Color/Gobo Wheel Position Sensors
(Wheel spins continuously, won’t home or go to a position sent via DMX)
Inside your Merlin-C, there are position sensors that use a small magnet to tell the unit where the
wheel is positioned. Occasionally, they can get damaged by rough handling of the unit and if the
sensor can’t receive the field of the magnet, they will keep spinning the wheel until they find it! If this
occurs, simply turn off your unit, disconnect the power, open the Side Plate(s) on the unit and spin
the gobo or color wheel until you see the small magnet on its edge. Make sure that it passes within
1/4 inch of the receiver chip and that it and the chip are not dirty or damaged. This should solve the
problem. However, it could also mean you have a slightly larger problem. It is possible that the Color
or Gobo wheel has either come loose, slipped down its axle or even became warped and is now
rubbing against or away from the sensor. In either case, see our website at
www.Toplt.com
for
instructions on fixing/repairing this problem.
DO NOT
use this unit until it is fixed or you could
permanently scuff/damage the sensor and render it useless!
Head will not power up
Check the Power cord (make sure it is not damaged
and
that it is plugged in on both ends!), check
the fuse (if it is bad, swap it out), check the On/Off Switch (make sure it is in the “on” position) and
check the Circuit Breaker of your buildings power supply (Make sure that it is on and that it wasn’t
somehow tripped). If it is not one of these problems, then the unit most likely needs to be serviced
by a trained technician. Remove it from your system and have it serviced.
Merlin-C
®
Toplite International
®
Hong Kong
*
Orlando
Guangzhou
*
New York
www.toplt.com
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