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<blockquote data-quote="TJ Cornish" data-source="post: 35770" data-attributes="member: 162">Re: Chauvet SlimPar Pro RGBA ReviewI did a little more evaluation.&nbsp; On the DMX data rate - my board has &quot;Max&quot;, &quot;Fast&quot;, &quot;Med&quot;, and &quot;Slow&quot;.&nbsp; I actually had some strange flickering occasionally on the Blizzard when not in Max mode.&nbsp; Other than that, there was no improvement to the dimming curve using any DMX speed setting.I also wanted to get to the bottom of the power draw question and how many fixtures can be linked.&nbsp; Chauvet lists the fixture as drawing 86 watts at 120 volts on the website, with 9 units linkable.&nbsp; The manual indicates that the fixture draws 47 watts (but lists the current at .7A@120V which is 84 watts) and 19 can be linked.&nbsp; I measured the fixture at 78 watts at full output.&nbsp; There are no on-fixture markings for the maximum current draw, but the IEC cord is labeled at 10A, which suggests that a maximum of 15 fixtures can be linked.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure this matters terribly much - that&#039;s still a good number (whatever the actual number is), but it&#039;s annoying that the documentation is inconsistent.The Blizzard draws 120 watts for slightly more output, and I suspect slightly fewer lumens per watt.I tried another camera just to verify the video operation of both fixtures - this time my Canon 5dII DSLR.&nbsp; I experimented with both 30P and 24P, and both rates had trouble with the Blizzard, and both worked perfectly fine with the Chauvet - I couldn&#039;t even reproduce the slight issue in my earlier video zoomed in on the Chauvet beam that my AVCHD Canon HF S100 had.&nbsp; I&#039;m curious how many people use fixtures like these in any mode other than one DMX channel per color.&nbsp; I&#039;m struggling to see why the 5 channel mode offers anything over the 4 channel mode (separate master intensity plus 4 color intensities).&nbsp; I attempted to use the 10 channel mode with my SmartFade ML, but there isn&#039;t a manufacturer supplied personality for this fixture, and I struggled to map some of the more obscure channels.&nbsp; Does anyone use more than the basic mode for fixtures like this?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TJ Cornish, post: 35770, member: 162"] Re: Chauvet SlimPar Pro RGBA Review I did a little more evaluation. On the DMX data rate - my board has "Max", "Fast", "Med", and "Slow". I actually had some strange flickering occasionally on the Blizzard when not in Max mode. Other than that, there was no improvement to the dimming curve using any DMX speed setting. I also wanted to get to the bottom of the power draw question and how many fixtures can be linked. Chauvet lists the fixture as drawing 86 watts at 120 volts on the website, with 9 units linkable. The manual indicates that the fixture draws 47 watts (but lists the current at .7A@120V which is 84 watts) and 19 can be linked. I measured the fixture at 78 watts at full output. There are no on-fixture markings for the maximum current draw, but the IEC cord is labeled at 10A, which suggests that a maximum of 15 fixtures can be linked. I'm not sure this matters terribly much - that's still a good number (whatever the actual number is), but it's annoying that the documentation is inconsistent. The Blizzard draws 120 watts for slightly more output, and I suspect slightly fewer lumens per watt. I tried another camera just to verify the video operation of both fixtures - this time my Canon 5dII DSLR. I experimented with both 30P and 24P, and both rates had trouble with the Blizzard, and both worked perfectly fine with the Chauvet - I couldn't even reproduce the slight issue in my earlier video zoomed in on the Chauvet beam that my AVCHD Canon HF S100 had. I'm curious how many people use fixtures like these in any mode other than one DMX channel per color. I'm struggling to see why the 5 channel mode offers anything over the 4 channel mode (separate master intensity plus 4 color intensities). I attempted to use the 10 channel mode with my SmartFade ML, but there isn't a manufacturer supplied personality for this fixture, and I struggled to map some of the more obscure channels. Does anyone use more than the basic mode for fixtures like this? [/QUOTE]

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