Lonestar is hitting the tilt end stop after disconnecting power to the fixture
Symptoms/Issue
If your Lonestar is hanging and you disconnect the power connection to your fixture, it moves tilt and hitting the end stop in one direction.
Description/Explanation of Issue
As of the hardware design of the fixture one side of the head is heavier then the other. When power is disconnected the motors does not hold the fixture in place anymore. The main focus of the fixture is on the back where the heat sink and the LED Engine is located. In Addition one half of the fixture head is heavier than the other, which cause the fixture ramping up it's nose in one direction and hitting its tilt end stop, even if the fixture is in it's home position (nose 90 degree down).
The fixture is not going to be damaged if you see this behaviour!
Anyway, If you don't like it, that your Lonestars hitting the end stop frequently please follow the steps below.
Fix/Solution: Record a Shutdown Macro/Cue/Preset with a different TILT value
- Record a shutdown preset before you disconnect the power of your fixtures with the following value:
- EOS: TILT to value 29 (DMX channel 3 of the fixture is set to value 156, DMX channel 4 is Tilt fine parameter, which does not really matter in this case)
- HOG: TILT to value 30° (DMX channel 3 of the fixture is set to value 156, DMX channel 4 is Tilt fine parameter, which does not really matter in this case)
- fire up your recorded preset
- disconnect the power to your fixture
- the fixture should stay in place as it is and your problem is solved