Electrics

Question 1

What is the 80% rule?

Answer 1

You should only use up to 80% of the total amps available. Leaving you a 20% headroom.

Question 2

How do you calculate the amps needed to power your lighting rig

Answer 2

Add up the wattage of every fixture and divide it by the standard 120V

Question 3

What are the standard disconnect sizes

Answer 3

100A, 200A, 400A, 600A, 800A

Question 4

What are the standard gauges of feeder?

Answer 4

2/0 and 4/0

Question 5

What style of racks do dimmers come in?

Answer 5

Portable Rack
Installed Rack
Touring Rack

Question 6

What are the standard dimmer power sizes?

Answer 6

2. 4k rated for 2400w

1. 2k rated for 1200w

Question 7

What is multi-cable?

Answer 7

One cable that contains multiple circuits

Question 8

How are multi-cable circuits numbered?

Answer 8

Letter for socapex, number for circuit

Question 9

What is a dimming curve?

Answer 9

A ratio of light output to console fader level

Question 10

DMX is an 8-bit protocol, what does this mean?

Answer 10

This means that each frame contains 8 bits of data

Question 11

Wha does blind mode allow you to do?

Answer 11

Make changes without altering the present scene

Question 12

What are on stage lighting pipes called?

Answer 12

Electrics