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Topic: Lamp strikes, house lights go out
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Thomas Pitt
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From: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Registered: May 2007
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posted 02-25-2010 07:41 AM
At my nearest theater, I've noticed that whenever the lamphouse strikes, the auditorium lighting for that screen briefly dims or even turns off - only to come on again when the bulb is working. This can also happen (to a lesser extent) if the lamphouse for the adjacent auditorium strikes.
I'm assuming this has something to do with the power surge caused by the lamphouse turning on - but is this effect 'normal' for a multiplex? Is there anything that can be done to stop or minimize the effect? In this theater in particular, all the lighting comes from sconces on the walls, and to plunge the audience into total darkness for a second or two doesn't seem very professional...
Incidentally, they used to dim the house lights a little bit when the advert reel started, then turn the lights off at the start of the trailers. Now, the lights remain at full brightness until the start of the trailers, at which point they dim and turn off.
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