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Fog /    A fogger is a device that emits a dense vapor that appears similar to fog or smoke, usually by the vaporization of a water and glycol based or glycerine based fluid. A hazer or diffusion fogger is used to produce an atmospheric haze, rather than clouds of smoke, and is used by many lighting designers to reveal airborne light beams, especially lazers.      more...      Fogger Lighting / Effects    A Fogger or Smoke machine is an electrical device that creates clouds of artificual and hopefully non-toxic fog. The fog may come in different colors or smells and may be water or mineral based. It is used for effects in theatre, staging, concerts and clubs. Hazers by contrast create a more diffusive, expansive haze that is usually not a thick and is used      more...   Buy Used Foggers for sale here    Folding Staging /    A folding truss is a truss that folds for easy storage and transport.     more...      Followspot Lighting / Conventional    Followspot is a generic term used to describe any number of lighting instruments used to highlight performers on stage. A followspot operator moves the followspot to follow the performer or to accent some action or prop etc. Somtimes called limes, dating back to the days of limelight. Followspots are generally much brighter than conventional lighting instr     more...   Buy Used Followspots for sale here    Frequency /    The measurement of the number of times a repeated event, generally a waveform, occurs in a given time frame usually expressed in Hertz, abbreviated Hz, or cycles per second.      more...      Fresnel Lighting / Conventional    Fresnels are typically 8-, 6- or 4-inch, referring to the diameter of the lens. This light is named after Augustin-Jean Fresnel who invented the distinctive Fresnel lens which has a 'stepped' appearance instead of the 'full' or 'smooth' appearance of other lenses. The stepped nature of the lens causes a corresponding pattern of circles of light, so Fresnel l     more...   Buy Used Fresnels for sale here    Fresnel Lens Lighting / Conventional    A Fresnel lens is a type of lens invented by Augustin-Jean Fresnel. Originally developed for lighthouses, the design enables the construction of lenses of large size and short focal length without the weight and volume of material which would be required in a lens of conventional design. The Fresnel lens (often pronounced FREZ-nell but usually the original     more...   Buy Used Fresnel Lenss for sale here    Full Racks Lighting /    Dimmer racks are cabinets designed for stacking many dimmer modules into an easily accessible space. They can be permanent architectural installments or portable units built for road travel and vary in size from small rack with only a few dimmer modules to very large racks with hundreds.      more...