[SML] (quiet) Silk Flame Fire Effect Unit

[Jon Ares]

On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 8:32 AM, Matthew Whiton via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>      Can anyone recommend a make and model of silk flame effect unit that is
> relatively quiet? The unit is most likely going in a 30 gallon oil drum and
> needs to be battery powered.

I did that very thing last year for "Caesar" - flaming trash can.
Battery powered - DMX  controlled.  I built it myself - see attached
pics.  Not the prettiest - the ugliest bit was the 'snoot' made from a
plastic paint pail. A pic of it onstage here:
http://www.arescreative.com/design/caesar/

I used a high volume/low velocity muffin fan, but needed the 'snoot'
to better direct the air to the flames. The flames were finicky - did
a lot of trial-and-error to get the silks to flutter sufficiently, and
randomly.  Different sizes/lengths will give you a floppy mess, or a
perfectly-oscillating flickering (not convincing) - so if you go this
route, plan on playing with it a lot.  The bulbs were LED versions of
MR16s (12v) - fan was 12v, battery was lead-acid 12v, dimming/control
was through a DMX-capable PWM controller (mounted on the
underside).... which was controlled by an Elation Pro W-DMX unit I
happened to have.

-- 
Jon Ares
www.arescreative.com
http://backstagethreads.com
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