Michael Beere Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Hay,I am having difficulty's understanding how to get two colour washes out of a PAR 16 Batten. The unit that I will be using is a PAR 16 20 Lamp, 2 Circuit, 2 metre batten, I understand that each circuit is 110v therefore I need a splitter. Where I get lost is how can I have one colour at 100% and the other at 0% and vice verser. Can anybody shin some light Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 M16 battens (Howie battens or L&E's) are normally used in pairs - one circuit on each of the battens comes off one of the two legs of a series splitter. If you want to use a single batten and separate the two circuits, the only way you could do so would be to drop each of the feeds down to 120v using a dimmable transformer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Beere Posted May 13, 2006 Author Share Posted May 13, 2006 Cheers for that idea, does anybody else have any other solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 No problem. But, given that your profile says that you work for one of the largest lighting rental companies in the UK I'm surprised that you can't get the advice and solutions that you need from your employers and/or colleagues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Cheers for that idea, does anybody else have any other solutionsThere aren't any other solutions! Oh, I suppose you could series pair each one with a 120v load lamp pointing at a wall in the wings in deep blue. However, Gareth's post is the intended way for them to be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Black wrapped load lamps or another pair of battens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Take them to america? Power them from 10 car batteries in series? Or maybe just take Gareth's advice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James S Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Or swap the bulbs to 24V MR16s (and probably the connectors too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewR Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Or use them with dimmers that have a selectable output voltage! My Strand SLD's will put out as low as 80v :huh: . Very handy if you have some Selecon Pacific's with the 80v 1200w lamps. Shame you need a 5k circuit (to handle the current). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Or swap the bulbs to 24V MR16s Devils work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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