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That's good then I'd hate to see all that work go up in smoke :-\

I have a new found respect for electricity since I changed jobs, that's for sure

My ballasts aren't used on these any longer. I'm using the DC-8 for all lighting. The DJ switches are running a number of goodies, but that particular piece was replaced with a new one so I'm not concerned any longer. I do believe the ballast took its toll on that particular piece.

ok n/m after looking at the pic it wasn't a loose contact, but seems more in line with a bad crimp. On a loose contact generally the entire blade will be scorched as the electricity is jumping from the male to the female spade. Where you're seeing your discoloration is down by the crimp, which could have been a loose crimp connection, or it's inadequate at carrying the load through that connector and getting hot. I would probably reinspect it within a few weeks bare minimum to make sure it is not doing the same thing again. You may need to look into a heavier contact type to carry the amount of amperage your ballasts are pulling.

Wow, I will have to check mine out.

Looks like there are salt crystals in the close-ups of the box. What I do is give a thorough rinse or bath in rubbing alcohol. I have done this several times for cell phones I have dropped in the water, and always good results. The alcohol will displace and water or salt. I think it works very well. Kudos to you for being pro-active!

They keep that up and he will have checkered scales

he's gonna have nightmares.

LOL! awesome! good find

Looks like that bowl has a little vibration in it... lol

I had a velvet damsel at about 150 before we got out of it... Corvette wanted to play on the way home from the LFS in my old big turbo srt-4

It is nice and solid. Brett suggested I place the light rack on something to determine where it would hang straight and true, and when all was said and done the center is up a little more than 1/8". I think gravity will level that out over time.

Looks awesome Marc, do you notice any flex in the light rack after getting all the equipment in it or is it still nice and solid?

yup, shutting off access to it really helped egypt's cause didn't it

It's all a time-bandit anyway. REVOLUTION! Oh wait, we have to use social media to start one!

Ditto. . . don't have time to play games and see what every person and their dog (my daughter in law has a facebook page for her dog literally) and I may go to a friends party every now and then but rarely get drunk and pass out. The longest I have been gone from home in the past year has been on a trip to vegas and was gone for about 2 weeks back to Lawton to help a friend but ended up with an extremely bad staph infection I am still trying to recover from. If I need social updates my wife filters through and lets me know what i want to know or someone will call me, and in an average month I personally use about 100 minutes. Don't know many people who care enough to call or tell me much either so why make accounts I won't use.

This has been a long time coming, Marc. It looks great.

nope, I am not on myspace, twitter, facebook, adult friend finder or eHarmony. My friends contact me in person and talk to me... or I get really drunk at their pad

Dread, you aren't part of the 500 million fb users? I'm amazed.

That's why I like the tape above. That stuff is trustworthy if the surfaces were clean in the first place.

Big bump for this topic since Next Wave is in two weeks. If you are within driving range or want to book a flight like Jessy did, buy your entry ticket today before the price jumps up tomorrow. http://dfwmas.org/nextwavefeb26