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For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
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Stagecraft Digest, Issue #762

 1. Re: box office blues
    by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
 2. Re: Scrim as Projection Surface
    by "F. Randy deCelle" <drandolp [at] uiuc.edu>
 3. Job Postings - ATD and Props Master
    by "Production" <production [at] shakespeare.org>
 4. Re: Audio [radio] for Annie Musical ?
    by Art Corey <artcorey [at] cox.net>
 5. Re: box office blues
    by Dan Mills <dmills [at] spamblock.demon.co.uk>
 6. Re: USITT and silver in solder.
    by Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com>
 7. Re: Electrical oddity update
    by Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com>
 8. Re: box office blues
    by "Jon Ares" <jonares [at] hevanet.com>
 9. Re: Lead Poisoning
    by "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>
10. Re: box office blues
    by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
11. Re: Electrical oddity update
    by "Duane" <dhoberg [at] kc.rr.com>
12. Re: Lead Poisoning
    by "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>
13. Re: USITT and silver in solder.
    by Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 [at] ntlworld.com>
14. Re: Lead Poisoning
    by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
15. Re: USITT and silver in solder.
    by Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com>
16. Re: Silver, was Re: USITT
    by "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>
17. Re: Silver, was Re: USITT
    by "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>
18. Re: Audio [radio] for Annie Musical ?
    by MissWisc [at] aol.com
19. Re: Audio [radio] for Annie Musical ?
    by Bruce Purdy <bpurdy [at] rochester.rr.com>
20. remote controlled outlets
    by Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com>
21. Re: Missing pin on body pack trasmitter
    by "John Penisten" <john.penisten [at] gmail.com>
22. Disney pyro
    by "Brian Munroe" <bpmunroe [at] gmail.com>
23. Re: Silver, was Re: USITT
    by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com
24. Re: Lead-free solder (was USITT)
    by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com
25. Re: Silver, was Re: USITT
    by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com
26. Re: USITT and silver in solder.
    by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com
27. Michael Eddy
    by Greg Williams <gwilliams [at] appstate.edu>
28. Re: Scrim as Projection Surface
    by "Mikkel Mynster" <mikmyn [at] optusnet.com.au>
29. Re: Silver, was Re: USITT
    by Bruce Purdy <bpurdy [at] rochester.rr.com>
30. Re: remote controlled outlets
    by NODEraser <noderaser [at] gmail.com>
31. Re: remote controlled outlets
    by Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com>
32. Re: remote controlled outlets
    by NODEraser <noderaser [at] gmail.com>

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Reply-To: <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
Subject: RE: box office blues
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 06:22:07 -0400
Message-ID: <000001c65bbf$74497490$6601a8c0 [at] Dell>
In-Reply-To: <list-29297586 [at] prxy.net>


> (And of course the President will have full rights to spy on 
> the little-uns 
> locations and activities.)

He just won't have the authority to save them from drowning.


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Reply-To: <drandolp [at] uiuc.edu>
From: "F. Randy deCelle" <drandolp [at] uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: Scrim as Projection Surface
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 07:39:26 -0500
Organization: University of Illinois Department of Theatre
Message-ID: <000001c65bd2$a33f9230$220110ac [at] MWBeachHome>
In-Reply-To: <list-29304080 [at] prxy.net>

In September, here at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, we
premiered "The End of Cinematics".

Part of the design of the show was to have imaging on a front "screen"
at the proscenium, while action was taking place on stage in front of
other screens upstage, that were being used for rear projection.

We tested several different materials and scrims for the front and,
for what we were looking for, a standard, white, sharkstooth scrim
worked well.

For the front projector, we were shooting from the back of the
theatre, approximately 72', at an angle about 5 degrees above the
center of the projection surface.  During the extended rehearsal
process we stacked two 6500 lumen, Eiki LC-X5's from our stock.  For
the final tech process through opening we rented a single 10,000 lumen
Barco SLM R10.  It turned out that either set up produced adequate
results for what we needed.

