In addition to photometric data, information about a fixture’s features is vital to choosing any job’s lighting package. Below, we have included descriptions of features included in our final overview.
Wattage – An amount of power, especially electric power, expressed in watts or kilowatts. U.S. power (60 Hz AC, 240V/120V)
Watts = Volts x Amps
Battery –
V-lock- aka the v-mount. Mounts to the battery plate via a v-shaped locking mechanism. these batteries dismount by sliding up. Ranging in different sizes and voltages.
Gold mount- aka the AB (Anton Bauer) Mount, has a secure three gold-stud mounting solution. To dismount the battery, you have to slide it out from the battery plate sideways. Giving it a secure point. Ranging in different sizes and voltages.
P-tap- aka D tap is the female power port found on the battery. Voltage between 7.2 to 16.8 volts.
Barrel Connector- 2.1mm DC barrel
Weather conditions for batteries: at 40ºC, they discharge at 15%. They charge faster and work better at lower temperatures, typically between 0ºC and 45ºC (32-113ºF). Li-ion batteries start losing their energy capability below 0ºC. batteries are okay for all other conditions between 0ºC and 45ºC (32-113ºF).
Equation:
Runtime (hours)= Battery Capacity (Watt hours) /Light’s Power Draw (Watts)
Example :
Ds1- Runtime = (2*190Wh) / 140W
Runtime = 2.71 hours, or 162 minutes with 2 of those 190Wh batteries
IP rating – IP or “Ingress Protection” ratings are used to define levels of sealing effectiveness of electrical enclosures against intrusion from foreign bodies ie. dirt, dust, and moisture.
Weight – in lbs
Source Description – How a fixture generates light.
CCT range – CCT stands for Correlated Color Temperature. It defines color, not brightness of a light source and is measured in degrees Kelvin. Values are used to communicate the “warmth” or “coolness” of the light emitted by the source.
Effects – Lighting effects to choose from that are built into a fixture’s programming.
Mounting size –
1 1/8th inch 28mm = JR. spud
5/8th inch 16mm = Baby pin
Wireless – Built in wireless control for a fixture.
DMX – DMX stands for Digital Multiplex It is a digital signal protocol; it defines the structure of a signal that is sent by a lighting controller to fixtures. The DMX protocol defines a Universe as 512 channels. A DMX signal consisting of a header followed up to 512 channels of data. Each channel of data includes 8 bits of data, representing a value between 0-225. Each channel values are refreshed 44 times a second the bandwidth required for DMX is 180Kbits/sec. DMX uses a 5pin XLR cable or a Cat5 cable. DMX signal can be transmitted wireless with a wireless transmitter and receiver.
