[quote=JeffM]The Elation box is opto isolatate as well as a split. The ETC box is also opto isolated.
The ETC box works quite well and has proven itself to me personally many times. I am surprised to hear you mention it as I thought it would be outside the price range you are willing to pay. Last I checked it was not in production anymore however.
Once again, we are not on the DFD only bandwagon. We are on the quality gear that is known to save our collective asses bandwagon. The optos we are championing are known to save gear from all manner of improbable and dangerous conditions. Those who are saying elation is just as good are trying to prove a negative. Just because you have not experienced the problems that a piece of inferior gear can cause does not mean it will not cause problems.
Scott summed it up: Professional Grade. I don't care which professional grade opto you give me when I am using that grade of fixture. If I see DJ crap like elation on my Vari-lite rig, I have every right to ask for something that is up to par.
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We have offered several experiences that state that fleenor and the rest are worth their money. Has anyone posted a horror story where an elation box saved their gear?
Oh, and nobody ever said a rig would not work without a fleenor splitter in it. In fact I said almost this same thing in my second post. Somebody isn't listening.
[quote=JeffM]The Elation box is opto isolatate as well as a split. The ETC box is also opto isolated.
The ETC box works quite well and has proven itself to me personally many times. I am surprised to hear you mention it as I thought it would be outside the price range you are willing to pay. Last I checked it was not in production anymore however.
Once again, we are not on the DFD only bandwagon. We are on the quality gear that is known to save our collective asses bandwagon. The optos we are championing are known to save gear from all manner of improbable and dangerous conditions. Those who are saying elation is just as good are trying to prove a negative. Just because you have not experienced the problems that a piece of inferior gear can cause does not mean it will not cause problems.
Scott summed it up: Professional Grade. I don't care which professional grade opto you give me when I am using that grade of fixture. If I see DJ crap like elation on my Vari-lite rig, I have every right to ask for something that is up to par.
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We have offered several experiences that state that fleenor and the rest are worth their money. Has anyone posted a horror story where an elation box saved their gear?
Oh, and nobody ever said a rig would not work without a fleenor splitter in it. In fact I said almost this same thing in my second post. Somebody isn't listening.
