Setting a curve for a discharge lamp

Hi there

Working on a show and the director would like to use two 400W discharge fluorescent UV lamps. The position I would like to rig them means they can only be patched into the dimmers.

My question is.... Can I set a 'switch like' function on the Ion? So they don't dim and are either on or off. Can I set a Curve? If so how do I do this?

If I can do this, what is best, to do this on the dimmers? Or on the desk itself ?

Grateful for your help

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0 ueliriegg over 11 years ago

first of all: be careful, using a regular dimmer can damage both your fixture and your dimmer.

i suggest using a ETC Thru Power module, which are available for sensor racks.

in your ion, don't patch it as Dimmer but as Generic > ND. this will even help you recognize them better in Live as you get marked tombstones
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0 ageyreader over 11 years ago in reply to ueliriegg

Will it damage the fixture and dimmers even if its not being dimmed? But just switched on, left on for 15mins or so and then turned off.

All I will be using the dimmers for is a source of power.

Or is it just dodgy to do this?
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0 ueliriegg over 11 years ago in reply to ageyreader

The problem is that dimmers never output 100%, i.e. a perfect sine, even when you tell it to be full... I'm not saying everything will blow up in seconds. But I'm not telling you to do it without thinking carefully about it.
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0 ueliriegg over 11 years ago in reply to ageyreader

The problem is that dimmers never output 100%, i.e. a perfect sine, even when you tell it to be full... I'm not saying everything will blow up in seconds. But I'm not telling you to do it without thinking carefully about it.
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