alistermorton Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I've been asked to look into dimming some birdies remotely. We only need to dim a couple of them, but they're on a movable part of the set (on the revolve) so we can't run power to them directly. We're thinking wireless DMX then low voltage DC dimmer and powering the birdies off a 12V battery in the set. We have radio controlled relays, but dimming the birdies would be preferable. I'm after recommendations for kit. What have people used that is simple, reliable and inexpensive. My first thought was City Theatrical, but I'm open to suggestions. Not looking to buy the kit at this stage (although it's the sort of thing that would be useful to have in our inventory) so we'd be looking to hire it in for two weeks (possibly three) for a show that runs from 24th April to 3rd May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musht Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 RC4 ? http://www.theatrewireless.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 RC4 certainly looks like it's worth pursuing, I'd forgotten about them. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_towers Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 RC4 ? http://www.theatrewireless.comPerfect for this. We regularly run a fair bit of this stuff with very few problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Any suggestions for stockists with RC4 to hire - the London number for Theatre Wireless just rings and rings. Our usual go to - Whitelight - don't list the RC4 gear, which is a shame. E2A Kave might be able to help us, which is excellent. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glyn Edwards Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 The UK distributor can be found Here I don't know if they've got any demo / hire stock, but it may be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Ah, excellent. Thanks, Glyn. E2A Right next door to Kave. How jolly convenient :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Quick follow up - TPP, the UK distributor, couldn't have been more helpful - good price, flexible about hiring over two bank holidays. Worked a treat. Thanks for the pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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