DanielArkley Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 One of our follow spots is in a bit of trouble. The lamp assembly has "disappeared". Rather, it has been stolen, and I haven't a clue what I need to tell our HOD to order! We have a CCT Silhouette 1.2kw Follow Spot, and the part which slides out the bototm containing the lamp assembly has disappeared! We also need to purchase some lamps. Is it best to go and phone or email CCT and explain to them the situation, phone or email the people who set up the rig (if we still have the documentation), or to simply browse some catalogs. Is it even possible to get the missing bit seperatley, or will we have to buy a nice new F/S ? Finally, what kind of lamp do these spots require? I think GX9.5 1.2kw, not sure though. Thanks in advance (and please, this time, no comments on how old the kit is!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickLee Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 CCT list part code ZS035, the Sil replacement lamptray kit, at GBP£59 Here's a complete list of spares for the 1.2kw Sil unit: http://www.cctlighting.com/z00t0_spares.htm Also:http://www.cctlighting.com/zs035.htm HTH N EditP.S. It's amazing what a look at the manufacturer's website can tell you... Edit IIAlso see this: http://www.stage-electrics.co.uk/websfi?20916260 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielArkley Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 Nick, perhaps you are not aware that I started lighting two years ago, and have no experience other than what we have been taught in school - I'm 15, and do not know that I am looking for a lamptray! I had looked around CCT's site and could find nothing. Thanks for your help, don't get me wrong - it's greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickLee Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Nick, perhaps you are not aware that I started lighting two years ago, and have no experience other than what we have been taught in school - I'm 15, and do not know that I am looking for a lamptray! I had looked around CCT's site and could find nothing. Thanks for your help, don't get me wrong - it's greatly appreciated.OK, Fair enough.I wasn't really being narcy. I'm not an amateur and an inexperienced one at that - I just guestimated from your description that the lampbase fitted on a slide out tray would be a lamp tray... :-P Nah warries, tho. CCT's website is looking pretty old isn't it? Someone should tell them. N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielArkley Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 Could do with a face lift yeh.Perhaps making the layout consistent would be nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalmatthew Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 One of our follow spotsYou have more than one follow spot. Consider yourself lucky! All we have is 4 Cantatas, 2 Minuets (we can only run 5 of these six at once as we are missing a power lead :( ) and 1 PAR (yes I really do mean 1 PAR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicgross Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 All of you should come to Mill Hill - We got 2 theatres, a third on the ways - and lights gallor -!!!!!!!!!!!! But you may then threaten my authority, so maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielArkley Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 We have two follow spots :( Identical ones. But different brightness. I guess the lamps aren't aligned identically - to be honest, I haven't really got the eye sight to do this. Is it the "norm" to have a lighting guy with glasses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickLee Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Is it the "norm" to have a lighting guy with glasses?I imagine that it's no different to the rest of the population.If you're vision's corrected it may, in fact, be better than the rest of populous.When I started driving I got specs because of the legal requirements, but didn't need them for anything else. I found, however, that wearing them helped a lot with LXing (i.e. clearer sight) and a good number have people who have tried them who DON'T wear glasses have been surprised to find that my mild prescription (0.5 or 1 or something) actually improves their vision. What I'm saying is that your vision with specs might be better than someone who doesn't wear glasses. N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielArkley Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 Groovy. I have a prism in one of the lenses which looks ace when you shine a profile through it! From a distance obviously - cheap NHS plastic frames would melt otherwise I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalmatthew Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 One of my team is colour blind! I would of thought that, that would of made design very difficult but since he tends to only op/rig it hasn't been a problem yet except for gelling up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 That reminds me of the guy we used to call the "Heath Hazard"*. I remember F/Spotting for a student production of Sweet Charity, and the first two nights one of the cues over the cans went as follows:"Heath, get the blue girl, Rich, get the pink one""Ok, blue", "Ok, pink" Guess what, he was colour blind, and both those nights we ended up landing on the same actress. Very embarrassing! *So called because he was off his rocker regarding heights. Heath still holds the venue record for fastest scaff tower build, refocus, and dismantle, at just over four minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 CCT's website is looking pretty old isn't it? Someone should tell them. Matches their kit then. :( Is it the "norm" to have a lighting guy with glasses? And I know a "sound engineer" who is more than a little hard of hearing. It really doesn't help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robloxley Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 We have two follow spots :( Identical ones. But different brightness. I guess the lamps aren't aligned identically - to be honest, I haven't really got the eye sight to do this.Make sure they're both the same wattage lamps for a start - 1k or 1.2k. AFAIR, the SIL lamptrays need adjusting depending on whether you are using 1k or 1.2k lamps, involving moving some washers around. The old lamp trays used to be marked out so that you could roughly line the filament up before you pushed the tray back into the lantern - not sure if they still are though. Finally, if it really won't come into adjustment, you may find someone's done the adjusting screw up so tight as to bend the corner of the lampbase! You might be able to bend the lampbase back, or the metal might fatigue and break. Quality CCT build quality strikes again - I know why I much prefer Cantatas to adjust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 It may just be that one of the lamps is fairly old and the other fairly new. As a lamp gets old it also gets less bright (and, consequently, more yellow). When you buy your new lamps try putting brand new ones in both lanterns and see if that cures the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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