Because of the lighting, general brightness of the images, and design
of the set, we never got into distracting images from the front
surface bleeding onto the set or washing out the images on the back
screens.  Some of the front imaging had text in it that was a little
distorted, but apparently that was due to the transfer process used to
convert the original video and get it to DVD.

The January 2006 issue of Live Design had an article and images from
the show when it was at UC Davis.  Here's a link to the article:

http://livedesignonline.com/mag/living_2/

You can also see a rough video clip from UC Davis on the Cinematics
web site.  Check this link:

http://www.endofcinematics.com/audio-performance.html#

The front images were a combination of pre-recorded video and a
significant amount of live camera feed.  Hope this helps.

Randy 
_________________________________________________________________
F. Randy deCelle, Assistant Professor, Chair of Scenic Technology
Department of Theatre - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


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Subject: Job Postings - ATD and Props Master
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:58:02 -0400
Message-ID: <8CA0A8FD9EDE4F4C937032FFEF0573F23048 [at] puck.shakespeare.lan>
From: "Production" <production [at] shakespeare.org>
Reply-To: "Production" <production [at] shakespeare.org>

I am looking for a Props Master and an ATD for my summer season.  Please
see below for more information.  Ideally both positions begin May 1st.
=20
Assistant Technical Director sought for an Equity L.O.A. 6 show, 2 stage
season at Shakespeare & Company.  Season runs from early May through
early September.  ATD will assist the Technical Director with planning,
building, and implementation of all scenic elements.  Housing available,
local transportation negotiable.  Salary commensurate with experience.
Experience in fast paced Summer Theater helpful.  E.O.E.  Send cover
letter, resume, references and your dates of availability to Jobsearch,
70 Kemble St., Lenox, MA 01240, or e-mail to jobsearch [at] shakespeare.org.
Additional information can be found at www.shakespeare.org
<http://www.shakespeare.org/> . =20


Properties Master sought for an Equity L.O.A. 6 show, 2 stage season at
Shakespeare & Company.  Season runs from early May through early
September.  Responsibilities include working closely with Scenic
Designers and our Technical Director in procuring and/or building all
props and set dressings, as well as overseeing a crew of 5 other
artisans. Candidate should have thorough knowledge of carpentry,
furniture construction, upholstering, painting, and sculpting. Knowledge
of Art History and a good eye for period detail a plus. Strong
organizational skills are necessary as well as an outgoing personality
and strong communication and interpersonal skills.  Housing available,
local transportation negotiable.  Salary commensurate with experience.
Experience in fast paced Summer Theater helpful.  E.O.E.  Send cover
letter, resume, references and your dates of availability to Jobsearch,
70 Kemble St., Lenox, MA 01240, or e-mail to jobsearch [at] shakespeare.org.
Additional information can be found at www.shakespeare.org
<http://www.shakespeare.org/> . =20

=20

Nathan Towne-Smith
Production Manager
Shakespeare & Company
70 Kemble St.
Lenox, MA 01240
(413) 637-4274 (fax)
production [at] shakespeare.org


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Message-ID: <4439158B.3060204 [at] cox.net>
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 09:09:15 -0500
From: Art Corey <artcorey [at] cox.net>
Subject: Re: Audio [radio] for Annie Musical ?
References: <list-29302115 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-29302115 [at] prxy.net>

Hi David,

Lots of old time radio broadcasts are available on www.otrnow.com. You 
can buy CD collections of many of the old shows.

