Spot banks are available in various configurations for par 36 lamps. The Spot Banks are designed, with ease of use in mind. They feature robust lightweight aluminium construction, semi-gloss black
electrostatic paint finish, and heavy duty yoke with positive lock off. The lock off is accomplished by
using a tee bar to enable unit to be set at any desired angle. In addition to these features, each lamp bank will pan independently to alter the lighting angle. Lamp changing itself is simple due to quick release knobs on lamp the retaining ring. The retaining rings are chrome plated and are fitted with a safety mesh. This unit is available with an ETL listing when specified. The spot banks can be supplied with stand off colour frame, with 2 or 4 way barn doors. Adapters are made for all the major brands of colour changers.
The units can be supplied wired or unwired. Custom sizes can be built to order. T.V. spec includes the following, T.V. spud, bolt set, 4 way barn doors and internal partition.
James Thomas Engineering
James Thomas Engineering Ltd began February 1977 in a small garage located in Bishampton, England. James Thomas and John Walters engineered and built the first spun aluminum Par Lantern which has become the industry standard. The company moved to Pershore in 1978 to a converted office unit and then to a 5,000 square foot unit in 1980. James Thomas Engineering started manufacturing truss and soon after the General Purpose Truss came into being. The total product range began to expand with additional sizes of Par Lanterns, Lighting Bars, Par 36 Spot Banks, Pinspots and other sizes of General Purpose Truss. In 1983, James Thomas developed the original Pre-rigged Truss System which was used by a major rock band on its world tour. In 1984, the company relocated into a 10,000 square foot factory at Station Approach, Pershore. The first Ground Support Tower System was also developed that year. Then in July 2000, the UK office moved to a 52,700 square feet facility with additional welding facilities, shipping warehouse, electrical department, drawing office, and administrative offices.
Meanwhile in 1990, James Thomas Engineering began manufacturing in the USA to allow simultaneous production of truss on both sides of the Atlantic. This operation continues to expand and now occupies 15,000 square feet of space. In 1992, the Supertruss system was designed and has proved that the innovative skills at James Thomas Engineering still lead the way in the industry. In 1996, the company started production of the Baby Tower. In October 2001, the US office relocated to a new purpose built facility providing 30,000 square feet on a 6.28 acre site. This has allowed James Thomas Engineering to continue to offer the service the industry requires. James Thomas Engineering offers Truss Design and designs including Roof Truss Design, Steel Truss Design, and Metal Truss Design.
Used Conventional Lighting Accessories
Conventional lighting accessories are characteristic of modern stage lighting. Modern stage lighting has quite a number of purposes onstage namely: to compose or literally paint a scene which would show the audience what the lighting designer intends for them to see; to direct audience attention to a specific area or to divert attention from another; to illuminate what unfolds; to reveal form, such as three-dimensional elements; to set the mood or tone of scenes; to project scenery; to set or change time and space positions, i.e., red for either sunset or sunrise and blue for night, with sky scene projections like heavenly bodies achieved by employing mechanical filters called gobos; and to plot the action, with the lighting event used to either advance or trigger the action.
Conventional lighting accessories are composed of a color frame or gel frame structured from either cardboard or metal and intended to encapsulate color media or gel. It is placed right outside the lighting fixture directly in front of the lens assembly. Generally, such fixtures are also integrated with a gel frame holder that keeps the gel frame in place.
Conventional lighting accessories can occasionally come with single or a set of barn doors. So called because of how they look like, they are actually composed of two larger outwardly-widening leaves and two smaller outwardly-narrowing ones. The leaves function to contour the light beamâ??s shape and block any light scattering by the lenses to prevent unnecessary light spills onto spaces where light is not required, such as the viewersâ?? eyes.
A device called a top hat is designed to protect the viewersâ?? eyes from the direct light source. It is also a component of conventional lighting accessories.
