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- 1. GC2: Completed Checklist-Stepby Step Guide and Faultfinder Thisis a stepby stepguide of howto maintainalightand checkfor fault.Withinthistable Ihave included:A stepby stepguide columnwhichwillclearlydescribe the processwithin maintainandcheckingthroughthe lightingriginthe drama studio;twocolumnslabelledyesornoto tickwhenyouhave done that stepandit isall correct; a solutioncolumnwhichwillexplainwhattodo youif you have tickednoand there isan issue within the checklistandthere youwill findasolutiontothe problemandbe toldwhatto do and alsolastlya comment columnjustincase there are any additional notesalongthe way. Stepby step Instructions YES NO If no, What shouldyoudo? Comment Lighting Firstwhenwalkingintothe drama studioyoumustcheck if all 10 Fresnel lightisinthe rig. A Fresnel lookslike this. If you have tickednoand one of the lightsismissing youwill needtolocate where thatlightisand reattach itto the rig. Spare lightsare locatedat the back of the hall. Secondly checkif all the lightsare riggedthe correct wayup. You can see if theyare upside downby howthe knob of the Fresnel will be on the bottom. If you have tickednothen the solutionwouldbe toget the ladderand climbupto the rig makingsure someone isstandingonthe bottomof the ladderand undothe G-clamp andthe safetychainand turnthe Lightso it isthe correct way round. Nextyouwill needtocheck througheach lightandmake sure theyall have a G-Clampwhichis attachedto the rig tightlyand securelysoitwill notfall down. Thisis whata G-Clamplookslike. If you have tickednothen youwill needtofinda G- clampwhichare locatedat the back of the hall and put it throughthe handle of the lightthenattach itto the rig and tightlyfastensothatit isnot loose Nextyouwill have tocheck throughall lightsandmake sure theyall have a SafetyChain attachedto themwhichisthen attachedsecurelytothe rig.This safetychainwill alsoneedtobe not wrappedaroundanywires fromthe light. This iswhata safetychainlooks like. If you have tickednothen youwill have tolocate a Safetychainwhichcan be foundat the back of the hall and thenattach itround the handle of the lightandthen roundthe rigto ensure that it will notfall.
- 2. Nextyouhave to makesure that all lightthat containany Barn doors are placedand attached correctlyso that theycan be used properlyandwill notfall. The Barn doorshave to be attachedby havingall three clipssecuresand not loose.Thisiswhatbarn doors lookslike. If you have tickednothen youwill have toget the ladderswhichare foundat the back of the hall and re- attach the barn doors by clippingall three clipsin securelysothatit isn’t loose. Nextyouhave to make sure that all lightthat containanyGel Framesare placedandattached correctlyso that theycan be used properlyandwill notfall.The Gel Frameswill containagel that will have to be cut to the rightsize and shape dependingonthe light and alsohave to be attachedby havingall three clipssecuresand not loose.ThisiswhatGel Frame lookslike. If you have tickednothen youwill have toget the ladderswhichare foundat the back of the hall and re- attach the Gel Framesby clippingall three clipsin securelysothatit isn’t loose. Nowyouwill have tocheck if all of the light’slampholdersare shut.Therefore the wiresand cable and electricmagneticcircuit will notbe loose andtherefore will notcreate a hazard. If this isa no then shutthe lampholderandmake sure it issecure so itwill not openat un wantedtimes again.
- 3. Lastlybefore goingovertothe lightingdeskanddimmercheckif all plugsfromthelightsto the socketare pushedinandnot looselyopen. If you have tickednoyou needtoget a ladderthat are locatedat the back of the stage and pushthe plugs intothe socketscorrectlyso that itwill notcreate a problemwithinthe circuit. Nowyouneedto go overto the dimmerdesksandstart patching whichiswhen youmake sure the plugscorrespondtothe lighting numberforexample plug5links to dimmer5. Thisis a picture of the plugs corresponding. If theyare not correspondingyouwill need to change the dimmerto the correct plugon the board sothat theycorrect match and therefore all the lightsare correspondingto the dimmerdesk. Nextyouwill needtogoto the back of the deskandcheck if the DMX cable isinand connected fromthe desktothe dimmer.This iswhat a DMX cable lookslike. If this isnot connector is evenmissingyouwillneed to go and locate a cable whichwill be foundinthe techniciansofficeina labelledbox and reattachit throughthe DMX cable connectioninthe backof the deskwiththe DMX cable inputinthe back of the dimmerbox. Nextpluginthe 32 Ampplugfrom the dimmertothe powersource and turn onat the wall youwill knowif youhave successful turn the poweron because the dimmerdeskwill lightup. If this doesnotworksource for technical helptosee if the fuse inthe Amp iswired wrongand if there is internal problemwithinthe plug.
- 4. The 32 Amppluglookslikethis. Nextyouwill needtopluginthe lightingdesktothe socketand connectit to the powersource thenat the back of the lighting deskyouwill needtoswitchiton by the powerbuttonwhichlooks like this.Youwill knowif youare successful switchingitonbecause it will lightup. If this doesnotworkthen there will be something wrongwiththe fuse inside the plugof the lead therefore youwill needto gettechnical helpoff a qualifiedpersontorewire the plug. Thenon the deskyouneedto turn the grand masterswitchup to 10. The grand masterfaderlookslike this. Thenturn fadersA and B onby movingeachof themto the number10. These faderslooklike this.
- 5. Afterrunningthroughthischecklist,if still thelightare notworkingyouwill needtofinda professionaltechnicianshelpforfurtherexaminationof the rig.Alsothe problemthatcouldoccur wouldbe the hygienicandcleaningmaintenanceof eachlightindividuallytherefore afterevery othermonththe lightsshouldbe properlycleanedandrecheckedtoreduce furtherdamage tothe lights. Signature: Date: Date due fornextdate: Thenmove the channelsonthe fadersfrom1 to 6 upin turnto turn on eachlightindividual to see if everythingisworking.These fadersinthe six channelslooklike this. If the lightsdonot turnon you nowhave to check througha multiple of things.Firstlyyouhave to checkif the fuse isnotworking on the dimmers If this isnot workingyouwill needtofindtechnical help to re wire the fuse tomake sure it isworkingcorrectly inthe plug. Nextcheckif the lightisplugged intoan extensionleadbefore connectingtothe lightingdesk and dimmersthenthe fuse may be brokeninthe extensionlead If so finda new extension leadwhichislocatedinthe technician’s office atthe back of the hall ina labelled box will needtoreplace the currentone.Or finda techniciantocheckthe fuse or the wiringinthe plug. If the lightwill stillnotturnon thenthe last thingyouneedto checkis the bulbto see if ithas blown. If it has thenyouneedto locate a new bulbfromthe technician’s office atthe back of the hall.Youwill needtoreplace thisbulb whilstturningeverythingoff as to secure yourhealthand safetytonot be electrocutedyoualsoneed to handle the bulb withcare and nottouch it withyour handas to notburn yourself and alsoreduce the bulbs life.