1. GC2: Completed Checklist-Step by Step Guide and Faultfinder
Thisis a stepby stepguide of howto maintainalightand checkfor fault.Withinthistable Ihave included:A
stepby stepguide columnwhichwillclearlydescribe the processwithin maintainandcheckingthroughthe
lightingriginthe drama studio;twocolumnslabelledyesornoto tickwhenyouhave done that stepandit isall
correct; a solutioncolumnwhichwillexplainwhattodo youif you have tickednoand there isan issue within
the checklistandthere youwill findasolutiontothe problemandbe toldwhatto do and alsolastlya comment
columnjustincase there are any additional notesalongthe way.
Stepby step
Instructions
YES NO If no, What shouldyoudo? Comment
Lighting Firstwhenwalkingintothe drama
studioyoumustcheck if all 10
Fresnel lightisinthe rig.
A Fresnel lookslike this.
If you have tickednoand
one of the lightsismissing
youwill needtolocate
where thatlightisand
reattach itto the rig. Spare
lightsare locatedat the
back of the hall.
Secondly checkif all the lightsare
riggedthe correct wayup. You
can see if theyare upside downby
howthe knob of the Fresnel will
be on the bottom.
If you have tickednothen
the solutionwouldbe toget
the ladderand climbupto
the rig makingsure
someone isstandingonthe
bottomof the ladderand
undothe G-clamp andthe
safetychainand turnthe
Lightso it isthe correct way
round.
Nextyouwill needtocheck
througheach lightandmake sure
theyall have a G-Clampwhichis
attachedto the rig tightlyand
securelysoitwill notfall down.
Thisis whata G-Clamplookslike.
If you have tickednothen
youwill needtofinda G-
clampwhichare locatedat
the back of the hall and put
it throughthe handle of the
lightthenattach itto the rig
and tightlyfastensothatit
isnot loose
Nextyouwill have tocheck
throughall lightsandmake sure
theyall have a SafetyChain
attachedto themwhichisthen
attachedsecurelytothe rig.This
safetychainwill alsoneedtobe
not wrappedaroundanywires
fromthe light.
This iswhata safetychainlooks
like.
If you have tickednothen
youwill have tolocate a
Safetychainwhichcan be
foundat the back of the hall
and thenattach itround the
handle of the lightandthen
roundthe rigto ensure that
it will notfall.

2. Nextyouhave to make sure that
all lightthat containany Barn
doors are placedand attached
correctlyso that theycan be used
properlyandwill notfall. The Barn
doorshave to be attachedby
havingall three clipssecuresand
not loose.Thisiswhatbarn doors
lookslike.
If you have tickednothen
youwill have toget the
ladderswhichare foundat
the back of the hall and re-
attach the barn doors by
clippingall three clipsin
securelysothatit isn’t
loose.
Nextyouhave to make sure that
all lightthat containanyGel
Framesare placedandattached
correctlyso that theycan be used
properlyandwill notfall.The Gel
Frameswill containagel that will
have to be cut to the rightsize
and shape dependingonthe light
and alsohave to be attachedby
havingall three clipssecuresand
not loose.ThisiswhatGel Frame
lookslike.
If you have tickednothen
youwill have toget the
ladderswhichare foundat
the back of the hall and re-
attach the Gel Framesby
clippingall three clipsin
securelysothatit isn’t
loose.
Nowyouwill have tocheck if all
of the light’slampholdersare
shut.Therefore the wiresand
cable and electricmagneticcircuit
will notbe loose andtherefore
will notcreate a hazard.
If this isa no then shutthe
lampholderandmake sure
it issecure so itwill not
openat un wantedtimes
again.

3. Lastlybefore goingovertothe
lightingdeskanddimmercheckif
all plugsfromthe lightsto the
socketare pushedinandnot
looselyopen.
If you have tickednoyou
needtoget a ladderthat are
locatedat the back of the
stage and pushthe plugs
intothe socketscorrectlyso
that itwill notcreate a
problemwithinthe circuit.
Nowyouneedto go overto the
dimmerdesksandstart patching
whichiswhen youmake sure the
plugscorrespondtothe lighting
numberforexample plug5links
to dimmer5.
Thisis a picture of the plugs
corresponding.
If theyare not
correspondingyouwill need
to change the dimmerto
the correct plugon the
board sothat theycorrect
match and therefore all the
lightsare correspondingto
the dimmerdesk.
Nextyouwill needtogoto the
back of the deskandcheck if the
DMX cable isinand connected
fromthe desktothe dimmer.This
iswhat a DMX cable lookslike.
If this isnot connector is
evenmissingyouwillneed
to go and locate a cable
whichwill be foundinthe
techniciansofficeina
labelledbox andreattachit
throughthe DMX cable
connectioninthe backof
the deskwiththe DMX cable
inputinthe back of the
dimmerbox.
Nextpluginthe 32 Ampplugfrom
the dimmertothe powersource
and turn onat the wall youwill
knowif youhave successful turn
the poweron because the
dimmerdeskwill lightup.
If this doesnotworksource
for technical helptosee if
the fuse inthe Amp iswired
wrongand if there is
internal problemwithinthe
plug.

4. The 32 Amppluglookslike this.
Nextyouwill needtoplug inthe
lightingdesktothe socketand
connectit to the powersource
thenat the back of the lighting
deskyouwill needtoswitchiton
by the powerbuttonwhichlooks
like this.Youwill knowif youare
successful switchingitonbecause
it will lightup.
If this doesnotworkthen
there will be something
wrongwiththe fuse inside
the plugof the lead
therefore youwill needto
gettechnical helpoff a
qualifiedpersontorewire
the plug.
Thenon the deskyouneedto turn
the grand masterswitchup to 10.
The grand masterfaderlookslike
this.
Thenturn fadersA and B onby
movingeachof themto the
number10. These faderslooklike
this.

5. Afterrunningthroughthischecklist,if still the lightare notworkingyouwill needtofinda
professionaltechnicianshelpforfurtherexaminationof the rig.Alsothe problemthatcouldoccur
wouldbe the hygienicandcleaningmaintenanceof eachlightindividuallytherefore afterevery
othermonththe lightsshouldbe properlycleanedandrecheckedtoreduce furtherdamage tothe
lights.
Thenmove the channelsonthe
fadersfrom1 to 6 upin turnto
turn on eachlight individual to
see if everythingisworking.These
fadersinthe six channelslooklike
this.
If the lightsdonot turnon you
nowhave to check througha
multiple of things.Firstlyyouhave
to checkif the fuse isnotworking
on the dimmers
If this isnot workingyouwill
needtofindtechnical help
to re wire the fuse tomake
sure it isworkingcorrectly
inthe plug.
Nextcheckif the lightisplugged
intoan extensionleadbefore
connectingtothe lightingdesk
and dimmersthenthe fuse may
be brokeninthe extensionlead
If so finda new extension
leadwhichislocatedinthe
technician’s office atthe
back of the hall ina labelled
box will needtoreplace the
currentone.Or finda
techniciantocheckthe fuse
or the wiringinthe plug.
If the lightwill stillnotturnon
thenthe last thingyouneedto
checkis the bulbto see if ithas
blown.
If it has thenyouneedto
locate a new bulbfromthe
technician’s office atthe
back of the hall.Youwill
needtoreplace thisbulb
whilstturningeverythingoff
as to secure yourhealthand
safetytonot be
electrocutedyoualsoneed
to handle the bulb withcare
and nottouch it withyour
handas to notburn yourself
and alsoreduce the bulbs
life.