Uninterruptible GrandMA

Well-known American lighting designer Warren Flynn knows what it's like to be behind a lighting desk when the power suddenly cuts out. This is exactly what happened when Mercury Record's new signing Andrew WK appeared at 'the garage' in north London on the evening of Tuesday 23 October 2001. As Andrew and his band took the stage, a band member accidentally kicked a trip on a distribution unit feeding power to the front of house position. Fortunately, Flynn had specified an MA Lighting grandMA console and as the power disappeared the console instantly switched over to its integral uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and a screen message alerted Warren to the situation, giving him the option to save the show data or continue working for up to 15 minutes. During this time a technician was dispatched to the stage and quickly realized where the problem lay and restored the power. Flynn commented: "I just love this console more and more. In a situation like this it's a real butt saver. Instead of just dying on me, in kicks the UPS enabling me to calmly assess the situation with enough time to react accordingly."

The UPS facility is a standard inclusion in the MA Lighting grandMA, grandMA light consoles and the grandMA replay unit.

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