GAM Starstrobe SS3115 - Manual

Add GAMCOLOR ®
Variable Rate Curtain Strobe
PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS
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GAM Product #SS3104, #SS3115
Rosco Product #204 33104 0120, #204 33115 0120
Plug your StarStrobe™ into a 120 Volt AC outlet us-
ing the Edison connector attached to the unit. (If you
have the 230 Volt AC unit, it will have the same Edi-
son connector. You may need to supply an adapter
or change it.) At full voltage, it will strobe in a ran-
dom manner approximately 60 times per minute. The
StarStrobe™ may be plugged into a dimming circuit
and the dimmer can be used to simply turn it on and
off, on cue, or to vary the speed. StarStrobe™ will
continue to flash so long as there’s power to the unit.
There may be some momentary residual flashes at the
time of disconnect. The 120 volt StarStrobe™ draws
0.31 mA. You can put 50 StarStrobes™ on a single
20 amp circuit.
USING DIMMER CONTROL
To vary the speed, plug your StarStrobe™ into a dim-
mer circuit of the appropriate voltage (120 V) and you
may use the dimmer to vary the speed.
The dimmer does not diminish the brightness of the
flash. It simply slows down the recharge time of the ca-
pacitor, which only fires when fully charged. At lower
voltages, the rate of flash will slow down but the flashes
will be at full brightness. A dimmer can also be used
to start and stop the flashing process but the dimmer
should not be used as a “bump” device repeatedly, the
AC spikes can do damage to the electronic circuitry of
the StarStrobe™. (See Remote Control StarStrobe™ for
that type of application.)
ADDING COLOR
The molded body and molded clear cap allows for
easy insertion of color filters. Two screws hold the cap
in place. A strip of GamColor
® can be cut ( ≈ 1½ in
x 5¾ in) and inserted inside the cap. Colored strobes
are a very effective and unusual attention getter.
DO NOT PLUG 220V, 230V MODELS INTO
DIMMER, CAUSES IRREPARABLE DAMAGE.