AIEL Shop Tips EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE     For those of you owning your own equipment or maintaining your employer's, this section is for you. We shall start off with lighting instruments and colour media. Later subjects are expected to cover dimming equipment and special effects.

LIGHTING FIXTURE MAINTENANCE

    Articles here cover the basic stage lighting instruments.
They detail al the steps necessary to overhaul and restore
them to working condition.

• -Ellipsoidal Overhaul
• -Fresnel Overhaul
• -PAR Light Overhaul
• -Work Light Maintenance

COLOUR MEDIA MAINTENANCE

    This discusses using and caring for plastic colour
media (gel). Rejuvenation tips are also given.

• -Colour Media Care and Preservation

DIMMER AND CONTROLER MAINTENANCE

    Expect to see subjects such as dimmer trimming, ventilation
tips, reducing electrical & mechanical noise and preheat. Quick
fixes for controllers that have had liquids spilled into them at
at a gig, calibrating, and cleaning will be discussed.

SPECIAL EFFECTS MAINTENANCE

    Subjects to be covered will include fog machines, dance-club
beam lights, mirror balls, ultra violet and low voltage lighting.

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