Our school gym/theatre (mostly a gym) is running a Strand 200 console feeding a CD80 set up. They had some random uplights (PAR 64 Stage Ape's, dip switch style addressing) someone had purchased gathering dust in a tub and it was thought that we might be able to use these as some DMX controlled back lighting for the musical this fall. Is there anything that would prevent these lights from working out of the "DMX OUT" of the CD80 and allow them to be controlled by the Strand 200 up in the booth? I'm asking mostly because I gave it a whirl last night and it failed epically. I skipped the CD80 altogether and tried it right out of the Strand 200 and also had 0 luck. I'm hoping maybe the Stage Ape's or the 5 pin to 3 pin converter I bought are reverse polarity and I just need to resolder some things but I thought maybe I'm trying to do something that isn't even possible so I better ask somebody. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
PS - I realize the stage apes par's are probably highly frowned upon due to their unparalleled cheapness and poor light quality. In my defense, at least for this year, we get the stage apes or we get nothing so I figured we'd at least give it a whirl.
PS - I realize the stage apes par's are probably highly frowned upon due to their unparalleled cheapness and poor light quality. In my defense, at least for this year, we get the stage apes or we get nothing so I figured we'd at least give it a whirl.