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1w individual RGB vs 3w Tri-Color... are they the "same"
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<blockquote data-quote="TJ Cornish" data-source="post: 35096" data-attributes="member: 162"><p>Re: 1w individual RGB vs 3w Tri-Color... are they the "same"</p><p></p><p>When I talked to Will at Blizzard, I asked about the brightness difference between the "A" version and the "W" version. The "W" version is almost twice as bright as the "A" version on the spec sheet, and as far as I can tell, all of that brightness comes from the "W" channel - the RGB channels are the same in both fixtures.</p><p></p><p>My experience of the amber channel is similar to yours - not as bright as the other channels, but does add saturation. With the Q12A you can get yellow out of it - I'm not sure if your standard of what makes a good yellow is higher than mine, or if the 12 diodes vs the 6 are enough more light that you can turn down the other channels enough for an OK color mix and still get reasonable brightness.</p><p></p><p>My application is color wash, which is why I went with the "A" version, and why I'm interested in the Chauvet RGBA. Right now I'm using Source Four HPL type fixtures for front white lighting (my gigs are quasi-corporate/church stuff - not really rock bands), and I'm pretty sure the "W" of most of the RGBW lights wouldn't match well, and wouldn't make that pleasing of a front wash even if used alone. I am interested in the new variable white lights - both ETC and Chauvet have lights with warm and cool LEDs that can be mixed to taste.</p><p></p><p>These are exciting times for LEDs - in the next few years I predict a couple of cheap fixtures will emerge as being really servicable and will save a lot of small operators from having to struggle with distros. </p><p></p><p>On that subject - I did a wedding where my system was also used as the "DJ" system. Due to getting poor information from the venue, I had plugged my PLX3402 mains amp, my PL236 sub amp (running 4ohms bridged), and 1800 watts of blinking PAR 38s into one 20A circuit. I did eventually blow the breaker, but I was really surprised how long it held on, and this was with the sub amp tickling the clip light occasionally (and my earplugs firmly jammed in my ears). I'm quite confident that if I would have had LED wash fixtures I would have been able to run all night on one circuit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJ Cornish, post: 35096, member: 162"] Re: 1w individual RGB vs 3w Tri-Color... are they the "same" When I talked to Will at Blizzard, I asked about the brightness difference between the "A" version and the "W" version. The "W" version is almost twice as bright as the "A" version on the spec sheet, and as far as I can tell, all of that brightness comes from the "W" channel - the RGB channels are the same in both fixtures. My experience of the amber channel is similar to yours - not as bright as the other channels, but does add saturation. With the Q12A you can get yellow out of it - I'm not sure if your standard of what makes a good yellow is higher than mine, or if the 12 diodes vs the 6 are enough more light that you can turn down the other channels enough for an OK color mix and still get reasonable brightness. My application is color wash, which is why I went with the "A" version, and why I'm interested in the Chauvet RGBA. Right now I'm using Source Four HPL type fixtures for front white lighting (my gigs are quasi-corporate/church stuff - not really rock bands), and I'm pretty sure the "W" of most of the RGBW lights wouldn't match well, and wouldn't make that pleasing of a front wash even if used alone. I am interested in the new variable white lights - both ETC and Chauvet have lights with warm and cool LEDs that can be mixed to taste. These are exciting times for LEDs - in the next few years I predict a couple of cheap fixtures will emerge as being really servicable and will save a lot of small operators from having to struggle with distros. On that subject - I did a wedding where my system was also used as the "DJ" system. Due to getting poor information from the venue, I had plugged my PLX3402 mains amp, my PL236 sub amp (running 4ohms bridged), and 1800 watts of blinking PAR 38s into one 20A circuit. I did eventually blow the breaker, but I was really surprised how long it held on, and this was with the sub amp tickling the clip light occasionally (and my earplugs firmly jammed in my ears). I'm quite confident that if I would have had LED wash fixtures I would have been able to run all night on one circuit. [/QUOTE]
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