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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 BEWARE...You don't get what's shown!! Oct 06, 2009
By Volunteer
I don't have a review for the operation or use of this pack so if you're looking for something low cost to handle some low demand lighting, it may work for you. The picture (since there isn't a good description) shows a pack with a rating of 10A/CH and 20A Max. You'll be getting a black pack that is rated at 5A/CH and 15A Max. If you want to see what you'll get, go to the manufacture's website and look up DMX-4 Dimmer Pack. I occasionally run 1000W PARS with these packs and need the channels to handle 10A. I also often run 500W PARS on each channel so 20A Max is needed for my needs. I'll be spending the extra $$ for the Elation DP-DMX-20L pack. I've had great luck with them. These are going back.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Bait and Switch Nov 16, 2009
By David Frei
The product picture is not of the item that gets shipped. This is critically important because the one pictured is a 10a/channel, 20a/box capacity. The one that comes is a 5a/channel, which means that it can't handle the load that the one in the picture can. Go for something else, or buy from a place that will send you what they show you. The star comes not from the product, but the fact that Amazon did take the return with no troubles.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Good value if you understand what you are getting Dec 18, 2010
By losergeek
After reading the reviews here, I decided to buy 2 of these anyway, because, as stated, the price is right for what you are getting.
Pros- As long as you are fine with the 5amp per channel/15 amp total limitations, it's a fine unit that works well for small applications. Channel selection is easy to set up, much easier than setting DIP switches.
On the con side, Chauvet documentation is very poor and needs updating. Amazon's site for this item says you can set each channel to ANY DMX address- this is a bald-faced lie. Like most other 4-channel dimmers, you can select the starting address, and the next 3 channels come immediately after that. (i.e., you set channel 1 for address 100, the other 3 channels are 101, 102, and 103) Also, the unit says to use a 6 amp fuse, the manual says 10 amp. I called Chauvet on this, they said the unit ships with an 8 amp fuse. It would be nice if they wold get their documentation straight. Also, I blew a few fuses before finding out just how much current I could run per channel, and I could not find any 5x20 8 amp fuses locally, I had to order them from digikey.com.
Overall, I give it a 3 rating because other than these issues, the units work flawlessly and are easy to use. But buy a bunch of fuses and stock them for when you need them, you won't be able to get them in a pinch.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Good value for the money May 22, 2009
By Moon
I've used several of these over the past few years and they've worked pretty good overall.
Occasionally I've gotten one that arrived damaged, but it was replaced without too much trouble.
These aren't the best high-end dimmers, and you should be careful not to overload them. But for the $$$, how can you go wrong?
I wouldn't recommend these for permanent installations in theater, but they'd work fine for display or small venue DJ lighting, etc.
There is come confusion as to the capacity of these dimmers - the advertising is different from what is physically labeled on the dimmer pack itself. And even a call to the manufacturer resulted in a somewhat sketchy answer. So if you are an electrician - do the math yourself. If you are not, then err on the side of caution.
I give this item 4 stars, despite its shortcomings, but when you consider that the comparable standard NSI/Leviton dimmer packs are $400ish, for $120, again - how can you go wrong?
So mad at this dimmer Jan 15, 2012
By Thomas gruda
"sound guy"
Ok I bought 6 of these cause they were cheap. First one melted a fuse container. No biggie I replaced it. Second one stopped dimming. Ok. Third one the tric fried and ch 3 would never shutoff this one that made me write review caught fire under load of 4 par 38s for 3 hours. I'm very upset
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