LSC creates custom package for QPAC
Published: ASIA
AUSTRALIA: The existing lighting dimmers at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s Playhouse Theatre have been replaced with a newly packaged solution from LSC Lighting Systems. Phil Viney from Design Stage was engaged to prepare a specification for the 850-seat Brisbane-based venue that involved the installation of 93 dimmer units providing 966 channels of control.
The original dimmers in use at the theatre since its opening in 1998 needed to be replaced with ones occupying a similar small footprint, with the only alternative at the time reportedly being rack-mounted dimmers that would occupy valuable floor space. To cater for this, LSC repackaged its existing Teko TruPower dimmer technology into a clamshell style metalwork design that could be wall-mounted in a 250mm by 250mm space.
The newly packaged dimmer – named the iTeko – was reportedly able to cater to all of the venue’s requirements, including remote reporting of dimmer status as well as tripped breakers, RDC protection on every channel and TruPower technology to allow any channel to be selected to provide either dimming, direct power, RDM and extended mains filtering. Furthermore, the dimmers could be installed with only a minimal disruption to the venue’s operations.
In order to demonstrate their ability to cope with mains power disturbances, the new dimmers were installed at The Playhouse Theatre for a trial period. This required the manufacturer to design, produce and supply a short run of dimmers in just over six weeks.