livewireyoutH Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Hi we have just been given some 218's for our project and having fired them up they really dont seem very bright?? one can see the bulb lite and if changing through programmes but its really hard to see the light beams? Is there a setting that will increase the brightness or is this as good as it gets with them>All the bestAndy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Clean all optics. Replace lamp. Hot-spot lamp (adjusts location within reflector). All are equally important! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody74 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 really dont seem very bright?? Ignoring your proclivity for multiple punctuation and poor grammar and spelling: compared to what? What does "very bright" mean to you? They are not a very impressive fixture to begin with, but in addition to niclights suggestions, also check that the shutter is opening all the way; if it's half way into the gate, it will most certainly look lousy. -w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 They also have a dimmer so check that they are fully open. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modge Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I'd expect only some of them to have sticky shutter blades: If they're all equally dim the chances of them all having the same fault are minimal.After you've gone through nic's check list (and any fixture there age would benefit from having it's optics cleaned) you'll find they're not overly bright anyway. Not useless, but definitely not that bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewireyoutH Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 Hi Nic thanks for the info will get cleaning and see what happens.All the bestAndy Clean all optics. Replace lamp. Hot-spot lamp (adjusts location within reflector). All are equally important! A concurrent post has been automatically merged from this point on. Thanks Woody for your helpful and friendly reply, I'm sure we will become the very best of friends.All the bestAndy really dont seem very bright?? Ignoring your proclivity for multiple punctuation and poor grammar and spelling: compared to what? What does "very bright" mean to you? They are not a very impressive fixture to begin with, but in addition to niclights suggestions, also check that the shutter is opening all the way; if it's half way into the gate, it will most certainly look lousy. -w A concurrent post has been automatically merged from this point on. Hi Josh thanks for that, I'll add that to my list of things to check, better download a manual and see what's what.All the bestAndy They also have a dimmer so check that they are fully open. Josh A concurrent post has been automatically merged from this point on. Hi Mate thanks for that, interestingly, we have 3 x Mad dj series scanners which also dont seem to be working, when I looked at the obvious non of them had fuses which is worrying, I guess the saying, theres no such thing as a free lunch is true :unsure:)All the bestAndy I'd expect only some of them to have sticky shutter blades: If they're all equally dim the chances of them all having the same fault are minimal.After you've gone through nic's check list (and any fixture there age would benefit from having it's optics cleaned) you'll find they're not overly bright anyway. Not useless, but definitely not that bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Just remembered this one. Have you reversed Pins 2+3 on the cable going to the first fixture. For a long time thing do it internally. More on that Later when I get some photos. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody74 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Thanks Woody for your helpful and friendly reply, I'm sure we will become the very best of friends. If you have at all read this board prior your initial post, you would have seen that we have a very low tolerance for text-speak, people to lazy to spell check, and lack (or abundance) of punctuation. It's not me being a jerk, it's me pointing out (not so subtly) that, as a community, we have a standard to posting. As to my suggestion, it's the same thing Josh repeated; same thing, different name. -w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewireyoutH Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 Fair play, my apologiesAll the bestAndy Thanks Woody for your helpful and friendly reply, I'm sure we will become the very best of friends. If you have at all read this board prior your initial post, you would have seen that we have a very low tolerance for text-speak, people to lazy to spell check, and lack (or abundance) of punctuation. It's not me being a jerk, it's me pointing out (not so subtly) that, as a community, we have a standard to posting. As to my suggestion, it's the same thing Josh repeated; same thing, different name. -w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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