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Lighting Question (5k Fresnel)

posted 12 years ago by LaGringa
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Hello IMDBers!!!!

I have a question for someone who knows lighting!!!

I have a 5k Fresnel ( http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/273306-REG/Mole_Richardson_4351_Senior_5K_Tungsten_Fresnel.html ) that I am trying to get powered up. I had an electrician come out to my studio to give me a quote for a stage pin installation but he told me that our conductor is an NEC violation, and the cords are also not long enough (3 feet). That and our actual stage pin is about 15 years out dated! They said they could replace all of these for us but that we should fist contact the company we bought the light from to see if they would replace these things for us for free or discounted.

I tried contacting the company (B&H Photo) but no one seemed to know what I was talking about. Which is understandable because I don't know what I am talking about. The electrician gave me some names of plugs that we could switch too but I cannot find any information about them on the internet. I was given the name and email address of their stage lighting guru, who I was told could help me, but I am having a hard time writing an email to him because I just don't get it.

What I want to know is:

What is a "cal twist"?

What is a CS 6563? What is a CS 6564? And which is male/female?

If you could answer these questions for me so I don't have to play phone tag with the two companies, I would GREATLY appreciate it! Thanks in advance and I hope to hear from you soon! :-D

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[–] dangus 12 years ago

I doubt that B&H would be selling anything that's obsolete or unsafe. Try visiting a local store that deals in stage lighting.

There are various twist-lock connectors in different amp and voltage ratings; maybe the most common applications are motorhomes and portable generators. Home Depot has some types in their electrical department.
http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/wiring/catalogpages/section-b.pdf

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A further thought... there could be different requirements for lights used in a studio that in a theatre. Presumably a studio tends to have cables snaking across the floor, while in a theatre or nightclub lights are out of the way up in the rafters where the Phantom can drop them on people.

[–] LaGringa 12 years ago

Thank you so much for your help! :-D

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The old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori