tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post5640429127014869541..comments2024-02-13T19:11:21.972-05:00Comments on Vintage Night Club Lighting: -- Technical Help With Older Effects --Colin Yeadonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05503405215151591838noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post-44604940655084960402012-07-12T08:12:01.989-04:002012-07-12T08:12:01.989-04:00Hey Colin. I have an Aurora. Three of the motors j...Hey Colin. I have an Aurora. Three of the motors just spin one way, as if they will not flip polarity. Any Ideas? <br />thanks<br />justin<br />bbciradio@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post-9711147746583548002012-02-14T22:03:23.663-05:002012-02-14T22:03:23.663-05:00I love the MacArgus units. Good luck on getting t...I love the MacArgus units. Good luck on getting them operational. If you need any assistance please contact me.<br />ColinColin Yeadonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503405215151591838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post-20457174620148789912012-01-25T14:07:30.923-05:002012-01-25T14:07:30.923-05:00Nice site. You corner the market with this inform...Nice site. You corner the market with this information for sure. I've got three ACR MacArgus units all needing work. Thanks for the info.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09753862079836007003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post-24189877333682610372011-07-30T13:43:54.279-04:002011-07-30T13:43:54.279-04:00Great site! All these lights sure do bring back s...Great site! All these lights sure do bring back some good memories. <br /><br />I am also looking for a "high speed" 6 8 or 10 head helicopter. Nothing fance, just high speed. (60 rpm or better)<br />If anyone knows about these helicopters please let me know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post-67874429265285837852011-01-10T18:28:29.976-05:002011-01-10T18:28:29.976-05:00The microphone might be going bad or the internal ...The microphone might be going bad or the internal circuitry might be going bad as well. Hard to tell.Colin Yeadonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503405215151591838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post-33860189355374070312011-01-10T17:14:38.260-05:002011-01-10T17:14:38.260-05:00Well I know that much. I just dont know why there ...Well I know that much. I just dont know why there not responding to any beats unless I actually hit the side of it.smokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167931585118303882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post-57660813292263490012011-01-10T15:26:42.870-05:002011-01-10T15:26:42.870-05:00What you are speaking of is the internal microphon...What you are speaking of is the internal microphone. This is used to trigger the motors. This unit is supposed to move to the beat of the music so when you touch or tap on the unit the microphone picks up the unit making it move. There should be an adjustment knob on the unit to change the sensitivity of it.Colin Yeadonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503405215151591838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post-43473044983615409882011-01-10T15:13:43.407-05:002011-01-10T15:13:43.407-05:00I dont understand what you mean by some of the mot...I dont understand what you mean by some of the motor channels not working. With the unit on, if I touch or turn the things attached to the motor they will work, but then just stop...smokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167931585118303882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post-51910518307387662702011-01-10T14:02:07.051-05:002011-01-10T14:02:07.051-05:00Hey Michael!
I did some research on these units an...Hey Michael!<br />I did some research on these units and found out that AMDJ and Chauvet units have a very bad PCB in them (Circuit Board). They are no longer being produced. I checked with both AMDJ and Chauvet and there are no more replacement boards available for these units as well. I wish I had a better answer for you, but that is all that I know. As for the motors working and some not working, Are they across from each other? They are wired so that each motor has a corresponding motor on the opposite side. If that is the problem, some of the motor channels are not working.Colin Yeadonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503405215151591838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034818250850191060.post-75694767350983180462011-01-08T19:15:19.646-05:002011-01-08T19:15:19.646-05:00Wow, Im glad I found you. Been doing this type of ...Wow, Im glad I found you. Been doing this type of work myself as I work at a bowling alley and control our cosmic lights/fog/etc...We have been doing a lot of replacing of regular older units with LED units. I have fixed a few regular units using like 3-4 fixtures just to make 1 or 2 work. <br /><br />Anyway, I noticed you have 2 American DJ Tempest. I too also have two of them and 2 Chauvet Aurora's which are basicly the same thing. (Looks identical really) They all power up and kinda work. Just the motors dont seem to want to rotate or move. Some do, some dont. Some also do when I hit the mic area. You mentioned to test the motors. How do you go about that. (I have a digital Multimeter) Would you test the motor with the unit plugged in? Or with no power? Can you please assist me on this stuff? And have you fixed your boards or whatever was wrong with it. Perhaps we could do some kind of exchange with motors and 1 of my boards??<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Michaelsmokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167931585118303882noreply@blogger.com