Buy Eliminator Lighting Dimmer Packs ED-15 Special Effects Lighting and EquipmentEliminator Lighting Dimmer Packs ED-15 Special Effects Lighting and Equipment Product Description:
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- Plug And Play, Fully Contolabe With A Dmx Control
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The Eliminator Lighting Ed15 Is A 4 Channel Dmx Dimmer Pack/Power Pack That Can Also Run Stand Alone With No Controller Automatically Or To Music In The Sound Activated Mode.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
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By S. Mayo
I have an ED-15 "Eliminator" dimmer pack. I didn't get it from Amazon. However, the description of this unit here on Amazon shows up with text that has nothing to do with the unit (and different descriptions each time: once it was for a video game, once for a video camera). Make sure you're looking at what you think you're looking at, before you buy.The rest of this review is for the ED-15 I have, which is a 4 channel lighting dimmer, period - no video capability, no monsters, just a dimmer.It works, but it has some issues. I like it because it has 4 analog inputs, which take 0-10v control voltages, to set the lighting brightness. This means it's easy to control from the sort of hardware you can make on your own, with a little knowledge of electronics.As a dimmer under the analog line control, it's imprecise. When you vary the input control voltage, the brightness of the bulbs does follow, but erratically, and it takes a moment to settle at the new brightness. I used to own a Leviton dimmer that was rock solid and smooth in dimming, so I find the behaviour of this unit a little annoying in that regard. But it's a lot cheaper.At one point there was a power flicker at my house, and all the lighting channels went into some bizarre mode where they all flickered very rapidly. I thought the device had fried, and it wasn't until I unplugged it and then, out of curiosity, plugged it back in, that I found out it had survived, and just needed to be power cycled. This makes me a little nervous about using it for long term unattended operation, though.It drives the stated wattage without much noise (faint buzzing) and without getting very hot.It works well with the (expensive) dimmable LED bulbs that are coming out.All said, it's not a bad unit; I wish the dimming was smoother.Addendum: I've starting using it with homebrew DMX control software, instead of the analog voltage lines, and it's rock solid under DMX, including being tolerant of slow DMX signals. (DMX devices are supposed to be tolerant of them, and it's nice when they are). Bumping this up to 4 stars. Note that it takes a 3 pin plug for the DMX, not the standard-mandated 5 pin - a common shortcut that many manufacturers take, and it saves a few pennies on cabling, but be careful you don't plug in a cable from audio gear by mistake, which often uses the same kind of 3 pin plug. You'll damage your gear.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
I own three of these!
By JonathanWilliamsOnline
This is the best deal you will find for a dimmer pack. Can't beat it.Now for the details. Having used these for more than a year, take note of these things when buying this unit:1) It's the best deal. I searched long and hard for the best deal on dimmer packs, and this is it. Look no further. Priced under $100 and eligible for Free Prime Two-Day Shipping, this is an easy choice.2) Note the amps, volts, and watts. Run the calculations for your setup. Google about this if you need to. Run the calculator. For my set up, I only use two of the eight plug-ins. Let me explain why. With this unit, you get four channels with two plugs for each channel. Each channel can sustain 5amps, and the entire unit maxes out at 15amps. This means that if you're using a 110 or 120 outlet, the most (and you don't necessarily want to max out these things) you would get out of the unit is enough juice to power one 575 watt lamp per channel, and even then, you can really only use two, maybe three channels. For my setup, I found that trying to run three channels with 575 watt lamps either tripped the unit or tripped by breaker. So, be careful, and do your research.3) This unit DOES have full dimming capabilities, not just "on and off" capabilities, as other reviewers have thought. To use the full dimming capabilities, you must set the unit up properly.4) Learn DMX protocols. This can be tricky for new users, but the manual does explain which dip switches to flip in order to start at certain channels on your board.5) Fuses will blow. For me, after more than a year of using these, I've learned that fuses basically blow any time a lamp burns out. No big deal though, just unplug the unit and swap it out. That said, the fuses can be purchased expensively at Grainger Supply or inexpensively in bulk on the internet.6) This unit can be used without a board. Just put the thing in sound mode, and it will change colors when it picks up a beat. Convenient for party use or solo acts.7) This unit uses three pin DMX cables or XLR cables, not five pin DMX.So that's my review. These things work well, and they are reasonably priced. Just make sure you read up on DMX stuff and watt/amp stuff so that you can eliminate any possible "user error" that my lessen your experience.Have fun!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.ED 15 dimmer pack
By Scratch
It works. Only 15amps... good for par 38's and smaller wattage lights. To be effective one should always buy in pairs.
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