[SML] Cheap dimming of a large load

[Michael Sauder]

Googling is failing me, and I feel certain someone on the list can point me
in the right direction.

I need simple dimming of 36KW worth of heat lamps. Each individual lamp is
3KW, so a total of 12 lamps.

It's for a simple effect - fade up, stay at a level that is warm but not
cooking the people underneath, and then fade away 30 seconds later.

The easy solution is a wall-mount dimmer rack from NSI or Leviton or
someone. But those go into the many thousands (hard to find prices online),
and seem more featured/robust than I really need.

I'm looking for:
- Dimming of 36KW (can be broken down into a minimum of 3KW circuits)
- DMX control preferred, but can likely work with just about any signal
type.
- We can probably hack something together if someone can point me to a
source for large stand-alone dimmer modules.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!
Michael S.

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Michael Sauder
Email: michael.sauder at gmail.com
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