Eliminator Lighting launches Vortex scanner
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At the heart of the Vortex is an efficient 80W white light LED engine, which is positioned behind a combined colour and gobo wheel. This offers a selection of 10 colour and gobo pairings – including open white, a beam reducer and a multicoloured pattern – which have been carefully selected for generating both stunning aerial beam effects and intricate surface pattern projections. A manual focus knob is located on the rear of the fixture, which can be used to ensure sharp gobos at variable projection distances.
Inside the unit, the light from the LED engine is directed through the colour/gobo wheel onto a bi-directional rotating mirror dish, which multiplies the single 5-degree beam. Finally, the multiple gobo patterns generated by the mirror dish are reflected from the external rotating mirror barrel to output a myriad of animated beams. In addition to continuous 360-degree rotation, the mirror barrel can also pan through 180-degrees, which allows the fixture’s beams to truly fill an entire room.
Through varying the rotation speed of both the internal mirror dish and external mirror barrel, a wide variety of effects can be created. These range from slow subtle looks, ideal for the first dance at a wedding, through to high impact, rapidly moving effects that can be used to accompany the fastest EDM or rock music. This makes the fixture perfect for use by mobile DJs, entertainers, duos, bands, and other performers. It is also ideally suited to installation in a wide variety of venues, including bars, lounges, small nightclubs, entertainment centres, roller rinks, bowling alleys and recreation centres, which require wide coverage from a compact fixture.
Further variety in the effects that can be created by the Vortex is provided through the unit’s digital light source. The LED engine offers smooth dimming – with customizable mode, curve and speed – as well as variable speed strobing effects. The GOBO wheel also provides a shake function, which can be applied to any of the 10 pattern options at variable speed.
The Vortex offers a choice of operational modes, further adding to the fixture’s flexibility. For a simple ‘set it and forget it’ effect, the unit is supplied pre-programmed with a choice of six built-in shows. These can be easily selected using the menu display on the rear of the fixture and set to run at a speed of the user’s choice. Alternatively, the sound active mode can be used so that the unit’s internal microphone sets the speed dynamically to synchronize the fixture’s effects to the beat of the music.
“A small fixture that packs a big punch, the new Vortex from Eliminator is a versatile multi moonflower effect that offers incredible value for money,” comments Albert Paredes, product manager for Eliminator Lighting. “This affordable fixture will fill an entire room with vibrant colours, sharp gobo projections and razor-sharp aerial effects, offering everything from slow and subtle looks to intense barrages of beams, depending on the chosen motor speeds. This makes it ideal for mobile entertainers as well permanent installation in venues looking for a flexible fixture capable of creating a room-filling lightshow.”
