b1nuzz Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Two questions in one here really. Looking at hiring some strips of arcline plus a controller. Has anybody got any experience of using it, and if so, is it any good? And if not, whats good instead. And if it is any good, where to hire it from? Stage Electrics do it, but they are expensive. That was more than two, sorry. Thanks for your help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Its been years, but I really like Arc-line as an effect, you cant use it in many theatrical settings though :P A discussion about this came up the other day, and I noted that Mode lighting now appear to be only an architectural lighting company, the effects side seems to have vanished. Is the Arc-line even still made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1nuzz Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 I need to use it for return to the forbidden planet. I have seen it used in rock and roll shows, but it was pretty knackered. Some of it didnt light, so I dont know how much tech support is offered for them. If places still hire it, they must keep it up to scratch. (hopefully) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjshelton Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 A quick search on Google (Who IS your friend!) revelead it is held by the following hire companies: Panda Hire (Nottingham Based)VLPS (Now PRG Europe and Greenford based)Pointsource Productions (Surrey Based)Halo (London Based)Fourth Phase (Again now PRG Europe and Croydon based) and that was just in the first 2 pages of returned searches! I also know that Pearce Hire stock it (Peterborough Based) Cheers Dan Edit: My Bad! it was LSD Fourth Phase that got me confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Oooh... Arcline's good,can't add anyone else that's got it but make sure you get the right controller! And Dan,just to correct a little: Fourth Phase (PRG Europe now) are Croydon Based LSD (PRG Europe now) are Birmingham based! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bythesea.33 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Arcline is great!Centre Stage in Birmingham used to have different colours of it too. They may still have...Get the right controller - Mode for my preference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1nuzz Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 whats the difference in controllers. I have seen that there is single channel and 4 channel. I would need the 4 channel one to get 4 strips doing the same thing at the same time right? Is that the only diffrence in controllers you are refering too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 No,You could do that with a one channel one!You'd need a four channel one to have four pieces doing different things at the same time,but there are also limits to the number of pieces on a line.What color are you after?And what size? Is there a BR Mode Rep?Cause Id like to know why theres not a DMXable Arcline controller! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth A Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I know the tour of Thatll be the day 2003/2004 had some Arcline on it and it didnt even manage one full tour before trashed completely and binned! So I dont think that touring it unless you can pay for lots of cases etc is the best bet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1nuzz Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 I used to work on thatll be the day. When they had it it wa great for a while, but I know it got trashed. Looking for blue. So a one channel controller would allow me to have, say, 4 pieces spread across the stage, all doing the same thing? Would I just have to daisy chain them, with mega extensions to stretch far enough across all of the stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Yes a one channel controller would let you do that. Although Id always ask for a spare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick@slick Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 cool, good info - we picked up 4 of these really cheap with an arc-line 4 channel controller but can't seem to make them work yet. Not sure if it's a wiring issue or the tubes themselves :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkySteve Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 try putting about 80ft worth of cable between the first tube and the controller... I know White Light have that marked on all their controllers - personally I've always found it works regardless but if you're having problems you could try this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick@slick Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 thanks. We had them all working once, with 30m of cable between controller and first unit but then it stopped :blink: It's possible that one of them got broken in transit to their first gig. We did pick them up for £50 for 8 tubes and a controller so we weren't expecting them all to work - they did though. Until we took them out :P On the back of the controller there are 4 coloured wires going out - but only 3 need to go into the tube - not sure which colour wire should be going into which, doesn't seem to fit the standard array - which colour should go to which? It's like defusing a bomb! Also, do you need to plug it into a sound source to get it to do different things? - when we did have it working, we could only make it do a one pace chase around the 8 units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1nuzz Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 This stuff sound really complicated. Why does there need to be so much cable between the controller and tubes? What sort of cable is it, aka will I have to order loads of it? I have been advised that Soundlab make a strobe tube. Kinda the same. Anyone had experience of that one? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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