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Multicable
{{Globalize, date=February 2018 In stage lighting, a multicable (otherwise known as multi-core cable or mult) is a type of heavy-duty electrical cable used in theaters to power lights. The basic construction involves a bundle of individual conductors surrounded by a single outer jacket. Whereas single cables only have three conductors, multicable has ten or more. They are configured to run in six or eight-circuit varieties. Typically, both ends of multicable have a specific connector known as a Socapex Connector. Technicians then combine the cables with break-outs and break-ins, which essentially are an octopus-like adapter with one Socapex end and six to eight Edison, twist-lok, or stage pin style connectors. Use Multicable is used when technicians need to mount lights where no permanent circuiting options exist. Typically, mounting pipes designed for lighting use have enclosed raceways with permanent power outlets, running to a remote dimmer unit somewhere in the theater. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Pin
A stage pin connector, also known as a grounded stage pin (GSP) or grounded pin connector (GPC), is a standard cable type for theatrical lighting in North America and in many countries in the theatre world.Richard Cadena, ''Electricity for the Entertainment Electrician & Technician'', Focal Press, 2009 (). Uses Stage pin connectors are generally used for conducting dimmed power from a dimmer to stage lighting instruments, although occasionally they can power other equipment. Construction The first stage pin connectors had two cylindrical pins, one for line (hot) and one for neutral, arranged symmetrically in a rectangular housing. The housing was milled from a solid block of fiberglass or bakelite which may have been impregnated with asbestos for fire resistance, with a screw-on cover. Later connectors (including those currently manufactured) use molded plastic or machined phenolic resin laminate housings . These two-pin connectors were not polarized, and thus the li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Lighting
Stage lighting is the craft of lighting as it applies to the production of theater, dance, opera, and other performance arts. Stage Lighting Design Principle and Process Several different types of stage lighting instruments are used in this discipline. theatrecrafts' Types of Lanterns. In addition to basic lighting, modern stage lighting can also include special effects, such as Laser lighting display, lasers and fog machines. People who work on stage lighting are commonly referred to as lighting technicians or Lighting designer, lighting designers. The equipment used for stage lighting (e.g. cabling, dimmers, lighting instruments, contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socapex
Socapex is a brand of electrical connectors, known in the entertainment industry primarily for their 19-pin electrical connectors, commonly known as Socapex connectors, and used in film, television, and stage lighting to terminate the ends of a multicable. They are wired with six hot/live pins, six neutral pins, six ground/earth pins, and a final central pin used to aid alignment of the male end of the connector with a female receptacle. The Socapex was first created by a company called Socapex in 1961, which later on became Amphenol Socapex. "Socapex" became a brand name owned by Amphenol Socapex, the term "Soca" is now often applied to similar off-brand connectors as a genericized trademark. "Breakouts" are often used to connect fixtures to the cable. The breakout consists of a male Socapex connector with six "tails" with female parallel blade receptacle, stage pin connector, IEC 60309 16 A, NEMA L5-20P & L6-20P 'twist-lock', BS 546 15 A, PowerCon or Schuko "Schuko" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NEMA Connector
NEMA connectors are power plugs and receptacles used for AC mains electricity in North America and other countries that use the standards set by the US National Electrical Manufacturers Association. NEMA wiring devices are made in current ratings from 15 to 60 amperes (A), with voltage ratings from 125 to 600 volts (V). Different combinations of contact blade widths, shapes, orientations, and dimensions create non-interchangeable connectors that are unique for each combination of voltage, electric current carrying capacity, and grounding system. NEMA 1-15P (two-pole, no ground) and NEMA 5-15P (two-pole with ground pin) plugs are used on common domestic electrical equipment, and NEMA 5-15R is the standard 15-ampere electric receptacle (outlet) found in the United States, and under relevant national standards, in Canada (''CSA C22.2 No. 42''), Mexico (''NMX-J-163-ANCE'') and Japan (''JIS C 8303''). Other plug and receptacle types are for special purposes or for heavy-duty a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Lighting
Stage lighting is the craft of lighting as it applies to the production of theater, dance, opera, and other performance arts. Stage Lighting Design Principle and Process Several different types of stage lighting instruments are used in this discipline. theatrecrafts' Types of Lanterns. In addition to basic lighting, modern stage lighting can also include special effects, such as Laser lighting display, lasers and fog machines. People who work on stage lighting are commonly referred to as lighting technicians or Lighting designer, lighting designers. The equipment used for stage lighting (e.g. cabling, dimmers, lighting instruments, contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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