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BradRWills

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  1. And so this is where we landed (I meant to post this ages ago) Thanks to everyone who helped - I’m much happier about the rig than I was, and I’m pretty pleased with how tidy its come out! IMG_9924.MOV
  2. Hey everyone Thanks so much for your inputs on this. I went with the Douughty Adaptor in the end, as I'm going to offset that 100mm off centre element with a rail to hold a backdrop anyway (which is why I hoped a ladder was OK laid flat - backdrop on the back, lights on the front.....alas...no such luck!) I also had to buy some spigot housings for my stands....turns out the square sections on my stands don't take a standard TV Spigot (of course they don't - that would be WAY too simple). So now, I'm a couple of hundred quid lighter - but less worried about a PLI claim for incorrect use of truss etc! Thanks all for the advice - will post a photo when I've reworked the whole rig, so show you how it all came out! Brad
  3. Where to start..... So I'm in a band. I have some lights, and I have some truss. I've been using it in a certain way, in good faith, but I can't find any information which confirms that how im doing things is actually correct. SO....... I have: 2 X Chauvet InnoSpot Duo (2 heads on each - totalling 4) 2 X ADJ dual moving heads I've also got a Global Truss F32 ladder truss, and at the moment they have Global Truss Stand adaptors. And I have some Power Drive Wind Up stands, which I'm pretty sure could hoist my car, let alone be heavy duty enough to manage the weight of the lights. I also have rated half clamps on all the lights, and safety cables on all fixtures as you would hope..... I've been using this truss, laid down flat - so as if it was the bottom section of a F33/Tri Truss. Someone mentioned that might not be the best idea I've ever had - but I can't find any details on that. Is it a problem? Should the truss be used stood up on its side? Or is it OK laid flat? It's not holding a huge amount of weight - and the most significant weight is not in the middle section (the innospot duos are at opposite ends). I can't see that a Tri does any additional load bracing in my particular application because the top bar is not supported when it's on the stand? If I should be using it 'stood up' does anyone have any idea of the adaptors I need? I saw the Doughty T58701 clamp, which looked interesting, but I feel like theres more chance of half couplers coming loose in that setup? Any assistance from those who know better than me, would be appreciated! Or should I be using a tri- truss? (in which case, I'm going to need to have a re-think as space is a bit limited!)
  4. Thank you everyone for your input. I knew there would be a simpler way than my brain had allowed me to consider! Loom with a little access door it is!! Thanks for your help everyone!
  5. Hi All, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I'm gonna try and make this concise (oooh a rhyme...how nice)... I have a Midas MR18 - Which I adore. I am looking to build a rack which will act as the FOH AND monitor rack for 60% of the time - but on bigger gigs (festivals etc) will act as JUST a monitor rack, and provide a self sufficient, and most importantly, stable, IEM mix for all band members. I have proper, transformer based signal splitters which will allow me to take each input, and split it two ways. Obviously one signal would go to the MR18 permanently. The other would then pass through, untouched, to the FOH - but my question is how to reliably and effectively have this connection made. Originally I had thought I would build a rack panel with 16 XLR's for the back of the rack, and then carry a 3m, 16 way XLR Loom. But I am now wondering whether it would be simpler, and frankly a lot less soldering, to use two 25 pin D sub connection looms, with two couplers in a rack panel (cheaply available, pre-made) I had also considered EDAC - But last time I used EDAC it was such a fiddly nightmare that I gave up building the loom for it. So my options here as I see them: 16 way patch panel, with a 16 way multi core (lots of soldering, but potentially easier to manage) or2 X 8 Way looms, with 2 X D-sub connectors, and I'd then get 2 X D-sub to male looms as well. (simple connection, tidy rack panel - but potentially more fragile?) Budget is of course an issue - I'm a poor musician - but suggestions of alternatives that I haven't considered, would be very welcome! Brad
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