugger >For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >--------------------------------------------------- > >Ok all you painting types, I have a stinky problem. >The wife painted the dressing rooms with a paint that >must have been rotten or something. Oh my gosh it >stinks badly. we have tried everthing but repainting. >vineger in bowls, air freshiners you name it. Its been >3 months. The doors have been left open all that time >and although some of the smell has gone it still >stinks. Any suggestions welcome. > >Thanks >Roger Harrison >T.D. Aztec High School > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040808214401.92216.qmail [at] web42301.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 14:44:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthew Kopans Subject: Dimmable Flourescents In-Reply-To: Tom Pearl from Center Stage once showed a bunch of us how to work dimmable flourescence. You need a dimmable balast of course. The trick to a smooth fade(as I recall - it was 5 years ago) is to have a unified ground plane. That is, connect your two leads behind the tube before you ground it. For some reason this smooths the dimming. He's even done it with a strip of mylar tape on the back of a tube. Good Luck, Matt Kopans University of Pittsburgh __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 18:59:03 -0400 Subject: RE: political conventions - Olympics From: Bruce Purdy Message-ID: > Also I only have the bare minimum of credits (producers and Lighting > designer) so far for the upcoming Republican convention > > And for the Dem convention I am still looking for names of stage managers, > on-mic announcer, and details on the projectors used for the 90' screen. > Send if you have info! Hi Richard! This may seem obvious, but have you tried getting information "From the horse's mouth"? Try contacting some of the people that you do already know about and asking *them* the pertinent questions. Bruce -- Bruce Purdy Technical Director Smith Opera House ------------------------------ Message-ID: <0c7701c47d9e$fbfc3090$0600a8c0 [at] alf> From: "Alf Sauve" References: Subject: Re: stinky paint Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 19:25:18 -0400 This might be a dumb question Roger, but what type of paint was it? By any chance was it "Iddings"? (Rosco calls it Iddings Deep Colors) Alf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Harrison" To: "Stagecraft" Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 20:08 PM Subject: stinky paint > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Ok all you painting types, I have a stinky problem. > The wife painted the dressing rooms with a paint that > must have been rotten or something. Oh my gosh it > stinks badly. we have tried everthing but repainting. > vineger in bowls, air freshiners you name it. Its been > 3 months. The doors have been left open all that time > and although some of the smell has gone it still > stinks. Any suggestions welcome. > > Thanks > Roger Harrison > T.D. Aztec High School > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 19:28:29 -0400 Subject: Re: Web & Domain hosting From: Bruce Purdy Message-ID: In-Reply-To: > We have a bare budget, and a clientel that isn't very wired (so the board is > unwilling to spend much on hosting services.) > > Anybody got any suggestions for a cheap, reasonable but decent service level > option? > Jeffrey Isherwood > Rome Community Theater (RCT) I designed and built the website for the Cayuga County Arts Council, and they get free hosting on the county's server. Cayuga County offers free hosting to non-profit organisations in the county. Perhaps Oneida County offers a similar program to you Romans. I believe it may be part of a larger state-wide initiative her in N.Y. My Theatre gets free hosting from a local Web company. They built the site and give us hosting as an "In kind" donation to the theatre. People are often willing to contribute to a worthwhile local project in a lot of different ways - not just money. (I do wish there was more of that though.) I saw one Theatre Website that displayed the logo of a large local business, with text to the effect that "This Website sponsored by XYZ Corp." I don't know whether that company hosted the Theatres Website on their own server, or if they gave a grant for that purpose, but it's another avenue to explore. These are a few ideas to consider. Good luck! Bruce -- Bruce Purdy Technical Director Smith Opera House ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.1.0.6.2.20040808164319.027d34e0 [at] mail.DesignRelief.com> Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 21:04:25 -0500 From: Mitch Hefter Subject: Re: Dimming Fluorescent & Neon In-Reply-To: References: Best results for dimming neon (and cold cathode - neon is a subset of cold cathode) are achieved under the following conditions: Ballast must be rated for dimming by its manufacturer and be Normal (Low) Power Factor - i.e., no power factor correction capacitor, and be a current-limiting, high-voltage transformer. The transformer should be mounted with the lamps they operate. Due to inrush issues, connected load should not exceed 50% - 60% of the dimmer's nominal rating. If you load higher and conditions aren't right, dimmers and/or ballasts can have problems. Stay closer to 50%. If you have the luxury of custom-making the neon, follow these rules: Make sure the neon people know that you plan to dim the fixtures. The neon tubes must be pumped for a hard vacuum to minimize impurities in the lamp to insure flicker-free operation at low light levels. Remember that a neon lamp has no thermal mass and will respond instantly, which may not be desired. Best results are obtained by