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| Required direct mechanical manipulation (Archaic) |
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| a low-voltage control current regulates a hight voltage load current |
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Increase of decrease lamp intensity by braying the voltage within the circuit
This dimmer runs at a sing speed |
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| Silicon Controlled Rectifier Dimmer (SCR) |
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Operates on a grating principle- a rapid switching on and off of the power
This dimmer has no moving parts and no filaments to burn out
Uses electronic chokes and fans = LOUD! |
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| Insulated Bipolar Transistor Dimmer (IGBT) |
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Operates on a gating principle
No chokes or fans = no noise
Can be mounted on stage or in-house because they don't make noise |
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Operates using software that varies the amplitude or voltage of the full control signal to control dimmer output
Totally silent |
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| requires continuous signal, every dimmer in the system must be connected to the light board by its own control line |
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| One control line connects all dimmers with the light board, information's sent in discrete packets, and are addressed to specific dimmers |
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