Loss of dmx

I'm currently running a show using the Hog3pc system (1 PC, 1 widget, 1 playbackwing and 1 progwing).

During the last show I ran into a very confusing problem. Suddenly all conventionel lights drops to zero (for about ½sec). Having no clue why? After a few minutes this happens again, although this time I spoted the widget during the blackout, and I saw that the two diods active and dmx OK were out but they came back as the lights went up again (I truly suspect a connection between the diods and the blackout:p )

Hence the link doid all the time indicated connection between the widget and my comuter (the widget is directly plugged in my computer) I'm clueless whats the fuzz is about! :1zhelp:

/ Andreas
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    I have experienced "strobing dimmers" myself. I found the cause to be a faulty DMX cable in the fixture chain.

    I have also experienced "Para-normal" black outs of the conventional lights for 0.5s, like Andreas describes. This happened at a festival in the farm fields of Norway at exactly 6pm every day. It only lasted for a fraction of a second, non there less still frustrating. In my case I had been sloppy, and I found an earth potential between the Hog III and the DMX splitter unit. As soon as I got these two units on the same power source, the problem disappeared. Regarding the 6 o'clock issue, that was caused by the next door farmer starting up his hay dryers.

    fred
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