<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp29ea1198yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div>>Sean McCarthy via Stagecraft <stagecraft@theatrical.net> wrote:</div><div><div id="ydpd5cd1046yiv2230595598"><div><div dir="ltr">>Is the problem a limitation of available DMX addresses on the console?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Rather, it is the availability of dimmers themselves... we've transitioned away from them. Though, I could just purchase two 4-channel portable dimmer packs plus 6 120v relays that would apply the 12v power supply. Though, I was hoping to make the device cordless, and using a 120v dimmer pack would not be viable.</div></div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I wonder if I could hack one of the cheap LED wash lights that are battery power. If they were RGBW+UV then internally they will supply 6 channels of control. I doubt I should use that directly to power the solenoids, which would need 12v at 0.5 amps. So I should perhaps use an intermediary relay... a solid state one?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The idea of using extra dimmer packs is getting more attractive.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div class="ydp29ea1198signature"><div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;">-Joe</div></div></div></div></div></body></html>