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Electrol
presents digital dimming with a level of sophistication that
ideally suits every conceivable application whether architectural,
touring, rental, theme-park, television or film, the dx
series dimmers meet the challenge.
Critical design criteria and leading edge processing techniques
enable the dx
to provide a new and powerful level of creativity in lighting
designs of all kinds. Truly a world class product, the dx
automatically senses the mains line voltage input and
reconfigures all operational parameters accordingly.
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The dx
series dimmers have the ability to select the maximum output
voltage for each dimmer channel, allowing the connection of any
voltage lamp directly to the dimmers output. This feature
frees lighting designers around the world to literally drop in new
low voltage lamps directly into their design without concern for
series connections or transformer coupling.
An engineering wonder, the dx
incorporates two micro- processors to
provide the most comprehensive user interface. Coupled
with crisp visual representation of all dimmer functions and
operating status, the dx
is in a class by itself.
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| Overview |
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| With all
the excitement in entertainment lighting, what's there to be
excited about dimming? Plenty, if you're looking at Electrol
dimmers! Features have been designed to make the units the
most versatile and beneficial on the market. Take a look at
these attributes that are unique to the dx
series dimmers and you'll know why we stand above the crowd.
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Continuous: Heard it before? Probably not. But, have you
heard that you can have your dimmer working in New York today and
Barcelona tomorrow? You can with the dx. And by the way, you
don’t have to modify the dimmer at all. The dx
with its worldly sophistication is able to adjust automatically for any line voltage. Wow! |
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usable channels for your money: The D125dx is 1500 watts
per channel, not a meager 1200. The D625dx is 2500 watts per
channel, not a skimpy 2400. With the advent of the popular
750 Watt lamp, what does this mean? A 96 channel rack of D125dx
dimmers allows you to use 96 channels, 192 fixtures! Think
of the savings, it’s like buying one rack, getting one free.
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100
Programmable looks: Sounds good, but what does it mean?
You can set up your levels for one venue or multiple venues.
Console like features such as: full-proportional
soft-patching, pre-heat selections. Custom configure the
dimmer for any type or style lamp in your inventory from MR16s,
fluorescence, ACLs, 2K incandescent. Simply enter the voltage
because the dx
is the only dimmer available with continuously
variable output voltage selection. In many cases, a console is no
longer needed. Take the money saved and invest it, buy more
equipment, go on vacation! Time is money as well, you can
load in your equipment and call up a past lighting scene.
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Fastest
response time in the industry: Very important for those
all too familiar long cable
runs. When you hit full, you want to see your lights respond now!
By integrating a properly designed breaker with a very high-surge capable power device and custom
filtering, we have a formidable current driving beast. We don't buy
typical off-the-shelf
components to save us money, we use the good stuff! A
joint engineering effort between Electrol and Airpax enable us to
incorporate magnetic breakers specifically for the dx. The
breakers respond to hazardous overloads but ignore simple inrush
currents generated by cold filaments. The Teledyne power devices
are not skinny, they are Fat! Loads of head room in RMS
current, incredible surge capability and voltage capacity. Filters
with very low insertion loss and terrific electromotive characteristics. Why cut corners
when our name and yours is on the
line? We do it right the first time.
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Heat
resistant:
Boxing/wrestling shows, corporate and industrial events. What to
they have in common? Full-on for long periods of time. This causes
things to get hot, sometimes really hot. With the dx dimmers,
that’s cool, they have a built-in temperature gauge and will
cycle the fan when necessary. They take a lot of heat and keep
working without any loss of signal strength. How about outdoor
venues? The dx dimmers have been put through the test, they work
in high humidity, closed off rooms with zero ventilation,.
They’re your silent work force.
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Power
considerations: Have clean power?
Great! But what happens if there’s a major storm and the power
isn’t so constant? The dx
dimmer monitors your input power to thousands
of times every second and
automatically makes adjustments. So even though it’s raining
cats and dogs outside, there's a brown-out, your lamps remain at
the level you set, all the way down to 85 Volts! (Vin
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Vout) Generator
power, delta systems, and wild legs can be a nightmare. Let someone else have
those bad dreams, you’ll sleep soundly knowing the dx
dimmers are operating normally.
