Ellis Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 We are using FkyHigh Fx 7 second gerbs in the panto I am flying. On several occasions, the inner cardboard tube has shot out of the ithin outer tube, up in the air and fallen back alongside the pod. When one does it, the report is similar to the one at the start of the effect. While this has not been a problem for us (sufficient safety zone), I thought I should warn blue-roomers, in case someone is thinking about using them in tighter spaces. Regards Ellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjkerr Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Same thing happend to us seems the tube wasnt glued on right....lucky we have a kick rail in front of the pyros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I assume you've informed the manufacturer? They might want to take a look at the faulty product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjkerr Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 It was a Le Maitre product in my case but as I wasnt on duty that night I left it with the company stage manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted December 16, 2004 Author Share Posted December 16, 2004 The company manager did not want to be bothered with telling the manufacturer We had another incident today. HOT FALLOUT fell well outside our generous safety zone and burned a hole in the trousers of a child in the audience! The manufacturer has been consulted before the end of the show and it seems it may be a problem with our batch. We're using LeMaitre from a local supplier until replacements arrive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaboom25 Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 My one and only encounter with the sky high 7 sec gerb was in an indoor bowling hall with a corrugated roof at 8 metres from the floor (pyro site). These little blighters were firing directly upwards in a row of four. On Ignition two were observed doing roughly what they should although they were nearer 15feet in height... the other two made a report similar to a loud theatrical flash and proceeded to jettision themselves (the whole upper part of the cartridge) at a great rate of knots towards the roof! There are now two very well pronounced circular indents in said roof and needless to say I aint using them anymore! Le Maitre all the way in my opinion. and if possible, use the prostage stuff - much more variety. nuff said TTFN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 The company manager did not want to be bothered with telling the manufacturer We had another incident today. HOT FALLOUT fell well outside our generous safety zone and burned a hole in the trousers of a child in the audience! The manufacturer has been consulted before the end of the show and it seems it may be a problem with our batch. We're using LeMaitre from a local supplier until replacements arrive!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hmmmm - so the company manager was aware of the first incident, a course of action (contact the manufacturer) was suggested to them, they neglected to take the suggested action and therefore did not receive the information from the manufacturer regarding the possible faulty batch (which would have enabled the replacements to have been pressed into service earlier), and possibly as a result of this neglect another incident has now occured ..... does this make the company manager responsible for the second incident involving the faulty batch of pyro? It just goes to show, everybody has a responsibility for health & safety, whether they want it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb12345 Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hi We have had the same thing happen with one of our Gerbs on panto. Ours are SkyHigh iirc... could be something to watch out for! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djbarryblue Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Iv spoke to le maitre today about it seems to be a faulty batch! the batch which we have is: Silver Jet Reduced hight, 1228Hmanufacure on: 10/04 used by 10/06LOT: 967 So if you have the same batch as this you should check it out. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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