If you need specific dialog as in a newscast, lightly stuff a towel in 
the cone of a speaker to make its response flat and then record whatever 
you need that way. Sounds a lot like an old radio but without all the 
static.

hth
backstage

David Duffy wrote:

>For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
>---------------------------------------------------
>
>Hi everyone,
>A local high school is putting on Annie the musical and from
>what I've seen of the script so far, it requires a couple of
>radio broadcasts from that era. Is this the sort of thing that
>is likely to exist for download or purchase anywhere?
>
>The school doesn't really have resources for recording the
>audio tracks so pre-made would be best although if they
>could find the text and a suitable voice I could record that
>for them in a pinch. Any ideas for a parent helper? (me!)
>David...
>
>
>  
>


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From: Dan Mills <dmills [at] spamblock.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: box office blues
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 15:27:26 +0100


On 9 Apr 2006, at 06:22, Clive Mitchell wrote:

>
> This will particularly apply to individuals of the ilk that hang about
> on lists like this.  The explosion and dangerous prank brigade seem to
> migrate towards entertainment as some form of excuse to perform their
> dastardly deeds.  :)
>
> Foolish stunts like THIS for instance.....
>
> 1. locate a place with a particularly high incident of thunderstorm/
> lighting activity
> 2. modify a paper model solid rocket to carry a payload of 200ml of
> strong clorine bleach

What a BRILLIANT idea!

Copper Chloride could also be fun if you can get the two pulses  
sufficiently close together....

The first one should dissociate the compound and the second one will  
pump the copper vapour,
then along comes a photon...

Kind of hard on any optical sensor that gets in the way of the  
resulting coherent beam!

  Regards, Dan. 

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Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 07:36:13 -0700
From: Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com>
Subject: Re: USITT and silver in solder.
In-reply-to: <list-29299377 [at] prxy.net>
Message-id: <AF38C552-4CCE-47EB-8827-E982AD2F07A1 [at] interstellar.com>
References: <list-29285721 [at] prxy.net> <list-29295596 [at] prxy.net>
 <list-29299377 [at] prxy.net>


On Apr 8, 2006, at 10:14 PM, Clive Mitchell wrote:

> I think a standard fix for many bad PCB's is going to be reflowing  
> every joint with a touch of lead based solder.  What a grind when  
> EVERY joint looks like a dry joint as standard.

I just saw an advertisement for adaptors that allow lead-based BGA  
parts to be be soldered to lead-free boards.  It's just a pc board  
with tin/lead solder paste on top and lead-free balls on the  
bottom.   Soldering this must be fun since the tin/lead melts first.

Guess that answers about mixing the two solders.  It doesn't work at  
least for BGA parts.



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Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 07:38:56 -0700
From: Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com>
Subject: Re: Electrical oddity update
In-reply-to: <list-29301695 [at] prxy.net>
Message-id: <B4989D99-B519-4CCD-A6E1-85E979CF99B3 [at] interstellar.com>
References: <list-29289106 [at] prxy.net> <list-29301695 [at] prxy.net>


On Apr 9, 2006, at 12:46 AM, Donald A Rowe wrote:

> Apparentlly after some reserch we learned that
> there ad been a fire in the building several years ago and to keep  
> power to
> the hotel rooms above the bar, an electrician put a "band-aide" on the
> building.

Well, then it will get rewired right after the next fire which sounds  
much overdue.

You could anonymously let the fire marshal know about this.


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Message-ID: <001301c65be3$c281ad20$0600000a [at] BRUTUS>
From: "Jon Ares" <jonares [at] hevanet.com>
References: <list-29304438 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Re: box office blues
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 07:42:00 -0700

>> (And of course the President will have full rights to spy on
>> the little-uns
>> locations and activities.)
>
> He just won't have the authority to save them from drowning.


Depends on their economic status, party affiliation, and/or the color of 
their skin.
<ZING!>

     - Jon Ares
www.hevanet.com/acreative 


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In-Reply-To: <list-29295556 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-29295556 [at] prxy.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 08:15:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Lead Poisoning
From: "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>

> It is believed  the effects of lead poisoning from the solder in their
> food tins, was one of the factors contributing to the fatal outcome of Sir
> John Franklin's artic expedition.

