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Beam Bender Anyone would think that there are only two ways to automate a light, with a moving yoke, or with a waggly mirror. Wrong! There is a better way than both these options and WWG has the technology. We own the
patent for a periscope system which overcomes virtually all the disadvantages
of both the other methods. Proportional control of the stepper or servo motor drives, depending on which are applied, is by DMX 512, complete with 16-bit option. Programming can be by WWG's 'Virtual Light' software which simulates the motion control favoured by automated yoke manufacturers, or by the microstepping algorithms conventionally used by the waggly mirror brigade. WWG are on the lookout for new applications and development partners to widen the market for this technology. Among existing licensees the two best known are Coemar, with their NAT and XT TM products, and Xenotech Strong who are licensees in the USA for RazorHead, a giant version of the device. Used in combination with their 4,7, and 10 kW searchlights, Dick Hart, President of Xenotech Strong, describes the head and xenon combination variously as: "A smart head on strong shoulders" and "A partnership made for the heavens". In November 1999, WWG added Robert Juliat to this select group with an agreement for this globally respected maker of theatre luminaires, to use the orbital head on their automated 2.5kW HMI luminaire called Fantôme. Potential partners should contact WWG... |
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The WWG twin axis, double mirror system is orthogonal so the beam field
always remains symmetrical, which is certainly not the case with other
mirror devices, making them entirely unsuitable for theatre use other
than as special effects. Unlike driven yoke systems, the WWG head delivers
360° of tilt and 360° of pan, so total orbital positioning, and without
moving the luminaire itself. Thus, it is mechanically resilient and inaudible.
As the saying goes, 'it can be seen, but not heard' .