I\'ve used the CC along with battery and AC receivers on a few jobs. The trick I have found with the receivers is after powering up the lights, I set the transmitter to \"ALL\" then I change the power setting and fire the unit. This sends a new power setting signal to the receivers - otherwise they will be at full power until each light is adjusted individually.
The battery receiver units retain the power setting if you unplug the light or turn off a light and then power it up again before the receiver turns off. (An hour or so after it has been turned on if it isn\'t activated again.) But you need to unplug the phone cord and plug it back in to get the receiver to work. (Otherwise it will onlly make a spark from the trigger circuit.) This is only necessary with the battery powered receivers for some reason.
I\'ve also found that the little dials for setting the frequncy and channels can get moved slightly when mvoing the lights or in packing or in transit. The ones on the battery receivers seem more vulnerable than the ones on the AC units. I\'ve only had this happen on one unit but it seemed that it didn\'t have to move much before it wouldn\'t fire. So I\'ve taped over all the dials.
I\'ve used the CC along with battery and AC receivers on a few jobs. The trick I have found with the receivers is after powering up the lights, I set the transmitter to \"ALL\" then I change change the power setting and fire the unit. This sends a new power setting signal to the receivers - otherwise they will be at full power until each light is adjusted individually.
The battery receiver units retain the power setting if you unplug the light or turn off a light and then power it up again before the receiver turns off. (An hour or so after it has been turned on if it isn\'t activated again.) But you need to unplug the phone cord and plug it back in to get the receiver to work. (Otherwise it will onlly make a spark from the trigger circuit.) This is only necessary with the battery powered receivers for some reason.
I\'ve also found that the little dials for setting the frequncy and channels can get moved slightly when mvoing the lights or in packing or in transit. The ones on the battery receivers seem more vulnerable than the ones on the AC units. I\'ve only had this happen on one unit but it seemed that it didn\'t have to move much before it wouldn\'t fire. So I\'ve taped over all the dials.
Nov 30, 2009 at 11:25 PM
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