If a factor, it was most likely insignificant.

Bill


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Reply-To: <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
Subject: RE: box office blues
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 11:23:27 -0400
Message-ID: <000701c65be9$8d4cdc50$6601a8c0 [at] Dell>
In-Reply-To: <list-29309325 [at] prxy.net>


> >> (And of course the President will have full rights to spy on the 
> >> little-uns locations and activities.)
> >
> > He just won't have the authority to save them from drowning.
> 
> 
> Depends on their economic status, party affiliation, and/or 
> the color of 
> their skin.

...And whether they've been born yet.


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Message-ID: <004b01c65bea$00a18ca0$0201a8c0 [at] kc.rr.com>
From: "Duane" <dhoberg [at] kc.rr.com>
References: <list-29304080 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Re: Electrical oddity update
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 10:26:41 -0500

<Apparentlly after some reserch we learned that
<there ad been a fire in the building several years ago and to keep power to
<the hotel rooms above the bar, an electrician put a "band-aide" on the
<building.  Unfortunatlly he was never called back to straighten it all out.
Reference to a license.

I did one thing in my post that I should not have.  I made an assumtion that
Licensed and trained and Certified are the same.  And then that someone who
is certified actually knows what they are doing.  In the majority of
instances, a license does indicate some knowledge.  "Caveat Emptor" or
however it is spelled.

The electrician in question was never called back.  Why not?  Some shared
culpability seems in order.  Add to that list the City Codes Enforcement and
others, Fire Dept included, for allowing the band aid to persist.  "Normal"
post fire rebuild code inforcement is multi jurisdictional and is supposed
to be more thorough.  Post fire who knows what was damaged and how far from
the flames.

Another observation even though it seems as flame but is not.  Your post
does not include whether the new electrician is taking corrective action.
It would seem so since other Life Safety Devices are being installed. Again
an assumption which caused me to chew some crow before, hopefully not this
time.

<So now it's a question of
<whether the owners fingers are crossed tighter than the wires in the wall.

Why are the fingers crossed?  Most crossing of fingers occurs when a
potential future is unknown and one is aware of a bad possibility which is
wished not to occur.  Hopefully it is because they want nothing bad to
happen before the situation is corrected.

Oh, and please do this at some point.  Let somebody in codes enforcement
know about the lack of knowledge or concern for code compliance by the
former electrician.  He should have never allowed the band aid to continue
or IMOP, never did it in the first place.

Duane




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References: <list-29295556 [at] prxy.net> <list-29295978 [at] prxy.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 08:25:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Lead Poisoning
From: "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>

> One hypothesis says that the fall of the Roman empire was caused by lead
> water pipes.  But I'm inclined to think this is not true...

The Empire faded away for a number of reasons - the health of the
population had nothing to do with it.

Bill


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Message-ID: <4aXrkHeMmSOEFw8K [at] ntlworld.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 16:34:36 +0100
From: Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 [at] ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: USITT and silver in solder.
References: <list-29285721 [at] prxy.net> <list-29295596 [at] prxy.net>
 <list-29299377 [at] prxy.net> <list-29309137 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-29309137 [at] prxy.net>

In message <list-29309137 [at] prxy.net>, Jerry Durand 
<jdurand [at] interstellar.com> writes
>I just saw an advertisement for adaptors that allow lead-based BGA 
>parts to be be soldered to lead-free boards.  It's just a pc board 
>with tin/lead solder paste on top and lead-free balls on the  bottom. 
>Soldering this must be fun since the tin/lead melts first.
>
>Guess that answers about mixing the two solders.  It doesn't work at 
>least for BGA parts.

Hmm.  The last thing I read suggested that you could use lead based 
solder with all lead free finishes.  But then again, I'm sure that there 
will be lots of conflicting advice on the matter.

