jamieshurlock

I have loads of rgb led pars available...

I have just repaired this one for the rack version, if anyones needs any repaired even  just as a spare...

3rd of these I’ve been asked to repair, seems to be a common failure point and they are of the age for it...

lost count of the smps’s I’ve repaired 🤓 

Was some of the worst I’d seen too, that CE mark is supposed to guarantee there is never an actual fire - they need to look at that then...

smps for these were blowing fuses, no surprise as still wet from fluid but the damage was already done and not related to the burnt driver pcb units as smps were fine but I also use preventative measures while repairing these now as I’ve seen the track damage.

could have been prevented from preventative servicing or even better design in the first place but who wants a reliable product to last 5yrs these days... 🤷‍♂️🤓

I’m also working on some charpy copies, 5 bad smps in first month of use 🤣

On 2/3/2023 at 6:34 AM, indyld said:

Possibly, although I first wrote about this exact weakness in 2019 😉

Your pics show the results way worse than I've seen though, despite having fixed kit that's been sitting unloved in filthy nightclubs. Only had one fixture that got so bad the heat melted the outer housing. And so far had only a few boards that were so bad as to be deemed a no fix.

In the early days, the drivers stopped working and were quickly sorted using the original board. Now I'm seeing more mini fires as a result of the length of time units have been gathering crud. 

I'm also getting boards that I've already patched up come back through with new build up. This kind of thing will need to be faced by owners in the same way that traditional preventative maintenance and cleaning should be done regularly enough to keep conventionals safe and working. 

Not had too many PSU issues with the R2 or R2X Wash, unlike the Beam which is a PSU eater. 

Any time someone tells me "LED lighting is cheaper to run" I just smile and nod along. 

Way ahead of you, had loads of these in last year,  I deemed 5 barely repairable but never reliable again (carbon) so not cost effective but repaired 11 units fully including led, display pcbs and smps.

it’s common in many units that used the design with fan in middle of pcb like legend range for instance and several other chinese fixtures.

some could have been prevented by preventative maintenance but you only see the bad unit when its too late as people don’t like paying extra if it’s not necessary....

catch 22 🤷‍♂️

Never had a schematic and I’ve fixed 100’s of them, if he can’t fix it... 

Hi

I can repair the pcb cheaper than replacing it

Hi

I might have a spare, I do repair these and often works out cheaper to fix than replace, what’s the fault? 

I have loads of parts for all robocolours, 

Not worried about reliability until you have an unreliable and unsupported desk...

buy a real one and save yourself future problems

I have had over 20yrs use from a real avo pearl with hardly any problems

Cheers steve ?

Unlikely to be belts, you can see if theres damage to them

If it’s losing position it’s more likely the optical wheel isn’t fixed anymore or you have a problem with the sensor/ wiring...

Have a look at my items on fleabay, I do much better prices outside of there

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I have a load of lanterns from a studio install...

2k, 1k 650w fresnels galore

One soft light 2.5k -4 circuits switchable on light

6x iris 1’s

6 arri floods with barndoors - good for bounce or gel with frost

Pm if interested...

The same for all macs, I have a load for sale if you need them quickly...