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| Voltage
Error: Safety, it’s paramount at Electrol. That’s
why the dx
dimmers have the fastest acting safety protection in the industry
- for your people, your equipment. Dangerous defective
grounds are out there. You can't see them, but the dx
's react immediately. Whether the fault lie in wiring, short
circuit, a compromised safety ground, the dx
will effect the solution before harm can occur. Pretty
impressive, extremely safe. Electrol
is the only manufacturer to offer this exciting electronic
safety feature as well
as the only one to offer Electronic Ground Fault Protection (GFCI ) built-in. |
Durability:
When’s the last time you tossed your dx
rack out of a plane? No? Well how about threw it out of a truck,
down a hill into a gully? No again? Here’s one you’ve probably
seen - dimmers connected to power incorrectly. That can be a major
problem. Pop, pop, pop, the sound of hundreds and thousands of
dollars of lamps dying. Did we mention that won’t happen with
the dx
dimmers? They'll continue to work flawlessly and let you
move on to more important things.
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Quiet
Filtering: Shhh,
the President is ready to speak, the director says
"Roll", the performer is ready for the 100th
take. The dx
dimmers will be silent, working steadily and
flawlessly in the background. No
need to worry about roaring fans,
hum, or RF buzz!
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Low
maintenance:
We've built in hardware solutions to make your system last a
lifetime. No spare modules to pay for, the breakers are
saving the SCRs, so no worries there! No extra parts
required. We spent the money and time
up-front so you won't have to.
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Features |
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D125dx 12
Channels of 12
Amperes |
Automatic Line Voltage
Sensing 85-265VAC |
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D625dx 6 Channels of
20
Amperes |
Internal Operating Temp
Display C° or F° |
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D360dx
3 Channels of 60
Amperes |
Fully Soft-Patchable/
Patch Disable |
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Regulation of Output
Selectable |
Programmable Memories
5 Pages |
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Self-Diagnostics |
Phase Active Indication |
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Pre-Heat Level
Selection |
Broadcast Quality Filtering |
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All Functions and
Operational Status
Report via Display |
100 Programmable
Looks (discrete levels
on dimmer channel's) |
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Selectable Dimming Curves |
Fully Isolated DMX512 Input |
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Extra Heavy-Duty Pair
SCR Outputs |
Programmable
Sequencer/Chase |
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19" Rack Mount, 2U
Enclosure |
Programmable
Non-Dim/Trigger Level |
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Integrated Control of Fan |
Fully Isolated Power Stage |
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Slave Addressable RX/DMX
from other dx units |
Bump Level to ½ or
Full/Set-Up |
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Analogue Control Input |
Lock Out Feature |
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Voltage Error
(Auto-Shut-Down) |
No Load Indication
(optional) |
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DMX512 Receive Action
Indication |
Software Updates Via
Internet |
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DMX Termination Select |
Output Connector Options |
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Simultaneous DMX /
Architectural/Analogue
Control |
Fastest circuit breaker
protection available
anywhere |
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Memory retention via
EPROM (no batteries
required) |
Output Voltage Limiting
Capability |
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Electronic Ground Fault
protection (optional) |
Eighteen month warranty |
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Dimmer
construction and electrical parameters comply with UL®508 safety
standards. Tested to 89/336/EEC as well as 73/23/EEC
standards for CE compliance. |
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Micro- processor |
Control
electronics utilizes two microprocessors for all dimmer and display functions such as:
Line voltage monitoring on front panel LED display, pre-heat assignment, voltage
boost, limit voltage, set level, test, status, DMX channel assignment, temperature and
sequencer. Each channel's digital control command to its power device employs
>4000Vrms optical isolation, ensuring safe, reliable operation. Integral watchdog
timers and micro monitors, combined with firmware routines prevent any ambiguous situation
such as lock up or runaway conditions.
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| Firmware |
Revision level
available via front panel display. Custom attributes may be
accommodated.
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| Diagnostics |
Processors
continually undergo checks for data integrity. Feature is transparent and ensures
continuous reliable service and prevention of processor runaway.
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| Front
Panel Display |
Unique display
consisting of 4 alpha numeric and 3 seven segment LED displays for sharp visual
representation of programming status, monitoring, and control programming information at a
glance.
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| Control
Requirements |
USITT
Standard DMX digital multiplex control or analogue 0 to 10VDC. Various levels
may be selected from the front panel without need for external control, making the
dx ideal for practical
set-up. Levels/looks may be snapshot into memory. Architectural
interface capable via firmware change (EEPROM).
