Industries / Case Study

Profile Installation • NBC Burbank

Dave Dawson (NBC Universal)

The NBC-TV Staging Electric Shop, in conjunction with Shaun and Troy of JSI Manufacturing, retrofitted thirteen (13) racks of Strand CD-80 dimmers. The project replaced the fan enclosures (the electronics tray at the bottom of the rack) with JSI Manufacturing,”CD-2000″ replacement modules. The Strand racks had become unstable due to the inevitable ravages of time, resulting in flickering, ghosting and general erratic behavior. Unfortunately, there was also a loss of tape time on the “Ellen Degeneres Show”.

I had been aware of the CD-2000 for several years, and had long wanted to convert my CD-80 racks to a digital configuration. This loss of tape time was the impetus for buying fourteen JSI Manufacturing CD-2000 retrofit units. We installed the units one and a half days – the installation went flawlessly. Since then, we have had not one single problem with the JSI Manufacturing CD-2000 units. We have endured power outages, brownouts, spikes and any other power malady that can be imagined, and the units have come back on-line perfectly every time.

Since the Studio 11 project, NBC has had the good fortune to install eleven (11) more JSI Manufacturing CD-2000 units in Studio 3. This is home to “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”. This is obviously a high profile installation and when I planned the project, I turned to JSI Manufacturing to provide the retrofit equipment. Again, the installation was seamless and straightforward. Since the installation, I have had no problems, and I anticipate none. Knowing that I have Shaun’s gear on the Leno Show eliminates one of my concerns when it comes to keeping the lights working perfectly.

I have recommended the retrofit kits to other people and I know of at least one major theatre (the Shrine) that has installed them to their immense satisfaction and relief. I would happily and heartily recommend the JSI Manufacturing CD-2000 product to anyone interested in upgrading his or her dimmer racks.

More recently, I was experiencing major problems with my CD-90, yes, CD-90 dimmers. The system was never popular and I was having trouble locating spares and I wasn’t having luck from the manufacturer in terms of service. With the help of JSI Manufacturing engineering team, an elegant reliable fix was engineered. Using off the shelf CD-2000 units we reworked the CD-90 racks and plumbed the DMX and dimmer control signals with absolutely no downtime to the show. (“Access Hollywood”)

There are now over thirty (30) CD-2000 units on the NBC Burbank lot and I am already planning the implementation of other JSI Manufacturing products to retrofit some additional dimmers that are starting to act up.

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