I just bought 2 of the chauvet 4 bar Tri's and the obey 40. Can i dim my lights with this controller?
1634656
Yes but you will have to look at the chart in the owners manual that came with your Chauvet 4 bar Tri's. It will tell you what control to use. God luck
1634657
Description of the tri says DMX Channels: 3 or 15, so it should work fine. you have to set the correct switches to select the address.
1634658
Yes. Remember there is a steep learning curve to the Obey 40 if you are not accustomed to using a DMX controller. In every Chauvet manual is a chart of possible settings and the numbers associated to the action the unit is capable of. You didn't mention that you have DMX cables or a DMX terminator. My advice is to use both. Avoid mic cables instead of actual DMX cables.
1201540
The 4 Bar is not wireless. Obey 4 will work with the 4 Bar, but why? Almost all of the functions of the Obey 4 are built in to the 4 Bar and can be controlled by the foot switch. The 4 Bar can be set to either 3 or 15 DMX channels and can thus be used with pretty much any DMX controller. I have a 4 Play which is similar to the 4 Bar and I set it to auto sound activated play. and use the Obey 4 to control 16 other separate assorted Par cans (usually setting the Obey to auto sound mode). Try Chauvet's website for details of the 4 Bar (or any of their products): http://www.chauvetlighting.com/4-bar.html
486132
If you can chain them together. The light controller will control as many lights as you have, but you have to chain them from one light to the other. You can only put one input into the controller.
745414
no the ballest doesnt support dimming. If you use a smaller bulb u have to replace the ballest.
185500
No to my knowledge. The controller has presets. It is not actually programmable. The led's are capable of being programmed but not by this controller.
2178341
Yes, this dimmer dims the lights. However, you need to know that whenever you turn on the lights, they initially come on bright regardless of the setting when lasst turnrd off.
1864052
you cannot use a dimmer on this type of lighting . they only work one way just plug in and thats it .you cannot dim rope lighting
2015434
I have not tried this. I think dimmable drivers weren't available when I purchased. I got dimmers that connected between the driver output and the strip lights and they work great. Whether you could use a fixed voltage driver with a dimmer on the input side I do not know. I am guessing not, or not with much a range anyway. That might be a good experiment.
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I have used the controller with several brands of Dimmer and appliance modules. GE, Iris (Sold at Lowes), Sylvania, and Leviton. The key is that the switch must be controllable by z-wave technology. You cannot just buy a normal dimmer and use with this controller. I have two and it works GREAT.
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Yes . As long as they are not wired in series .Meaning end to end . you have to buy the multiple splitter that plugs into the ir controller and have a 5 amp 12v dc power source .you will also need a roll of 4 conductor wire to reach the other far away locations .add as many rows of lights as you want as long as you don'r exceed the amperage of the transformer.lights will be dimmer when you reach that.i have seen a threeway splitter .but at the end of each of those three rows you can now add more lights to the end of each . As long as they don't exceed 5 meters in length on each of the 3 rows. 5 meters is a little over 16 ft in length. then all the lights control buy that remote will all be in sync when changing colors.
516887
I used a lyton electronic LED dimmer. Works perfectI would imagine the old triac dimmers would not work well . . .
1680626
This is not a dimmable driver. You would need a 100w magnetic driver to dim the line or 120v side to get the output to change.
1293469
Yes you can controll dimmer only if use smart home controls like smartthings and other
1035897
I wired mine to the dashboard light circuit, which has a dimmer. I am using the same ground as that circuit as well. Dimming the dashboard lights does dim the LED kit too.
1390574
Yes the Obey 3 will control any 3-channel fixture or fixtures can be set to 3-channel.for Example, the CHAUVET slimpar 56 is a 3-channel or 7-channel fixture.the obey will be able to control the slimpar 56 in 3-channel mode but not when it's set to 7-channel mode. Should you use the obey 3 with a fixture higher than 3 channels it will not work properly.
619127
not sure what dimmer option you are referring to. the control has 3 settings that were included. I actually leave mine on the dimmest setting at all times. love these lights and would definately buy again.
1656621
You can only dim the unit thru a dmx controller. Using a dimmer switch that reduces the amount of power thru the power supply will cause the light to shut off.