Hold the Phone, ANOTHER Dip Switch App – Clair DMX Lite

I am having a case of déjà vu here.  It seems like I just wrote about this same tyoe of program very recently… :/  While I could go off on a real tangent here and talk about how the iTunes App Store is over run by DMX Dip Switch Apps… I won’t.  Just think of all of the different apps as choices.

The Clair DMX Lite App is yet another DMX Dip Switch App.  What sets this app different from the rest of the dip switch apps out there… not to much. The only real difference is the About Clair button on the bottom of the app.  From there you can learn more about SLPro Trading’s LED and moving light products.

From the brief research that I have found, SLPro Trading is manufacturer and or distributor in Singapore.  While the app may offer a bit on the fixtures, the only website I could find even remotely related to this company is 1980 with little or no information.

As for the Clair DMX Lite app, you can pick it up for FREE in the iTunes App Store.  Think of it as another app to add to the almost full DXM dip switch folder on you iOS device.

JR Clancy Introduces iRigging iPhone App

I was blown away this afternoon when I received an email from JR Clancy announceing their latest product, iRigging.  It is an iPhone app for figuring out rigging calculations and information.  Here is more from the press release:

It’s never been easier to get the equipment data you need for proper installation and operation of manual and motorized rigging.  J. R. Clancy has turned its popular rigging slide rule tool into a free iPhone app, specifically for installers and users of theatre stage rigging.

The new app is called iRigging, and it delivers instant information about wire rope, batten loading, arbors, stage ropes, motors, fabrics, fleet angles, and more in English and metric units.  It’s easy to install and use from an iPhone or iPod Touch.

iRigging provides wire rope data, including:

• Minimum sheave pitch diameter
• Quantity of cable clips
• Wire turnback for cable clips
• Proper torque for cable clip bolts
• Cable breaking strength
• Nicopress® sleeve crimp quantity and manual tool

Other data includes:

• Allowable fleet angles
• Uniform and midpoint batten loading
• Arbor capacity
• Weight of counterweights
• Recommended working loads for equipment
• Motor current
• Stage ropes
• Weight of stage fabrics

To learn more about the iRigging iPhone app from JR Clancy, visit their website at www.jrclancy.com.  You can download the iRigging App for FREE from the iTunes app store. It is available separately for both imperial and metric.

Electri-Calc Pro and Lite

The Electrical calculator is nothing new to the electrical contractor world or even the entertainment lighting world.  The Electri-Calc is designed for Electrical Contractors, Designers, Electricians and Lighting Specialists to solve tough electrical calculations in seconds and deliver those solutions in conformance with the latest NEC. The Electri-Calc Pro has the 2002/2005 NEC built-in and is updateable for future code revisions. Complete wire sizing, integrated voltage drops solutions and conduit sizing solutions: finds motor full-loads, horsepower, computes fuse and breaker sizes and size overload protection.

Features:

• Wire Sizes
• Integrated Voltage Drop
• Conduit Sizing
• Motor Full-Load Amps
• Fuse and Breaker Sizes
  NEC Table Number displayed when performing Wire Size calculations
• Service and Equipment Grounding Conductor Sizes
• Enter BTU to find Kilowatts per Hour
• Enter Kilowatts per Hour to find BTU
  Parallel Resistance
• Ohm’s Law Calculations, enter any two values to solve for the third
• Circular MILS wire sizes

Additional Features:

• Works as Standard Math Calculator with +, -, x, ÷, +/-, %, Π, 1/x, X2, and √.
• Auto Shut-Off extends battery Life, Memory
• Update to future code revisions with easy-to-install kit.

While most of these features are built in to both the Pro and Lite version of the Electri-Calc’s.  There are some things that the Pro is able to do that the lite does not.

Features ONLY to Pro model:

• Armadillo Gear protective case
• Overload Protection Sizes
• Conduit Sizes
• Moto Full-Load AmpsNEMA Starter Sizes
• Updatable for NEC changes

You can purchase both the Pro and Lite versions of the Electri-Calc from Baxter Controls, the makers of the Pocket DMX.  Both Eletri-Calc can also be found at your local electrical supply house or online. The Electri-Calc Pro retails for $99.99 and the Electri-Calc Lite retails for $49.99.