While installing LED features into the four mobile risers (moveable stage sections) we discovered that the ratchet strap that secures the batteries down was quite musical. I loosened it a bit afterwards!
The reason for the huge batteries is that we can also use video wall on these st...
Getting to the final stages of the load-in with just a few special items to complete.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a42EVe0aY98
2023-07-27 13:35:25 +0000 UTC View Post
A different style of video inspired by Paul of Mr Carlson's lab.
Let me know what you think.
2023-07-25 15:14:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Doing tests and focussing at night before we go into technical rehearsals next week. I love how the projectors cut through the slight haze of rain.
I should be getting a day off, and then have some mobile risers (moving stage sections) to put basic LED outlines on. They have an ...
2023-07-23 02:49:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Changing gobos (the image disks) in the very heavy Domino fixtures. These lights are sealed with panels that resemble camshaft covers, and have to have the large number of screws replaced with sequential tightening with a torque screwdriver before being pressure tested with a dedicated unit...
2023-07-23 02:41:37 +0000 UTC View Post
This stream will depend on whether we have any major technical issues at work. Normally we get Sunday off, but are effectively on call to go in to solve technical problems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
2023-07-22 14:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the missed midweek stream. I was working late, and wasn't even aware it was Thursday. I'm not sure I could even have stayed awake if I'd got back to the accommodation in time. Hopefully the worst of the work will be over soon. We have even more lighting equipment...
2023-07-21 00:49:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a short video clip to show why I've not been making as many videos as normal.
In the video I say it's been a busy week because that's what it feels like. In reality it's been three days of intense load in. I've been struggling to stay awake when I get back to the accommodat...
2023-07-20 00:20:33 +0000 UTC View Post
I foolishly decided to film this early in the morning on the day of a flight, so the mess it made was quite annoying. The machine had marmite squirting out of every orifice.
But it was worth it for science.
The bulk of the work on the job should be done by end of play today, so ...
2023-07-19 10:11:41 +0000 UTC View Post
A video I filmed just before heading across to work on a the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
We just did the first day of the load in and it was very heavy going with many more heavy lights than normal.
Tomorrow we have another truck of lights arriving and then on Wednesday a third truck o...
2023-07-17 21:41:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the link to the weekend stream:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V2OLH0oHZg
2023-07-15 01:23:21 +0000 UTC View Post
A less complicated video to fill in the gap until work tames down to the point I can make proper videos again. Next week is going to be super-busy, but things should settle down after that. I have a few half-made videos that require their final reverse engineering bit, so hopefully th...
2023-07-14 23:06:13 +0000 UTC View Post
This will be the first stream from Edinburgh this year, so hopefully it won't be too glitchy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aybmlKRMqjU
2023-07-13 15:52:18 +0000 UTC View Post
I found a pair of my old rigger boots (in a surprisingly low-wear state) and found that the rubber-like material on the soles is degrading and going soft, sticky and crumbly.
I'm guessing it's just a synthetic polymer that is breaking down.
I felt the need to mention that it was not i...
2023-07-11 04:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the link to the weekend stream:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0MxXFoHB_4
2023-07-08 04:07:24 +0000 UTC View Post
This unit is a high power (180W per output RMS) digital amplifier.
It uses pulse width modulation and filtering to give a very high power capability with low heat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAM882I6u...
2023-07-06 23:14:24 +0000 UTC View Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfR6a7xnQ2c
2023-07-06 07:41:19 +0000 UTC View Post
A look inside a fake Samsung quick charge USB charger which has a price associated with a quality charger, but safety and quality that isn't.
This is a good demonstration of how seemingly convincing chargers with prominent branding on them can be a risk to the safety of you and your expensi...
2023-07-04 20:13:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This is an older style detector used to sniff out leaks in refrigeration systems.
There are a few different technologies used for leak detection, including ionisation, ultrasonic hiss and the mysterious heated diode detector that breaks gases down with heat for their test.
While worki...
2023-07-03 15:59:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the link to the weekend stream:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwI8VSQ4rFY
2023-07-01 03:57:55 +0000 UTC View PostI'm doing some tests with flippant short-shorts to see what effect it has on the channel. I won't pollute your feed here with them as they are literally random snippets of things. Although one is very closely related to the recent vintage vibro thing.
Remember there's an MBC st...
A link to an extra MBC stream:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKKMmR2poNs
2023-06-29 06:44:22 +0000 UTC View Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWJX3XuJpVE
2023-06-29 06:22:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Since making the video I've explored the handle section more and found that the suspiciously "modern" looking cloth flex is actually twisted onto the stubs of what was probably an original flex, and then covered with rubberised cloth tape.
That adds the possibility that this may be a REALLY...
2023-06-28 00:42:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a non contact voltage detector pen that I bought a VERY long time ago. Probably when they first appeared. It was subsequently banned by the safety crowd for the perceived risk of it having a metal body.
The circuit board inside is unusually complex and expensive lo...
2023-06-26 03:56:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I got this on eBay as one of the very classic "loved it until we discovered what a new filter costs" listings. It turns out that you can get the entire unit for the same cost as a replacement filter! Major price gouging going on. And the filter is small and basic too. &nbs...
2023-06-24 23:52:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the link to the weekend stream:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed6RwRrlg7U
2023-06-24 04:54:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Once you realise how to use this thing, it's actually a fairly neat little light.
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much documentation, so I had to work it out by myself. That was complicated by the unexpected built in dusk sensor that kept making it do weird things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnugA_hEK1o
2023-06-22 16:40:03 +0000 UTC View Post