Vue iii smokin'!!!!!

[Chuck The DJ]

okay, so there I was setting up outside at about 3pm..... then it happens, I smell it,,,, you know, that smell we all dread???? NO!!!! not THAT smell!!!!

The smell of something electrical,,,, wires... something,,, so I trace it down to my VUE III.. I had it up on my cross bar and there was smoke coming out of the top!!!

The wild thing?????? I hadn't plugged it in yet!!! NO POWER!!

so I take it down... and for the next 5 mins it continued to smoke!!!...



So I e-mailed Ben,, such a guy Ben..... he tells me that he has heard of this before, outside, the sun, giant magnifying glass in front... getting the idea?

So I guess the sun shines in, and like a ant on the sidewalk, it starts to burn where it is pointed... AHHHH!!!!

Bennie Boy tells me to plug it in and it should work.... yeah right, like I want to plug in some light that has been smoking and burning gosh no what, and gosh knows what will explode in my face......

So I have my wife do it, she's up for anything, after all, she married me...

so whatta ya know,, it WORKS!!!! Damm, who would have thought?! Not me!! Not my wife, who BTW was relieved it didn't blow up in her face....

It still smells funny....

so if you are outside in the sun, aim it down, or wait until the sun goes down....

 

[Guest]

I'd heard about this with the VUE III. Does this issue effect any other LED fixtures? I have a VUE VI. The lenses don't seem quite as "focused" as the III - am I safe?

 

[DJ Wes]

Very common complaint about these lights. Solution: Never keep it face-up where the sun can hit the lens. This begs the question: Was it point up or down when it was on your stand?

 

[NLFX Pro]

I figured worst case scenario it would blow up and disfigure you for life. It was a risk I was willing to take. LOL.

Ben

 

[Chuck The DJ]

Wes... It was pretty much pointing straight out....

the sunset pics that I posted in my gig thread was me standing on the stage by my setup, so you could tell that the sun was coming right at me...

Ben...... THAT'swhy I had my wife do it!.. LOL

 

[NLFX Pro]

Chuck -

I had to relay the whole story to MY wife... who is now laughing so hard she nearly dropped the baby. She's looking forward to meeting you... a lot. Hmmm. Maybe I SHOULDN'T bring her. Wait.... can you teach her to bellydance? LOL.

Ben

 

[DJ SVO]

So now we know Chuck, you've been running one of those secret Al-Qaeda camps in Maui

 

[Chuck The DJ]

Ben,,,, my wife says she can teach anyone... you just have to drive down our road!....

 

[Travis B]

Ben if your wife nearly dropped the baby, play it safe, get a safety cable.

Just helping a brother out.

 

[NLFX Pro]

Ben if your wife nearly dropped the baby, play it safe, get a safety cable.

Just helping a brother out.

Ooh, good idea!

Ben

 

[jokerswild]

Ben if your wife nearly dropped the baby, play it safe, get a safety cable.

Just helping a brother out.

Just think if you attach it to the baby's belly button you wont have to worry about him/her going to a nasty piercing salon where some hairy greese ball will pierce it with a rusty nail.

 

[ou812]

This EXACT thing happened to me at an outdoor wedding, this summer with my Vue III. Honestly, I couldnt figure it out, and just unplugged it until it started to get dark, and cool off......never REALLY knew what happened, but this makes sense. I had two setup outside, and one was perfectly fine (away from the sun) and the other was smokin (facing the hot mid afternoon sun, prior to the start of an outdoor wedding). Know I know......the rest of the story!

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[NLFX Pro]

Just think if you attach it to the baby's belly button you wont have to worry about him/her going to a nasty piercing salon where some hairy greese ball will pierce it with a rusty nail.

The first hairy grease ball that gets near my daughter (either daughter actually) with a rusty nail will find that their birth certificate is about to be a worthless document. LOL.

Ben

 

[Steve Cie]

Wow! I guess the Chauvet salesperson wasn't joking when he said it was a HOT Item!

 

[DJ SVO]

The first hairy grease ball that gets near my daughter (either daughter actually) with a rusty nail will find that their birth certificate is about to be a worthless document. LOL.

Ben

Ben I can help you make them disappear legally

 

[Brian]

DJ Carolina had the same problem, apparently a fire extinguisher was used!


Maybe he will get on and post it.