Hello I just bought 4 new vertigos and at my first gig i played at i burnt the fuses that they were running on. Any ideas for me? Is there really any possible way i can get around this?
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nope you need to go out and buy some fuses,
there a couple bucks a piece around here, i keep a supply in my tool box just incase.
there a couple bucks a piece around here, i keep a supply in my tool box just incase.
ok but what would i do with the fuses. I'm a mobile DJ and i DJ all around town so would i need to replace fuses at school etc once i blow them?
You shouldn't be blowing fuses and bulbs that often. . . did you blow each fuse in each light???? Did you trip a circuit breaker?? Vertigo's tend to draw a large current, so if you are running them all at the same time, you can trip a breaker. . . .you should always carry spare bulbs and fuses, look on the sticker on the back for the exact bulbs and fuses to get. Fuses can be easily found at a hardware store, auto store, or even home depot.
DaveyP: Your post is a little unclear. Did you blow the fuses in the building where you played? OR, did you blow the fuses in the lights, themselves? OR, did you simply trip a circuit breaker?
Fuses and not circuit breakers in the building implies an "old" circuit that may not be able to carry all your equipment. Tripping a circuit breaker implies you were demanding more power than the circuit was designed to carry.
Blowing a fuse in the light implies a problem with the lights.
Remember, you should try to use as many different circuits as possible to power your gear. In many clubs and older buildings, that does not necessarily mean you are getting a new circuit by using another wall outlet.
For instance: There are several venues where my band performs that all the wall plugs on stage are on one 20 Amp breaker. So, for the PA and lights, we will run long extension cords to bring power from other circuits to the stage.
So, if you have several other lights in addition to the Vertigo...and you have your DJ gear such as mixer, power amp, CD player, light controller, etc....all plugged in on the same circuit breaker or fuse....well, you are just asking for heart ache.
But, you knew all that. Didn't you?
However, my band opened up for Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits (60s British rock act..."Henry the Eighth", "Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter", etc.) at a theater in a near by town.
The "PRO" sound company plugged everything on stage into two wall outlets. "Everything"...the 8 power amps for the front of house and monitors, the monitor mixer, all of the stage instrument amps, etc. They found out later that the two outlets were on one 30 Amp circuit.
The circuit breaker shut down twice during the headliner's performance.
Our band got through before it blew. 
Even a pro can forget to check the circuits at a gig, so you might want to double check to make sure you have the correct amount of power supply.
But if the problem is the fuse in the lights, I would take them back to the retailer.
Tony
Fuses and not circuit breakers in the building implies an "old" circuit that may not be able to carry all your equipment. Tripping a circuit breaker implies you were demanding more power than the circuit was designed to carry.
Blowing a fuse in the light implies a problem with the lights.
Remember, you should try to use as many different circuits as possible to power your gear. In many clubs and older buildings, that does not necessarily mean you are getting a new circuit by using another wall outlet.
For instance: There are several venues where my band performs that all the wall plugs on stage are on one 20 Amp breaker. So, for the PA and lights, we will run long extension cords to bring power from other circuits to the stage.
So, if you have several other lights in addition to the Vertigo...and you have your DJ gear such as mixer, power amp, CD player, light controller, etc....all plugged in on the same circuit breaker or fuse....well, you are just asking for heart ache.
But, you knew all that. Didn't you?
However, my band opened up for Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits (60s British rock act..."Henry the Eighth", "Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter", etc.) at a theater in a near by town.
The "PRO" sound company plugged everything on stage into two wall outlets. "Everything"...the 8 power amps for the front of house and monitors, the monitor mixer, all of the stage instrument amps, etc. They found out later that the two outlets were on one 30 Amp circuit.
The circuit breaker shut down twice during the headliner's performance.
Our band got through before it blew. Even a pro can forget to check the circuits at a gig, so you might want to double check to make sure you have the correct amount of power supply.
But if the problem is the fuse in the lights, I would take them back to the retailer.
Tony