Setting a curve for a discharge lamp

ageyreader said:

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?

Absolutely not.
Most professional dimmers have soft-start, topset/bottomset and/or voltage regulation features.
These are great for tungsten and other dimmable loads, but mean that 0% DMX input isn't necessarily 0% output, and 100% DMX input may not always give 100% output.

ageyreader said:

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

The only place to consider this is at the dimmers.
Most dimmers have a "Switched" mode where they disable all the above features and only output Zero or Full, regardless of the DMX input.

However, many non-dimmable devices can still be damaged if they are driven from a dimmer in switched mode, or even a "solid-state-switch" (which is the same electronics but without a choke)

The first thing to do is to check with the manufacturer or supplier of the non-dim device to find out whether it can be run from a dimmer in switch mode.

If they can, then you're fine - set the dimmer to switch mode and off you go!

If they cannot, then you'll need to find a relay solution.

If your dimmers are Sensor racks, this is really easy!
You can either swap the dimmer module for a relay module or if you have our ThruPower modules, simply set the circuit to Switch mode and that automagically turns it into a relay.

This is great thank you so much.

I will do all of the above. Checking with the manufacturer is good idea.

We have Strand Act 6 Digtal dimmers and I am pretty sure you can set these to a switch mode.

Again its much appreciated.

This is great thank you so much.

I will do all of the above. Checking with the manufacturer is good idea.

We have Strand Act 6 Digtal dimmers and I am pretty sure you can set these to a switch mode.

Again its much appreciated.