Re: [LCtalk] [Ann] 788-LD+ dimmer pack with RDM

[Paul Carver]

On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 09:09:39PM +0200, Schrätl Christian wrote:
> and never forget: in '240V-countries' 5A means 1.2kw ;-) so did you 
> ever think about moving to europe?

Fokko van Duin wrote:
> Our dimmer is very compact, rugged, conduction cooled, and find it's 
> way mainly in 230/240V countries for portable (rental) and distributed 
> power solutions. Also as it has 16 bit dimming, can dim transformer 
> based lighting (Neon, FL, even fans), and now also, as one of the 
> first, with RDM, it find it's way to many customers.

Ah, that's what I was missing. So the 788 at 5A is directly equivalent 
to the Smartpack at 10A but only for people who live in a 230/240V 
country. And I'm not sure whether or not the Smartpack can dim neon, FL, 
and fans.

No, Christian, I hadn't thought about moving to Europe to get more power 
out of my dimmers but if somebody made me a job offer I'd certainly 
consider it. I'm not really big on nationalistic pride. I like the town 
I live in, but I'm not going to argue for or against 120V vs 240V. For 
the present, I'll just have to settle for higher amperage dimmers.

I must say, though, that I really like our Klieg dimmers at 50A, not 5A. 
Even at a mere 120V that's 6KW per channel. I wish we had more of them.