According to Michele Domonkos, operations & human resources manager, it was desperation that led her to purchase ETC Source Four Fresnels for the precinct's theatres.
"We really needed some uniformity in our lantern stock," she remarked. "We had a lot of mismatched fixtures, mostly well past their used by date. The reflectors were worn and sourcing the various parts to maintain the old and broken lanterns was becoming a regular task. A long time ago we bought a concoction of Strand, Selecon, Prolite and other fixtures resulting in a very mixed bag of equipment and consequently, a mixed bag of globe stock and parts. I really wanted to replace them with something that was of good quality and allowed us to have a uniform stock of globes. That way, any technician coming in wouldn't have to spend half an hour working out which globes went where."
Immediately after testing the Source Four Fresnel, Domonkos ordered 24 from ASL Systems and since they have been installed she has been pleased by their performance.
"They're simple to use and we haven't had to replace any globes yet," she said. "They're reasonably compact for what they are and they're easy to focus. They have a nice system for you to take the back out of the fixture to replace the globe without having to refocus your lamp afterwards. We're very pleased with them."
(Jim Evans)
