Comments on: A Must Have For Any Light Kit http://www.freshdv.com/2006/12/must-have-for-any-light-kit.html Serving up fresh, crispy news and views for creators and consumers of digital video Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:07:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Kendal Miller http://www.freshdv.com/2006/12/must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-297 Kendal Miller Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:17:00 +0000 http://www.crispyfeeds.com/2006/12/a-must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-297 Ok as Matt mentioned we used these on a recent shoot and they were invaluable. There really isn't any hum at all, we put up to a 1300W load on each one and they handled it fine. We used 2 different wireless systems over two days and never had any interference or hum from these units at all. I stand by my original review I love them. Ok as Matt mentioned we used these on a recent shoot and they were invaluable. There really isn’t any hum at all, we put up to a 1300W load on each one and they handled it fine. We used 2 different wireless systems over two days and never had any interference or hum from these units at all. I stand by my original review I love them.

]]> By: freshdv http://www.freshdv.com/2006/12/must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-296 freshdv Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:20:00 +0000 http://www.crispyfeeds.com/2006/12/a-must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-296 Thanks for the comments, Diane. We actually used 4 of these dimmers extensively over the last three days, and they were invaluable. Will be posting more details after the Holidays, but I can tell you now that at any given time our set had nearly 10K watts of lights in use, and each dimmer was loaded to it's max. The buzzing didn't crop up with these lights (had a few ARRI kits, 350, 650, and 1-2Ks). The buzzing issue I had appears to only be affecting one of my softboxes, a 250watt Photoflex. Anyway, we'll repost with more details on the lighting setup at a later date. Stay tuned! And thanks for your input and concern. Thanks for the comments, Diane. We actually used 4 of these dimmers extensively over the last three days, and they were invaluable. Will be posting more details after the Holidays, but I can tell you now that at any given time our set had nearly 10K watts of lights in use, and each dimmer was loaded to it’s max. The buzzing didn’t crop up with these lights (had a few ARRI kits, 350, 650, and 1-2Ks). The buzzing issue I had appears to only be affecting one of my softboxes, a 250watt Photoflex. Anyway, we’ll repost with more details on the lighting setup at a later date. Stay tuned! And thanks for your input and concern.

]]> By: diane http://www.freshdv.com/2006/12/must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-295 diane Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.crispyfeeds.com/2006/12/a-must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-295 should have said "over 1000W" not 100 should have said “over 1000W” not 100

]]> By: diane http://www.freshdv.com/2006/12/must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-294 diane Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:10:00 +0000 http://www.crispyfeeds.com/2006/12/a-must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-294 I use regular home 600W home depot dimmers which I wire up myself - never any interference unless I use them on fixtures over 100W or so. I think you should include your comment about "slight buzz" in the original blog entry. Clearly (for most people) this unit is not suitable for video use I use regular home 600W home depot dimmers which I wire up myself - never any interference unless I use them on fixtures over 100W or so. I think you should include your comment about “slight buzz” in the original blog entry. Clearly (for most people) this unit is not suitable for video use

]]> By: freshdv http://www.freshdv.com/2006/12/must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-293 freshdv Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:55:00 +0000 http://www.crispyfeeds.com/2006/12/a-must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-293 It's grounded. But it does cause a slight buzz or hum sometimes. Still a heck of a deal. It’s grounded. But it does cause a slight buzz or hum sometimes. Still a heck of a deal.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.freshdv.com/2006/12/must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-292 Anonymous Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:02:00 +0000 http://www.crispyfeeds.com/2006/12/a-must-have-for-any-light-kit.html#comment-292 Admittedly, $12.99 is a nice price for a complete unit, but the flat wire coming out the bottom leads me to believe that it is not grounded. Better would be: http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/orderstatus/html/smarthtml/pages/speedcon.html or: http://www.woodzone.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=828122 But that's $40. Also, I have found 1k dimmers at Home Depot and 2k dimmers can be ordered. Be sure you get the ones witht he heat sinks as the lighter/cheaper ones are the "switching" ones that cause buzz. IEBA.com Admittedly, $12.99 is a nice price for a complete unit, but the flat wire coming out the bottom leads me to believe that it is not grounded.

Better would be:
http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/orderstatus/html/smarthtml/pages/speedcon.html

or:
http://www.woodzone.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=828122

But that’s $40.

Also, I have found 1k dimmers at Home Depot and 2k dimmers can be ordered. Be sure you get the ones witht he heat sinks as the lighter/cheaper ones are the “switching” ones that cause buzz.

IEBA.com

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