-- 
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

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Reply-To: <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
Subject: RE: Lead Poisoning
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 11:38:20 -0400
Message-ID: <000801c65beb$a15d5b50$6601a8c0 [at] Dell>
In-Reply-To: <list-29310375 [at] prxy.net>

 
> The Empire faded away for a number of reasons - the health of 
> the population had nothing to do with it.

Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo....


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Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 08:42:28 -0700
From: Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com>
Subject: Re: USITT and silver in solder.
In-reply-to: <list-29310592 [at] prxy.net>
Message-id: <8DDC1B03-3B3E-4526-9F75-51F28886FF24 [at] interstellar.com>
References: <list-29285721 [at] prxy.net> <list-29295596 [at] prxy.net>
 <list-29299377 [at] prxy.net> <list-29309137 [at] prxy.net> <list-29310592 [at] prxy.net>


On Apr 9, 2006, at 8:34 AM, Clive Mitchell wrote:

>
> Hmm.  The last thing I read suggested that you could use lead based  
> solder with all lead free finishes.  But then again, I'm sure that  
> there will be lots of conflicting advice on the matter.

Of course a BGA isn't really a finish, it's balls of solder.  In this  
case you'd have more leaded solder in the ball than you have lead- 
free paste on the pad.  No idea what that leads to.  Sounds like  
plain gold pads would be the best, then you could use either.



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Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 08:56:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Silver, was Re: USITT
From: "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>

> Lead compounds used in firearms ammunition (mainly the primers) are a
> signifigant source of exposure to shooters.  I'll not mention the lead
> based propellant that inflates your automobile airbag.

If a person were to do a lot of shooting in unventilated indoor shooting
ranges for years, it might be.

The airbag propellant does not contain lead. It contains sodium azide plus
chemicals to neutralize the KOH that is produced when it burns. The primer
that ignites the azide may contain lead. In any case, I doubt if the risk
of lead exposure from that source is significant.

Bill


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Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:20:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Silver, was Re: USITT
From: "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>

> So, lead _does_ kill, and it does not get expelled from the body: it
> accumulates over time. Just like any other contaminant, the lead works
> its way up the food chain, killing birds, fish, and so on.

Bah. Eating is lethal, eventually. I suspect that more people die of
automobile accidents in the US in one year than have died from ingested
lead poisoning in the entire history of the US.

Bill


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From: MissWisc [at] aol.com
Message-ID: <6b.58534d5b.316a97a1 [at] aol.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 13:00:17 EDT
Subject: Re: Audio [radio] for Annie Musical ?

I'm working props on the tour this week...
 
The soap opera recordings don't need to be high quality. And whether they  
sound "authentic" isn't as imporant as "can the audience understand them". I  
don't know if your script includes the Jello commerical, but you can make  
something up for that. 

As for the Bert Healy hour, that's all live  onstage. 
 
The current tour has a huge Coke logo in the middle of the NYC drop. I'm  
curious how much Coke spent for that placement. :) Anyone know Ming Cho Lee?  
It's his design and it's REALLY neat! Ken's lighting has been fun to deciper  
(why are there two lights aimed that way... OH! It's the fireplace!)  

Kristi
 

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Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 13:03:22 -0400
Subject: Re: Audio [radio] for Annie Musical ?
From: Bruce Purdy <bpurdy [at] rochester.rr.com>
Message-ID: <C05EB69A.F693%bpurdy [at] rochester.rr.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-29302115 [at] prxy.net>

> A local high school is putting on Annie the musical and from
> what I've seen of the script so far, it requires a couple of
> radio broadcasts from that era. Is this the sort of thing that
> is likely to exist for download or purchase anywhere?

    Here is a site that was mentioned on the Theatre Sound list a while ago:
http://www.earthstation1.com

    It contains lots of CDs and DVDs of old broadcasts of TV and radio
broadcasts. Famous speeches, commercials, programs etc. Looks like a great
resource.

    I haven't used it myself, but it seemed worth bookmarking, and may work
for you.

