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Monday, May 5, 2014

Clay Paky Atlas Version 1 (Original Version) Units


Truly awesome lighting effects from Clay Paky.  These are the original Atlas units.  These units use the same large chassis as the classic Marte and Saturno units but are painted black and adds an additional panel for the PCB and raised housing for the high velocity cooling fan.  The newer Atlas units have a completely different chassis design.

These units feature a super bright HMI 575 discharge lamp enclosed in a small douser tube.  How the douser works is by rotating the tube to allow light to emit through the small aperture in the rear of the unit.  The douser rotates slow or fast depending on the speed chosen and can also can move different directions by utilizing a stepper motor mounted to the douser base.  The lamp mounts to a removable plate that transfers the power from the chassis to the lamp.  Sitting on top of the lamp housing is a removable super high velocity German Papst cooling fan for efficient operation.  The fan connects to the unit with 2 banana style electrical connections and standoff fasteners.  This is a simple but effective design for lamp maintenance.  These units have 2 different styles of power connections on the rear.  2 have the older screw terminals with an aluminum cover for connections like the Marte and Saturno units have and 2 have a newer IEC style with removable plug on the rear.   

The output is super bright beams of light that seem to move side to side at different speeds on a 180 degree arc.  Unit can be colored using color gels or dichros.  DMX, Pulsar PMX or 0 - 10 volt Analogue controllable.  220 volt operation and made in Italy. 






















                 

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Kreluz 4 Head Helicopters



Great set of helicopters from Kreluz!  Luckily we were able to Salvage these from a roller skating rink in Southern Florida.  These are the 4 head par 36 versions with 4 X 12 volt, 30 watt 4405 sealed beam lamps on each unit.  Base spins at 60 RPM with a direct drive Crouzet geared motor. Separate circuits for the motor and lamps.  Made in Spain. 














Sunday, February 23, 2014

Pulsar 1/2/4/8 Channel Rainbow Strobe / Chaser System With Maxi Strobes




Another great strobe system from Pulsar.  This is the 1/2/4/8 Channel Rainbow Strobe / Chaser System including Pulsar Maxi strobe units.  This version of the Rainbow controller is the next generation from Pulsar.  The original Rainbow controller was only 4 channel and much less sophisticated.  This unit is made to work with 1, 2, 4 or 8 strobes or you can use it as a 1, 2, 4 or 8 channel chaser if you connect the 8 pin outputs to a Pulsar dimmer / relay pack.  This system is best configured with 8 strobes (or lighting units if you are using it as a chaser) either in a straight line or in a square.  If being used in the square configuration the output of the channels can be set to chase in a circle, side to side, corner to corner and other patterns.  If being used in the line configuration the pattern output is left to right, 2 at a time chasing, 3 at a time chasing and other unique patterns.  All of the chases can be manually triggered or sound active triggered through the 1/4" audio input on the rear.  Output to the strobes is through 1/4" connectors on the rear.  Awesome system made in England.