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Lamp Life............................................................................................................. 23
Solid State Electronics................................................................................................ 24
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ............................................................................. 24
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)............................................................................. 24
Maintenance Procedures
Lamp Replacement - Incandescent............................................................................. 25
Lamp Replacement - Arc............................................................................................ 27
Align Lamp For Maximum Beam Irradiance............................................................. 29
Front Glass Replacement............................................................................................ 31
Magenta/Blue DICHRO*TUNE Rear Bulkhead Replacement.................................. 33
Amber/Diffuser (or Dimmer) DICHRO*TUNE Front Bulkhead Replacement ........ 35
Color Filter and Diffuser Panel Replacement ............................................................ 37
Arc Dimmer Panel Replacement ................................................................................ 39
Linear Actuator Motor Replacement (Magenta/Blue Bulkhead) ............................... 41
Linear Actuator Motor Replacement (Amber/Diffuser [or Dimmer] Bulkhead) ....... 43
Incandescent Lamp Socket Assembly (VL500 and VL500D Only) Replacement .... 45
Arc Lamp Socket Assembly (VL500A and VL500 80V Only) Replacement ........... 47
Display PCB Replacement ......................................................................................... 49
Main Control PCB/Fan Assembly Replacement........................................................ 50
Low Voltage Supply (LVS) Replacement (VL500/VL500D/VL500A Only)............ 52
Low Voltage Supply (LVS) Temperature PCB Replacement (VL500/VL500D/VL500A
Only)........................................................................................................................... 53
Low Voltage Supply (LVS) Replacement (VL500 80V Only)................................... 54
Low Voltage Supply (LVS) Temperature PCB Replacement (VL500 80V Only) ..... 56
Tilt Motor Assembly Replacement............................................................................. 58
Pan Motor Assembly Replacement ............................................................................ 60
Pan/Tilt Encoder PCB Replacement........................................................................... 61
Arc Ignitor PCB Replacement (VL500A Only)......................................................... 62
IGBT Dimmer Replacement - VL500D Only ............................................................ 63
80V Dimmer Replacement - VL500 80V Only ......................................................... 65
Arc Ballast Replacement (VL500A Only) ................................................................. 67
Safety Relay Replacement (VL500A Only)............................................................... 68
AC Input (PowerCon) Connector Replacement ......................................................... 69
Mini-XLR (Display/Remote Programming) Connector Replacement....................... 70
DMX PCB Assembly Replacement ........................................................................... 71
Cleaning Optical Lenses and Filters........................................................................... 72
Chapter 3. Illustrated Parts Breakdown
Drawing Trees
VL500 and VL500D Incandescent Luminaires.......................................................... 74
VL500 80V Incandescent Luminaires........................................................................ 76
VL500A Arc Luminaires............................................................................................ 78
Top Assembly
Included Items Kit ......................................................................................................80
Label Locations .......................................................................................................... 82
VL500 (120V or 240V) Luminaire ............................................................................85
Summary of Contents for Vari-Lite VL500
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