A look at a colour changer.

Alright folks, this video is going out to Brian S. Redden, for that matter, anyone else who's interested. We're looking at these suckers today. These are known as colour changers. Inside these guys we've got what are known as discharge bulbs. If you want to know what a discharge bulb is, drop us an email, I'll do your video. Now then, very briefly, these guys are from a company called Griven, which is G-R-I-V-E-N. They utilise a 150 watt discharge bulb. This unit here is the controller for it. These guys can do sound to light from an external controller, but at the moment I've got them set so you plug them in at the mains and then the actual wheel is just going very slowly so they'll slowly go through a rotation of colours.

From your point of view, the way you're looking from isn't there anymore. So if you imagine the public, you know, you've got that like so and the public are out there and they don't want it shining in their eyes, well then you can just move those and then you can set it accordingly, can't you? Okay, now then the reason I take these with me is let's say I've just turned up a function and everyone's sat there and they're munching away at the cabbage and whatever, you know, cabbage, hmm. Okay, they're munching away at the food. Don't ask me why I said cabbage. They're munching away at the food and they want a bit of background music. Right, so you play some background music. I think it's always a nice idea to have a couple of very mellow lights, okay? It sets an ambience. It just gives the actual room some sort of warmth, alright? The last thing people want while they're eating the food is flashy disco lights all over the place.

That's a big, big no-no. A couple of these, it just sets a nice tone and a nice feel to the room. Okay, so there you go. These guys as well can be used outside. They're pretty decent, you know what I mean? I wouldn't suggest you stick them in a Girl Force 10 teaming down with rain, but they're fine in a bit of drizzle, you know, stick them outside. I mean, a good idea for these, and I've seen a lot of people do this, they've had them underneath trees and shining on trees and it looks stunning, alright? And again, they can be hung from T-bars. What more can I say? A nice light. They are relatively expensive, but the thing is that if you buy a couple of these and you look after them, they'll last a lifetime. Just a tiny insight into one disco light. We're looking at a colour changer. Thanks for watching. Practice and enjoy.

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