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| Looks |
Function
stores preset levels for all 12/6 dimmer channels. Memory allocation for up to 100
looks provided to enhance architectural applications and provide versatility in
pre-programming sequence operation. Level may be entered manually or from console.
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Control
Input |
Optically
isolated >5KV DMX input. DMX in and thru/output
(5 pin XLR). Valid DMX input reported on display via
flashing LED indicator. Analogue
control input (DB15), can be disabled via display menu.
All control signal connectors are gold plated.
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| Memory |
Six pages
containing all functional attributes. One page reserved for slave DMX
addressing. All setup and patch information is stored in non-volatile SRAM, no
batteries required.
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| Output
Limiting (LMT) |
Output
voltages may be limited to any voltage >10VAC via front panel controls. When
operating from 120VAC or 24VAC at 230VAC input, LMT will safely drive 12 Volt bulbs
directly wired to dimmer's output. Output voltage LMT may be set to any value
between 10 and 230. Limits are retained in memory, regardless of geographical move
to new power grid.
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| DMX
Termination |
The dx provides a resistive load for DMX
termination when the unit is the last device on DMX line. Menu driven (Term)
on/off. External terminations are unnecessary. Terminate disable is indicated
on display.
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| Pre-Heat
(PRHT) |
Function allow
the dimmer to output a small AC voltage to warm lamp filaments. Output voltage
corresponding to 4VAC-10VAC may be selected from front panel.
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| Non-dim/trigger
(NDT) |
Dimmer
channels may be programmed to work as non-dim (full on) whenever analogue or DMX signal
exceeds selectable value (10-100%).
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Test
Function |
Dimmer
channels may individually be bumped to 50% or Full in BMP mode. When next dimmer is
selected, previous dimmer returns to its prior level. This feature may be used to
single step through dimmer channels for lamp check or focusing.
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DMX
Channel Assignment |
Default mode
for dimmer control channel address is group decode (Ch's 1-6/12). All dimmer
channels may be soft-patched to any DMX control by enabling Patch function.
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| Voltage
Monitor |
Front panel
display may be used to monitor input line voltage levels per phase, selectable
(RMS ± 2%
for convenience / diagnostics).
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| Power
Capability |
12 x 12 Amp
(D125dx) or 6 x 20
Amp (d625dx) or 3 x
50 Amp (D360dx).
100% duty cycle.
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Power
Device |
Optically
isolated heavy-duty inverse parallel pair SCR output construction with a power
conversion of 99.2% for reliable long life service in the high surge applications of
tungsten/ballasted loads. Device will perform during transient high voltage
conditions (600VAC) as well as specified 120VAC or 230VAC and be conservatively rated for
continuous duty at greater than four times the rated operating current.
SCR based,
power modules shall be utilized providing twice the intended current handling capability
with a minimum of 1040 Amperes I²t (surge current capacity). This provides a safety
margin far exceeding the norm for this type of equipment.
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| Min Ratings
D125dx |
1200VAC
1,040 Amperes
I²t value (8.3ms) - A²
sec @ 150°C
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D625dx |
1200VAC
1,200 Amperes
I²t value (8.3ms) - A²
sec @ 150°C
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| Output Regulation |
An
onboard microprocessor samples incoming line voltage 10,000 X per second, calculates
exactly what output should be, compensating for line voltage fluctuations. The
regulation feature may be disabled to provide maximum output available.
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| Response
Time |
Instantaneous
<8ms.
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| Response
Curve |
IES -
Standard Square Law Curve. LIN - Linear Curve.
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| Overcurrent
Protection |
Employs
magnetic breakers designed specifically for Electrol to provide superior protection to
dimmer while allowing for high inrush currents from cold filaments (typical range 10 - 16
X rated wattage). Neon indicators within breakers may be configured to indicate no
load output level.
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| No
Load Indicator |
Illuminated
rocker switch actuator on breaker will illuminate only when load circuit is connected to
dimmer's output. *User specified.
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| Filtering |
Each
channel incorporates broadcast iron core, copper-wound toroidal filter inductor. Dimmer
shall have current rise at any point on curve of not over 0.75% dimmer rms current rating
(milliamps / microsecond). Typical values: D125dx
@ 120VAC=420µs. D625dx
@ 120VAC= 520µs.
