How Many 25' Serial Extentions Can I Use For SC-8 Light Stream Control?

you can use 75 feet of extension before you need a power supply for the controller. Normally it gets it's power from the pack but that would be over 150' for the 12 volt to travel.

Sheepdog,
Thanks for the quick answer! I have one more question related to the SC-8. The relay pack has a notice on it that states "Total Power Capacity 15 Amps" and below it, "Up to 15 Amps on any one channel". How do I figure out Amps when it comes to each piece of equipment I am plugging into the relay pack? The Pinspots, Mirror Ball motor, Stobes, Laser Widows & Light Bank do not list Amps, only voltage or watts. I am not an electrician, and need a little education. Please help if you can.

DJ Marv

What ever the watts divide by 100 for 110 volts and 200 for 220 volts this gives you the approximate amps.

So, if I understand you correctly, if I had 2 pinspots (par36's), each rated at 30 watts on the power supply, and 30 watts per bulb. That would = 120 watts total, divide by 100 for 110, and equal aproximately 1.2 amps? What I would like to do is plug both pinspots into a small 3-way pigtail, and plug that into the relay pack so that I can control the mirror ball pinspots with one switch...how does that sound? I guess the listings on the equipment that show the wattage or voltage on the power supply and the wattage or voltage on the actual bulbs is confusing me.

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Originally posted by Support:
[qb] you can use 75 feet of extension before you need a power supply for the controller. Normally it gets it's power from the pack but that would be over 150' for the 12 volt to travel. [/qb]

yeah, about that power supply, will any old 9 to 12 volt wall wart do? i tried it once, but it didn't work (maybe i was doing something wrong)

oops, i mean for the light copilot, the original one.

The SC-8 control pack has a three prong power cord. I'm not sure where you would connect an outside power supply to it. This is NOT a Co-Pilot. It is an SC-8 Light Stream Control. The control pack has 8 lighted switches and associated momentary buttons for each of the 8 channels. The separate relay pack is connected to the switch panel with the serial cord to control the lights from accross the room.

Landslide -Uh, I was thinking Light Copilot. You are right on the amperage regarding the Pinspots.