Note I'm talking about the CL dimmers and not the standard Credenza dimmers. I recently tried a Lutron CL Credenza Lamp dimmer on a Quasar Crossfade 4x4. Which leads us to what this post is really all about. Generally, electronics do not like low or high voltage. The lights were erratic and still flickered. I have heard of variacs being used as Quasar dimmers. (I wonder if there is a problem with the American DJ plugs. The downside to these they are expensive and they keep getting lost. These seemed to fix the problem most of the time using triac dimmers. On the 4x4s that I own, I added American DJ LED Dummy plugs which add a load to the circuit. I added a 40 watt practical bulb-place in another room-and voila! the flicker was gone. I did this just last week on a 4x4 Crossfade fixture that was flickering. The problem is the load on the dimmer, usually a triac, is well below any threshold that is was designed for. Often a DP will have you dimming these tubes until they are barely on. The problem that comes up, which any set electrician will tell you, is flicker. It is awesome that you can dial in the color temperature you want, and dim the lights.
Sketchy rigging done in a hurry, but it worked.
(Nothing against Kino Flo I still use Kino Flo 4x4 florescent lights, too.)Ĥx4 Quasar outside with light rain. Most of the time anymore, if you see a Kino Flo florescent housing, it contains Quasar Crossfade tubes. I would have to say one of the biggest innovations in lighting has been the Quasar LED tubes, particularly the Crossfade tubes.
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