[SML] LED Fresnels

[Ford Sellers]

Hi Nancy,

I am extremely partial to the Ovation line...
The best, most impartial advice that I can give you is to get a sample in your facility, and set it next to the products you're looking to replace.
We also have the Ovation FD165, which is a version of this fresnel which will work either via DMX, or on a standard theatrical dimmer.  We spent over a year on the software, so that it manages a perfect fade out.  If you need instantaneous turn on, then you either have to preheat the channel (about 2% works, depending on how your dimmers are trimmed), or just run it on DMX.
Also, we developed the technology that allows the fixture to auto sense whether you are controlling by DMX, or by dimmer, making setup a bit easier.

For the COLORado Solo, which fixture will work best will depend on your trim height and intended use (front washes, vs top/back lighting).
The COLORado 1 Solo works best with a barn door, as it truly has a single homogenized zooming light source.  However, the COLORado 2 and 3 Solos have more power (2x and 3x, respectively).

It should be no problem getting Demo units in your area (tucked in, as you are, between Las Vegas and LA).
Also, I know that 4Wall has the 1 Solo in rental inventory, so you can easily try them for a single show to see how they work for you, before making a large capital expenditure.

May I ask someone from our team to reach out to you to schedule a demo?

-Ford
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From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Nancy Christian via Stagecraft
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2016 5:22 PM
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Cc: Nancy Christian
Subject: [SML] LED Fresnels

Is anyone using the Chauvet Ovation F-165WW? How does it compare to a traditional 750W-1000W TH Fresnel?

Is the field smooth unlike certain ETC products?

How is color rendering with gels working out?

The reason I'm asking is I'm looking for a replacement solution for my Berkey Colortran 6" 213-205 fresnels. Besides being hot and the now considered low output(750W), the mpf replacement sockets are expensive and the current run of BTN lamps don't sit in the old socket as well so arcing tends to happen easier. Alternative mpf sockets have the mounting holes in a different place that misaligns the lamp.

I want that same smooth beam when I'm flooding the fixture.  The ETC products I've tried (PARnel, fresnel) just don't work.

On our ETC fixtures, we use 77V lamps and the ETC dimmer doubler to get more circuits so an LED solution would be nice since ETC can't make a nice fresnel.

I'm also looking at the new COLORado Solo units as a possibility. Thoughts?

And as an aside, has anyone ever re-worked a standard Fresnel to take an HPL lamp?

Thanks for your help and thoughts,

Nancy Christian
Technical Director
Performing Arts Center
Victor Valley College
(760) 245-4271 ext. 2513

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Victor Valley College
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