Wallwasher -
The wallwasher is sometimes known as the control unit. It takes the signal from the PC and converts it into the three LED displays on the wallwasher, and the LED displays on the two sidelights. The wallwasher also drives the fans and rumbler when fitted, and connects the input / output connections for the speakerlights.
The lights work on a similar (but not exact) principle to the sidelights and some
of the faults that apply to the sidelight apply to the wallwasher lights as well.
Two main differences are that the LEDs on the wallwasher are the normal PCB through-
Current drawn by the wallwasher
The current drawn from the power supply (at 18v) by the wallwasher varies according to what accessories are connected, the light colour, the light brightness, etc. The current can vary from unit to unit and accessory / light to accessory / light. For example, full red on one sidelight used 84mA, whilst another sidelight used 100mA.
Other than when on standby, the readings were taken with the wallwasher on all the time.
The wrist rumbler starts off at 150mA and drops to 92mA, then back to 150mA, then drops to 92mA, repeating the same cycle.
The colour readings were taken with the light at maximum brightness and the reading was the lowest reading for each colour as it went round the spectrum. The lowest point was normally in the centre of that colour. For red, green and blue, that meant that there was only the one colour that was lit. For magenta, cyan and yellow, it was when the two colours that make up that colour (e.g. blue and red for magenta), were at equal brightness.
Connections on the wallwasher
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Do not force the plugs into the sockets -
Wrist rumbler connection -
Fan connection -
Audio in -
PSU in -
Sidelight connector -
USB -
Wallwasher in standby (switched off at side) |
19mA |
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Wallwasher only - |
65mA |
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+ 1 sidelight max white |
150mA |
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+ 2 sidelights max white |
255mA |
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+ 1 fan |
270mA |
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+ 2 fans |
495mA |
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+ wrist rumbler |
150mA |
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+ 1 wallwasher light |
214mA |
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+ 2 wallwasher lights |
363mA |
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+ 3 wallwasher lights |
512mA |
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+ 3 Wallwasher lights, 2 sidelights, 2 fans, 1 rumbler |
1.14A |
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One light only - | ||
Colour |
Sidelight |
Wallwasher light |
Red |
99mA |
104mA |
Green |
95mA |
122mA |
Blue |
99mA |
122mA |
Magenta |
118mA |
153mA |
Cyan |
129mA |
173mA |
Yellow |
110mA |
157mA |