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Author Topic: What Kind Of Stand Alone Automation Do You Have? Joseph Pandolfi Expert Film Handler Posts: 213 From: Milford, CT. Registered: Nov 1999 posted 07-20-2001 09:25 PM                     I am asking this question to all who have automations that are not built into your equipment (like CA21 for Christie is built in the lamphouse). Let me start with the two I work for. We have Cinemation Mark IV for all four houses operated by 24 hour show clocks where you insert pins for for their show start times. Also as backup (or we lose all the pins) we have Rodene 36 minute timers in two houses and the other two Cycle-Flex 60 minute timers. We can also interlock two projectors at the time with the Cinemations. The other theatre we have Entertainment Engineering Cinema Controller made by Hadden Theatre Supply in all eight houses. This is like the new version of the pegboard automation but the pegs do not have diodes in them as with the Cimemations. It has full interlock cicutry. We also have failsafes in which the show shuts down on one or more of the following. Film Break, Brain Wrap, xenon out, Sound LED (or exciter) out, lamphouse door open, lamphouse vent failure. Some of these switches like xenon and sound can be bypassed if the event the switches itself fail.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-21-2001 03:15 AM                     We use two types of wall-mount autos: Component Engineering TA-10's and CFS wallmount units. Aaron  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 07-21-2001 04:25 AM                        Perhaps this is better suited for the Film Handler's Forum?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-21-2001 04:49 AM                     Hmmmm, what's up with the sudden burst of film related questions appearing in the Yak forum. Is it because it says "Film Yak"? Of course the big question remains, if the name was changed to "Yakkin' with Bob Maar", would the forum's traffic increase?  |  IP: Logged Tim Killen Film Handler Posts: 13 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-21-2001 02:17 PM                     Joseph, You will find that the CA21 is in fact a stand alone unit. Christie buy rack mount units from Pennywise and install them themselves and ship the console and automation as a complete unit. You can actually buy directly from Pennywise stand alone units that mount on the wall. Pennywise also make other models of stand alone units and different add ons like status panels and central controls, check out there web site if you like www.pennywise.com.au Regards Tim  |  IP: Logged Joseph Pandolfi Expert Film Handler Posts: 213 From: Milford, CT. Registered: Nov 1999 posted 07-22-2001 08:02 AM                     Thanks, Brad. I was debating what Forum to put this in handlers or yak, so I tossed a coin.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 07-24-2001 07:02 AM                     Our stand alone system is the best, least expensive, and most likely to be able to handle anything: a person standing alone in the booth operating the equipment using brain, hands and eyes as sensors.  |  IP: Logged

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