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    Ian Wilson

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  1. Yup, I found that one...Annoyingly I've only got one composite camera to encode...
  2. Thanks folks...DVb-T Modulator was the key term that I didn't know! @sandall, that won't be a problem in this situation- if we needed visual relay to the box it would come straight from the composite distribution amp, rather than via the TV system.
  3. Hey folks, What's the best way nowadays to distribute show relay TV? In the olden days before Digital/HD/SDI/1080/999i/SuperDuperProtocolX etc, it was just a case of sticking the roof aerial into a cascade of UHF modulators that had the show relay camera(s) plugged into them, and picking a frequency not occupied by the five main channels, but having not bought a TV for about 15 years, I don't even know if they come with analogue tuners... I'm looking to keep this simple if possible. I've got a bit of money to spend before the end of the financial year- there's already a UHF distribution network to the dressing rooms from a distribution amp in the roof, which has the show relay going into it via a basic composite - UHF modulator. I guess what I'm looking for is (a) suggestions of small (19" maybe?) TV's known to have analogue tuners in to put in the dressing rooms that will work on the end of the existing cabling, OR a new 'something' to go in the roof to take either my composite or UHF show relay feed and turn it into a digital signal that a digital tuner in a bog standard modern TV would pick up? Extra bonus points if there a way to inject free to air digtial TV onto the line too.
  4. If I recall correctly, you need to plug it into another socapex of the opposing gender. That then gives you something to hold in order to to unscrew the body from the pin assembly. Unscrewing the gland first (as you have on the middle unit) also helps!
  5. Unfortunately I’ve got some contractors booked in at work on Friday that I’ll need to be here for, or I would have tried to make it down!
  6. To be fair, they’d be less blinding than the horrible LED variants…!
  7. Once upon a time, I got a 520 to recognise a USB thumb drive using DOS drivers. Couldn’t get it to work on a 300 due to lack of memory, but it was definitely possible on 500-series consoles! I didn’t progress it too far, as it was our venue’s main desk at the time, and I wasn’t quite as cautious/reckless (delete as appropriate!) when it came to messing with things I had a small-but-dangerous level of knowledge about then as I am now! 🤓😂
  8. This is fairly normal behaviour for a unit that thinks there’s a chance it’s lamp may have blown. You don’t want to be panning and tilting a unit potentially full of broken glass..!
  9. Don’t forget to check your batteries! I’m just dealing with an old HVAC processor that has almost succumbed to the infamous problem that plagues innocent pieces of legacy kit such as those above. If you still have a battery directly mounted on the PCB, (a) it could probably do with a new one, and (b) remount it using flying leads! Ian
  10. On the 520 front, I don’t now if Buxton still have one up in deep storage in the loft- I know it was there for ages! @trussmonkee would know!
  11. Ahh, when will you be taking this show on tour Rob?! I’ve just started a new job, so unfortunately won’t be able to make it down!
  12. Maybe that’s what’s in my head actually…a little green thing?
  13. I seem to recall (it’s been a while since I last tested Solo’s), that there’s a neon power indicator on the ballast, or something else that caused (maybe) funny insulation resistance results?
  14. I'm sure someone more familiar with these desks will come along shortly, but the error you have seems to be "Analog input ICs not reading 'Vref' correctly". I wonder if this could be related to an elderly/dead internal battery? Either that, or maybe a fault on the power supply?
  15. Existing square on the iron is 4:3. Not necessarily anything stopping us from painting a bigger square. I’d be tempted to go for a projector that can do widescreen for future proofing but resize the artwork to fit in the short term, although absolutely nothing is set in stone yet. No closer positions…It’s a big venue 😉
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