Smoking Propeller

The burnt smell is normal for all Special Effects Lighting. In the picture what you see is the powder coat burning off giving the aroma of a funky electrical fire. This smell takes a while to slowly dissipate about 1 hour of use.Trust Me I know!

I have to agree. My lights are as extensive as others out there, but my Reflex, Barrel Flex, Electra and Rover II all to the best of my knowledge had some "electrical burning smell" to them when first used, which fortunately was in my garage days before the event. Even my Mystic, Sunray III and Vertigo did the same thing to a lesser extent.

With any electrical gear I get, I do expect that to happen. All my gear(except lights) go through a 24-hour burn in period. I can't begin to state how valuable this is, as it has caught some "dead" gear on many occasions. At least once a month, I do a full set-up of at least my main mix position and give it a 10-hour session to simulate being used in a show. I want to be one step ahead of problems, not caught up in them come show-time.

So, short term electical stinkiness is OK. If it continues, there's a problem.

Great advice Chris. Leif, first of all welcome to the forums. Secondly I'll give you my standard canned answer. If your not cumfortable with the situation, call Tech Support at, 800 322 6337, and they can address your concerns. Welcome to the ADJ team.

B.T.W. BIGBOSSMOB is my web name.I'm really the Service/Tech Support Manager @ American DJ. Trust me when I say that the smell will go away in about an hour. But if you still feel like the smell will not go away give me a call personally @ 800-3226337 ext 151. Or e-mail me @ ErnieS@AmericanDJ.com Enjoy Your A.D.J. Products

Ernie,
I never relized that was your forum name.....lol BTW Ernie, Joey asked we not give out the dealer number. He can still reach your extension through the end user line right? ***Added I changed the number and you can reach him

Thanks, guys!

I appreciate all the advice, welcoming and support.

Come to think of it, my Fog Storm 1200 smelled like burning paper when I first plugged it in, and that went away quickly.

So, I'm just gonna plug in the propeller and let it burn off that paint .

Of course, this makes me wonder - why the heck did they paint that piece at the factory in the first place?

///Leif

To make it pretty....

I used to call it a built in smoke machine