[SML] A random thought

Jerry Durand jdurand at interstellar.com
Tue Feb 17 16:18:57 UTC 2015


My father had a 12V edison base lamp in his car, complete with porcelain
pull-chain socket. Alas that was before I was around so I never got to
see it.


On 02/17/2015 06:26 AM, Jon Weaver via Stagecraft wrote:
> I have replaced many onstage lamps with 12v Marine lamps (you can get
> them in soft white with a medium screw base.) and then powered the
> lamp via a small 12v battery hidden inside a drawer on the table or
> the base of the fixture. You can then have the Actor turn it on and
> off (If you trust them and/or can work it into the blocking) or add a
> small wireless package like RC4.
>
> The fun part is after the show you have some lamps running around your
> shop that even after being clearly marked "12V ONLY!!!" will
> inevitably end up in a clip light backstage, never to work again.
>
> On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 4:04 AM, Dorian Kelly via Stagecraft
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>> For "Penny for a Song" I supplied power to a mobile practical via a simple
>> pair of
>> plates embedded Into the floor (12v) and a pair of flat magnets on the
>> underside of the practical. Once properly in place it all worked well.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone from illuminati. Please excuse brevity and autocorrect
>> errors if any.
>>
>> On 14 Feb 2015, at 20:13, tech dept via Stagecraft
>> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>>
>> are you trying to light a practical at a static location
>> OR
>> "On the move"?
>> also how much light do you need?
>>
>> I'm thinking of a pseudo transformer embedded under a rug such that when you
>> pace the practical on top of the embedded coil the power can transfer and be
>> rectified for an LED. The higher the frequency the easier this can be done.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stagecraft at theatrical.net
>> Sent: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 14:07:29 -0600
>> To: faker200 at netins.net, stagecraft at theatrical.net
>> Subject: Re: [SML] A random thought
>>
>> When I compose the orginal email, I did not think their was a way out side
>> of what Tesla was working on.  Being that I work mostly community theatre
>> with no budget, I thought maybe some one who works on a bigger scale might
>> have tackled this idea before.
>>
>> Their were some good thoughts I may need to research that were presented.
>>
>> Thank you everyone!
>>
>> Ross
>>
>>
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