Specifications

“Lighting Systems Made Easy” Page 8
“To Gel Or Not To Gel
• An often asked question…should gel or glass be used to filter the light and give it a “mood”
(AKA color temperature)?
• If the room has a high peak you may want to use glass because it will last longer.
• If fixtures are accessible, or lighting will be called upon to change from week to week, gel
would be the filter of choice.
”Schedule Maintenance
• Scheduled maintenance should be performed regularly.
• If the sanctuary has a high peak, you will want to change all the lamps and filters on a
regular basis to avoid the need to rent a lift to change one or two lamps every few weeks.
•2400 = 10 x 10
• Once you have divided the sanctuary into zones and have the determined the area you
wish to light, you will need to figure out how many channels of dimming you will need.
• Using the wattage of your lamps, you should be able to figure out how many channels of
dimmers you will need.
• Most dimmers come in 1.2kW or 2.4kW per channel.
• One 2.4kW channel is usually enough to give a 10’ x 10’ area one look (or color tempera-
ture).
• Example: 2 lamps x 1000 watts per channel for key and fill light and 1 x 300 watts for back
light.