Bruce
-- 
Bruce Purdy
Technical Director / Production Manager
Smith Opera House
82 Seneca St.
Geneva NY 14456
(315) 781 - 5483

Email:  bpurdy [at] rochester.rr.com
Website:  http://thesmith.org/tech/ 


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Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:04:47 -0700
From: Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com>
Subject: remote controlled outlets
Message-id: <7.0.1.0.0.20060409110211.01f510c8 [at] interstellar.com>

Just saw this and thought it might be useful to some of you.

NET10332  - DLI Ethernet Power Controller w/ Surge Protector

8 switched outlets, internal web server.  $90

http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=NET10332

http://tinyurl.com/z7ovs

-- 
Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.  www.interstellar.com
219 Oak Wood Way, Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA
tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886
Skype:  jerrydurand



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Message-ID: <87e6786e0604091109u45558a04r25a536bb05438bd [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 13:09:24 -0500
From: "John Penisten" <john.penisten [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Missing pin on body pack trasmitter
In-Reply-To: <list-29301260 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-29301260 [at] prxy.net>

Email me at john [at] fullcompass.com and I can get a wiring diagram from
my service department.  Might even have one of these packs laying
around not in use...

John

On 4/9/06, Jeffrey Mulvey <mulvey.tech [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> I'm looking at an audio-technica body pack trasmitter, model #: ATW-T35.
> The connector is audio-technica's standard 4 pin, HRS connector.
> Due to actor abuse, one of the connection pins is missing (presumably
> snapped off).  While looking at the top of the transmitter so that the
> lables ON, STBY, and MUTE are read right-side-up, the pin missing is
> (was) in the upper right hand corner.
> When a microphone is connected, the trasmitter still works (well
> enough considering age and abuse).
> I searched the internet (including, of course, audio-technica's
> website) for a wiring diagram to show which pin is which, but was
> unable to find one.
> Does anyone out there either A) know which pin this is, or B) have a
> link to a wiring diagram for the transmitter?
>
> Jeffrey Mulvey
> Garbeaus Dinner Theatre
> California
>

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Message-ID: <b7aa28010604091210y68ed459dx24657d5f7ecb486a [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 15:10:04 -0400
From: "Brian Munroe" <bpmunroe [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Disney pyro

For those that are interested, the latest Disneyland podcast has a
nice behind-the-scenes look at Disney's pyro system.

www.disneyland.com/podcast for the info page, http://tinyurl.com/kwq8m
for the direct link to the mp3 file.

Brian Munroe
bpmunroe [at] gmail.com

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From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com
Message-ID: <1bc.1d11288.316ae1bb [at] aol.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:16:27 EDT
Subject: Re: Silver, was Re: USITT

In a message dated 08/04/06 23:46:30 GMT Daylight Time, 
stagecraft2006 [at] mckernon.com writes:

> > I agree that lead is a cumulative poison. But the only cases of lead
>  > poisoning I am aware of are when someone has been shot with a lead 
bullet. 
> The
>  > lead is 
>  > irrelevant, here.
>  
>  It's mostly a problem with small children, but everyone should be careful -

This dates from the days of lead based paints on childrens' toys, which they 
were prone to suck.

A memory has come back. In the 19th century, steel files were cut. The 
annealed blank was set on a lead block, and attacked with a mechanical chisel to cut 
the grooves, the lead block being to absorb the impact. Naturally, there was 
lead dust created, and each impact of the chisel disturbed it. The life 
expectancy of a file cutter was about 28 years.

Whether the problem was poisoning or pulmonary, I don't know. Needle 
pointers, who ground the needles sharp on dry stones had similar trouble, and life 
expectancy.

