[SML] Chain motor control

[Joe Golden]

You could get Skjonberg to make you a pendant breakout with a pin matrix
type selector with smaller pendant connections maybe...

Joe

On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 11:57 AM, Brian Munroe via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> On your typical 8 way chain motor controller, you have 2 options for
> control – The 8 way pendant connected to the controller or a single pickle
> connected directly to the motor. Anyone ever seen something in the middle?
> Specifically talking about motors used for scenery/props storage  where it
> is not convenient to have all the motors on one pendant, or you don’t want
> a single pendant to be able to control all the motors.  So maybe on an 8
> way controller you would have 2 pieces hung on single motors where a pickle
> would work for each, and 3 pieces hung on 2 motors where you would want a 2
> Way pendant for each one.  Or perhaps 1 at 4 motors and 2 and 2 motors on
> the controller.   You get the idea.  Multiple motor pendants would still
> have to have individual control over the motors – not just all motors up or
> all motors down.
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> Has anyone ever done anything like this?  I’ve not seen anything available
> commercially.  Oh, and usually in cases like these the motor assignments
> change is you figure out the show on site.  Not necessarily something you
> can perfectly plan in advance.
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> Thanks,
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> Brian Munroe
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