[SML] turning off light boards

[Dave Vick]

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 7:20 AM, Mike Voytko via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Our Obsession 1s would occasionally forget their show info when turned off
> for a few weeks (or sooner, if due for a new logic board battery or
> capacitors). The manual even specified that the desks should be run for at
> least 7 hours every 28 days to avoid memory loss. Reloading a show file from
> the hard disk was not a big deal, but reconfiguring DMX port settings was a
> bit annoying--if the port settings didn't match those in the show file, the
> desk would dump all dimmer doubling info from the patch.


When touring with an Obsession desk, Back In The Day, our Head LX
would usually leave the CPU up and running but power down the
Obsession's control surface.

Make of this what you will...

-- 
Dave Vick
Flyman/Rigger, "Annie" On Tour 2015-16
517-749-3859