Frank Wood

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From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com
Message-ID: <21f.b220ca0.316ae434 [at] aol.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:27:00 EDT
Subject: Re: Lead-free solder (was USITT)

In a message dated 08/04/06 23:53:44 GMT Daylight Time, 
bigclive1 [at] ntlworld.com writes:

> I think we still get our water from Loch Katrine.  For you USA dudes 
>  that means we basically get water at the purity level of bottled mineral 
>  water from our taps.
>  
>  It's only very rarely there might be the slightest hint of chlorine in 
>  it.

I think the sweetest water I have ever drunk came from a private supply 
company which supplied only one estate of the twenties, where my family had a 
house. There was a small reservoir and purification plant in the middle of a peat 
bog in North Derbyshire.

It was a very reliable supply, in contrast to that to the house of my 
mother's family, some ten miles off. This was in the limestone country, rather than 
in the gritstone area. Here, the water quite often ran brown in summer, due to 
picking up the rust in the pipes. Sometimes, it didn't run at all, and you 
were reduced to flushing the toilet with a bucket of water drawn from the bath!

Frank Wood

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From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com
Message-ID: <26c.93b5001.316ae704 [at] aol.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:39:00 EDT
Subject: Re: Silver, was Re: USITT

In a message dated 09/04/06 00:52:45 GMT Daylight Time, dale [at] cybercom.net 
writes:

>    Metallic lead, even in ones body, is fairly benign. Weigh that 
>  against the risks of surgery to go in and remove the fragments.  The 
>  problems come when the lead combines with other elements to become bore 
>  bioavailable. Lead fumes that you inhale will plate out in your lungs 
>  and bronchi, some of which is going to make it into your general body 
>  chemistry.

Where do the lead fumes come from? I have no definite information, but 
standard 60/40 solder melts around 350 celsius. I imagine that the vaporisation 
temperature is a good deal higher, and certainly beyond the most energetic 
soldering iron.

About some other practices, I am less sure. My plumber in France uses an 
oxy-acetylene torch for his joints. He keeps the cylinders in his van, and trails 
long hoses to the site. It makes a mess of the copper pipes, in appearance, 
but the joints don't leak.

Frank Wood

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From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com
Message-ID: <9e.389479a8.316ae8ff [at] aol.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:47:27 EDT
Subject: Re: USITT and silver in solder.

In a message dated 09/04/06 01:37:56 GMT Daylight Time, 
stagecraft [at] theatrewireless.com writes:

> I'm with you 100% on this.  There will now be years of problems, often
>  subtle and inconsistent.  Unrelated stuff will be blamed on lead-free
>  solder; problems actually caused by lead-free solder will be evaded.  
>  
>  It's all kind of discouraging.

Certainly is. The electronics industry has been using 60/40 solder for many 
years. I remember soldeing up a multiway switch fifty years ago, using an iron 
heate on a gas cooker. Tectronix were different. Back in the days of valves 
(tubes), rather than the paxolin tag boards, they used ceramic ones, with 
troughs for the wires lined with a silver based solder, and even provides a small 
reel of the special solder inside each instrument.

Frank Wood

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Message-Id: <7848897D-CC46-4BC5-B119-D6447F896F0D [at] appstate.edu>
From: Greg Williams <gwilliams [at] appstate.edu>
Subject: Michael Eddy
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 19:45:04 -0400

Pardon the bandwidth folks...

Michael, how about giving me an e-shout off-list.

Thanks!

-=Greg Williams=-
Production Manager
Valborg Theatre, Appalachian State University

www.LRLR.org - 2006 ride dates July 9-18 - c'mon and join us!



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Message-Id: <200604100007.k3A078SM027404 [at] mail06.syd.optusnet.com.au>
From: "Mikkel Mynster" <mikmyn [at] optusnet.com.au>
Subject: RE: Scrim as Projection Surface
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:07:11 +1000
In-Reply-To: <list-29280675 [at] prxy.net>

>I have used scrim as a projection surface in the past, but only because it
>was the most readily available surface. Now I am planning to use it prior
>to the tableau at the beginning of "Once Upon a Mattress".

