DateIndustry Reports & Articles
07 Sep 2011 Sizing the Circuit Breakers
With the fixture’s current draw information, the installer can calculate and select the right circuit breaker size (rating)to which they can connect a group of fixtures. The following provides several methods that can be used.<Click to view ...
by Iluminarc
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07 Sep 2011 DMX Primer
The DMX protocol (USITT DMX512-A) is a networking protocol that enables a universal DMX controller device to control the features of multiple DMX compatible fixtures, whether PAR cans, wash lights, moving heads, followspots, foggers, or proprietary ...
by Iluminarc
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24 May 2011 Understanding Lensing Options for Iluminarc Fixtures
Our LED products are equipped with lenses (or secondary optic) that are, in many fixtures, removable and replaceable. The best course of action is to specify the product with the proper lenses for the application, but from time to time, job ...
by Iluminarc
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27 Apr 2010 IP Ratings and Their Definitions
IP Rating, or International Protection Code, is a standard rating system that indicates the type of enviroments in which a specific fixture is capable of operating.  The IP Rating take the form of IP**, where each * is designated by a number ...
by ILUMINARC
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09 Sep 2009 Sustainable Lighting Solutions
This video by Stefan R. Graf, principal of IlluminArt, a lighting design firm, describes why sustainable lighting is important. It saves money, meets human needs, helps the environment and improves aesthetics. Click here to View Video
by Stefan R Graf
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27 Jul 2009 Why Terminate?
Why is it necessary to terminate the end of a DMX512 control run? In Recommended Practice for DMX512 by Adam Bennette, Mr. Bennette states "Incorrect or missing termination is probably the single most common reason for faulty DMX512 systems." ...
by Doug Fleenor
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08 May 2009 Energy Costs Give Green Light to Green Stages
In the movie The Graduate, a family friend offered Benjamin Braddock some career advice at his graduation party. “I want to say one word to you. Just one word; plastics.” If that film were made today instead of in 1967, the ...
by Richard Cadena
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07 May 2009 DMX512 Primer
First published for the Theatrical Dealers Association at the 1993 USITT Convention, Wichita, Kansas The following text may interest some of you. It may be too technical for some, too simplistic for others. I was never told how serial data ...
by Doug Fleenor
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