rew45 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I am about to hire two of these, and would like to make use of my old 0-10v desk. What is the mating connector for the 8 - pin DIN on the front panel, as mentioned in the manual. Would it by chance be this ? TIA, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeb Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Richard, Those are the connectors I have for connecting a demux to my betapacks. If you haven't got the spec for what connection is on what pin then this may be of use; Zero88: Pin 1-> Ch1, Pin 2 -> Ch2, Pin 3 -> Ch3, Pin 4 -> Ch4, Pin 5 -> Ch5, Pin 6 -> Ch6, Pin 7 -> Supply and Pin 8 -> Ground. Hope that helps Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rew45 Posted October 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Mike, Thanks, I'll start wiring up some leads. I never thought I would be using my old desk again; the place I am hiring from wanted £35 for a week's hire of a simple 24 channel two preset DMX desk, which I think is a bit steep. Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iank99 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Hire prices are tricky to set - our Level 12DMX goes for £25 for a 10 day hire week. We hold on to it because it's a basic 2 preset desk and we don't have analogue input racks in hire anymore - we moved to Beta 3's a few years back. Cable pin outs for Strand desks to Beta's are standard but do bear in mind that both racks need to be set to negative desk supply if you're using fully wired cables - internal fuses will pop otherwise. For the same reason, fit the finger plate on the Beta's that covers the polarity switch - I've had several calls over the years where fingers have wandered to make the nasty red LED change colour to a "nicer green" Quote Ian Knight aka The Service Guy - www.serviceguy.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rew45 Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 iank99, Thanks for the tips, I'll make sure both packs are set to positive supply. The desk is my own design, and needs +20v to +24v, it was originally for use with Furze (fx spit) dimmers. This is all for a very small production, with an even smaller budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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