increasing the transformer voltage 50% over normal requirements for the selected length and diameter of the tube. This will increase lamp stability and dimming range. -- Fluorescent: It is usually the ballast that is the issue when dimming fluorescents, although the lamps themselves can play a role. In the old days of magnetic ballasts, many fluorescents could be dimmed a little even if the magnetic ballast was not rated for dimming - sometimes even as low as 50%. But lamp life suffered. Many of today's electronic ballasts cannot be dimmed. Of the electronic ballasts that can be dimmed, some can be dimmed from standard phase control 2-wire dimming circuits (e.g., Advance Mark X), and some require a 3rd wire (a cathode "heater"). Greater range is found with the 3-wire ballasts. Follow the manufacturer's recommendations. Many dimmable ballasts must be matched to a specific manufacturer's dimmer. While this matching of a ballast to a dimmer may seem restrictive, the payoff is that many of these can go down to less than 5%, and even down to less than 1%, and is used in many architectural applications. Follow the ballast manufacturer's recommendations on lamps and ballast loading. Ballast quality will have a drastic effect on low-range dimming. Burn in (season) lamps at full for at least 100 hours before dimming to reduce "raccoon-tailing" and color inconsistencies on the lamps. . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mitch Hefter mitch.hefter [at] DesignRelief.com Office: Entertainment Technology / a Division of Genlyte Thomas mhefter [at] genlyte.com +1-214/ 647-7880 x 7967 http://www.etdimming.com http://www.lolcontrols.com http://www.vari-lite.com http://www.genlyte.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <1200.192.168.1.1.1092010752.squirrel [at] kauko.hallikainen.org> In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 17:19:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Dimmable Flourescents From: "Harold Hallikainen" I really like using fluorescent ballasts that accept a 0-10V control signal. These can dim down to a very low level (but not off) very smoothly with no flicker. Phase control ballasts tend to flicker. Dove Systems makes several DMX to analog decoders suitable for driving these ballasts. Some include a solid state relay to turn off the AC to the ballast when the DMX level hits zero. Info is at http://www.dovesystems.com/BuildPage.php?page=mtx Harold -- FCC Rules Online at http://www.hallikainen.com ------------------------------ From: BKHAIN [at] aol.com Message-ID: <15b.3bf39311.2e484aa9 [at] aol.com> Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 23:34:01 EDT Subject: Opening for Costume Designer I'm just posting this FYI; I don't work there. Ben Hain bkhain [at] aol.com Minnesota's Largest Community Theatre seeks FULL-TIME COSTUME DESIGNER Dutie= s=20 include: Design, construct, coordinate costumes/make-up/ hairstyling for 6-1= 0=20 productions annually. Lead and work with a cadre of volunteers in creation o= f=20 cast wardrobe. Create and oversee costume budget. Qualified applicants have:= =20 - excellent communication and interpersonal skills - experience in all=20 aspects of costume design and construction - BA Degree in Costume Design pre= ferred -=20 2-4 years of costume design experience. Competitive salary & excellent=20 benefits. Send cover letter, r=E9sum=E9 & references by August 12 to: Search= ; Rochester=20 Civic Theatre, 20 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, MN 55904=20 ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: From: Sunil Rajan Subject: Re: MOS Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 00:43:28 -0400 On Aug 5, 2004, at 6:00 AM, Stagecraft wrote: > From: Eric Minton > Subject: Re: MOS > > Aloha > > Some German Director Said "Mit Out Sound" > > Eric here's a whole page dedicated to the "origin" of the term http://www.filmsound.org/terminology/mos.htm Cheers, Sunil Rajan Freelance Audio Mercenary ------------------------------ Subject: Marty Petlock/SARACITY is out of the office. From: Marty_Petlock [at] sarasotagov.com Message-ID: Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 01:01:02 -0400 I will be out of the office starting 08/06/2004 and will not return until 09/08/2004. I will respond to your message when I return. ------------------------------ From: "Jason" References: Subject: Re: political conventions - Olympics Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 22:46:49 -0700 Message-ID: Alot of them move off this list.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Purdy" To: "Stagecraft" Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 3:59 PM Subject: Re: political conventions - Olympics > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > > Also I only have the bare minimum of credits (producers and Lighting > > designer) so far for the upcoming Republican convention > > > > And for the Dem convention I am still looking for names of stage managers, > > on-mic announcer, and details on the projectors used for the 90' screen. > > Send if you have info! > > Hi Richard! > > This may seem obvious, but have you tried getting information "From the > horse's mouth"? Try contacting some of the people that you do already know > about and asking *them* the pertinent questions. > > Bruce > -- > Bruce Purdy > Technical Director > Smith Opera House > > > ------------------------------ From: "Jason" References: Subject: Rigger fall in London Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 22:58:59 -0700 Message-ID: Anyone know any information? He is an american that fell. I know the BCC report and a bit more they don't match. ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #96 ****************************