Hi Dana. We just finished doing this for a production of Random Dance's (a
UK dance company) 'Nemesis' here in Melbourne. We used a black scrim, with a
white screen about 3m upstage of it. The dancer performed between the two.
It gave a very interesting 3d effect, as the scrim caught a percentage of
the light and passed the rest through to the screen. You can project onto
black scrim, but you need to be prepared to accept that you will also be
projecting onto anything upstage of the scrim, whatever colour you scrim
is...

>
>My question is will we get a better quality image with natural or black 
>scrim? If black, any advice on dyeing it?

Can't help here - we only used black scrim...



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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:12:32 -0400
Subject: Re: Silver, was Re: USITT
From: Bruce Purdy <bpurdy [at] rochester.rr.com>
Message-ID: <C05F536F.F6CD%bpurdy [at] rochester.rr.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-29316514 [at] prxy.net>

FrankWood wrote:

> A memory has come back. In the 19th century, steel files were cut.

    How old *are* you Frank ... You remember the 19th century???

Bruce
-- 
Bruce Purdy
Technical Director
Smith Opera House



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Message-ID: <e91d76400604092119n127d4a62pa47c4b6282a06174 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 21:19:02 -0700
From: NODEraser <noderaser [at] gmail.com>
Reply-To: greg [at] hypersoft.zzn.com
Subject: Re: remote controlled outlets
In-Reply-To: <list-29313097 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-29313097 [at] prxy.net>

I would be pretty cautious with what you plug into it... If it's
connected to the Internet, you never know who will wind up with access
to it.

On 4/9/06, Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com> wrote:
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Just saw this and thought it might be useful to some of you.
>
> NET10332  - DLI Ethernet Power Controller w/ Surge Protector
>
> 8 switched outlets, internal web server.  $90
>
> http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=3DItemDetail&item=3DNET=
10332
>
> http://tinyurl.com/z7ovs
>
> --
> Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.  www.interstellar.com
> 219 Oak Wood Way, Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA
> tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886
> Skype:  jerrydurand
>
>
>

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Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:37:36 -0700
From: Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com>
Subject: Re: remote controlled outlets
In-reply-to: <list-29322013 [at] prxy.net>
Message-id: <7447CECC-8ABD-4D6D-9FC7-37E47FA1CB13 [at] interstellar.com>
References: <list-29313097 [at] prxy.net> <list-29322013 [at] prxy.net>


On Apr 9, 2006, at 9:19 PM, NODEraser wrote:

> I would be pretty cautious with what you plug into it... If it's
> connected to the Internet, you never know who will wind up with access
> to it.

Be just as careful as you would anything else plugged into your  
network (dimmers, sound, SPFX).  There's no good reason to have a  
theatre network tied into the outside world during a show (and few  
other times, if any).



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Message-ID: <e91d76400604092142x161aec70pc3ac22d75f16eef1 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 21:42:05 -0700
From: NODEraser <noderaser [at] gmail.com>
Reply-To: greg [at] hypersoft.zzn.com
Subject: Re: remote controlled outlets
In-Reply-To: <list-29322199 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-29313097 [at] prxy.net> <list-29322013 [at] prxy.net>
	 <list-29322199 [at] prxy.net>

The last two theatres I've worked in ran on AMX... Worrying about
external access to an Ethernet network isn't a problem.

On 4/9/06, Jerry Durand <jdurand [at] interstellar.com> wrote:
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
>
> On Apr 9, 2006, at 9:19 PM, NODEraser wrote:
>
> > I would be pretty cautious with what you plug into it... If it's
> > connected to the Internet, you never know who will wind up with access
> > to it.
>
> Be just as careful as you would anything else plugged into your
> network (dimmers, sound, SPFX).  There's no good reason to have a
> theatre network tied into the outside world during a show (and few
> other times, if any).
>
>
>

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