Mac 700 Lamp Power

Hi all

Noticed on a gig this week using Mac 700s there is a lamp power option which the default power of the lamp is 50%. Now when you select 100% and save it to your show it uses the same control channel as fixture reset, lamp on/off and strobe channels.

The problem for me came when the next day I couldn't strike or reset the rig because this channel was parked for the full power.

I'm wondering what the point of this full power setting is, because if you use the channel for anything else like strobing or control you loose the 100% lamp power.

Am I missing something?
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  • Hey Marty

    I'm struggling to agree here, I have just got in and switched my rig on.

    Booted desk no cues run yet. I struck the lamps, put all Mac700 @full

    Then grab all 700's touch the lamp power encoder (50% appears above encoder) No difference to lamp output. THen turn to 100% lamp go up in level.

    Appears to me they default to 50% unless you tell them otherwise!
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  • Hey Marty

    I'm struggling to agree here, I have just got in and switched my rig on.

    Booted desk no cues run yet. I struck the lamps, put all Mac700 @full

    Then grab all 700's touch the lamp power encoder (50% appears above encoder) No difference to lamp output. THen turn to 100% lamp go up in level.

    Appears to me they default to 50% unless you tell them otherwise!
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