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| Power/Mains
Connection |
Three
phase modular 75A powerlok connector for L1,L2,L3,N&G. Line input may be tied
together for single 120 (60Hz)/230 (50Hz)V line or split for staggered 120/240V
(unbalanced 80/40) lines or connected separately for 3ø 120/208V line. No
internal/external modifications are necessary for any of above voltage connections.
The dx is
inherently a 3ø unit, however, single phase operation L1,L2,N,G (-2P) is available
pre-configured from factory. 3ø=40A per leg, -2P=60A per leg. The dx
will automatically sense
voltage level present on mains input and self-configure all dimmer operational parameters
accordingly. Neutral reference to ground (zero potential) is continuously monitored
for <58V potential difference. If neutral becomes "hot", the
dx processor shuts down operating
features and reports neutral error to display. Mains fuses (5mmx20mm) are provided
for logic circuits. Operational range is 85VAC to 265VAC, global standards.
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| Power Supply |
Operational
status is reported on display as three LED phase indicators.
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| Sequencer
/ Chase |
May be
enabled/disabled via menu display. Parameters may be selected for sequencing looks
such as; beginning and ending look (1-100), relative speed (1-255), reverse direction
after selected number of cycles, and initial direction of sequence fwd/bak.
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| Set-Up
Menu |
Operational
features may be selected or enabled/disabled from this menu. Analogue input on/off,
pre-heat on/off, temperature °F or °C, regulation on/off, curve IES or LIN, filter
on/off, lock on/off, DMX soft-patch on/off and slave addressing on/off.
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| Cooling |
Integral low
noise fan forced air. Innovative design to provide maximum heat extraction using
extensive engineering and computerized models. Result: Cool operating
temperature when racked and loaded fully on for extended periods of time.
Ambient=40°C, dimmer=74°C, based on actual installation data. (Worse case with fan
blades at 0 rpm, pack=115°C and operational). There are no thermostats to shut down
during a performance. The 110cfm fan is controlled via the processor to activate at
the presence of a control signal, or if internal temperature of the unit is greater than
100°F. The fan will turn off two minutes after signal and temperature and
normalized.
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| Temperature |
Internal
operating temperature of the dx unit may be displayed in either °C or °F.
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| Construction |
Front panel
0.090" steel, chassis and lid 0.060" steel, interior heat-sink assembly,
dissipaters 0.090" aluminum, air baffle and steering assay's 0.030" aluminum.
This arrangement has proven to be the best combination of materials to facilitate a
rugged, high strength design, virtually immune to abuse or over heating. Exterior
finish is black baked epoxy finish.
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| Wiring |
All internal
load wiring is constructed of stranded copper wire, sized in accordance with the National
Electrical Code for safe operation.
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| Dimensions |
19" rack
mount unit. Chassis: 16.5"W x 13.5"D x 3.5"H (41.9cm x 35cm x
9cm).
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| Weight |
29 lbs.
(13.1kg) |
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| SX-1 |
1
each 19 pin 6 circuit multipin* |
| SX-2 |
2
each 19 pin 6 circuit multipin* |
| SX-4 |
4
each 19 pin 6 circuit multipin* |
| PBSLP-6 |
SX-2
with hot patch 2 x 6 dimmers to 12 loads* |
| PBSLP-12 |
SX-2
with hot patch 1 x 12 dimmers to 12 loads* |
| TB-RA |
Terminal
strip external access |
| TB-LGO |
Terminal
block sectional external wire insertion type |
| SP-12 |
Stage
pin 20A 2P&G receptacle (60A (SP3) and 100A (SP1)
available) |
| PBG12 |
12
each 15 amp Edison receptacle |
| 30APL6X6 |
Powerlock
6 groups of 6 -30A |
| 30APL12X3 |
Powerlock
12 groups of 3 -30A |
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*Socapex,
Veam available |
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a more detailed description of Output Panel Configurations,
please go to the Output page |
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| 2P |
Single
phase (L1,L2,N,E/G) option |
| SR |
Strain
relief, compression lug mains connections inside dimmer (4
or 5 pole) |
| PL4 |
Disconnectable
75A Powerlock quick connects 4 pole for single phase, 2 x
line, neutral, earth |
| PL5 |
Disconnectable
75A Powerlock quick connects 5 pole for three phase |
| PL120 |
Disconnectable
single hot leg via 120A Powerlock quick connects 3 pole
for line, neutral, earth |
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