Cord Management tips for DJs using truss!

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Hanging lights on truss? Here's some tips from Monica on how to make your truss look SUPER CLEAN!

[@gunchief0811]

Lighting is such a huge deal, it awesome it's used for so many types of the industry.. Prom's/ school dances... weddings. corporate event's. church, Movies... live production plays Broadway show's concert's etc... just amazing too learn more and more about it and BUY MORE AND MORE LIGHTING GEAR!! lol...

[@chewyecm]

nice lights rig and cool video... Its kind of cool to have your wife help you on your gigs...thanks for sharing

[@Ashesanddreams]

Thanks so much, Arnoldo and Monica. Nice to see a lady (like myself) doing the cabling, too. :)

[@GearItFirst]

Thanks for watching!

[@GearItFirst]

That was in the 80s. I'm not hooking power strip on power strip. I need an average of 5-6 plus every 5 feet.

[@Dj_Killa_Kev]

your video helped a lot for a new light guy like myself.... thanks A MILLION

[@GearItFirst]

Thanks! New updated version coming soon!!!

[@hamtor11]

Great video and great rig. I know you made a video on how to fly speakers from truss, but I can`t find it anymore. Can you please link to it, or upload it again? Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@djwalt8]

Nice clean setup ! How about insted of the power strips build your own power supply to put on the trussing? Use the 4 outlet boxes linked to each other all across the truss every couple feet? The guy i get my speakers from told me the fire marshal's frown upon power strips and them ungodly orange cords, which i assume pretty much any color cord is similar to the orange. I don't doubt him one bit since he used to do sound for alot of concerts... back in the 80s. Great rig you got there !

[@ddridder]

Great video; thx! Where did you get these multi-outlet power cords? Are they also available in EU format?

[@djdc001]

Awesome, Arnoldo, where can I but those moxc cords. Been looking online but can't seem to find them. Greetings from California.

[@stewardsproductions]

Nice Tip bro, thanks for posting

[@GearItFirst]

As discussed, this can be done without power linking, it's just a tad more difficult. Your idea works well, too!

[@GearItFirst]

Thanks! Yeah, she's incredible!

[@ffemtdeanda]

Hey Arnoldo great video! Where can I pick up these "moxc" cables? I just bought the light bridge system by ADJ and wanna pre-wire it! Thanx for making some great vids!

[@GearItFirst]

Thanks! I took it off because too many people took it as a HOW TO vs a demo!

[@JLKEvents]

How many watts are you running total on your truss? Are you using more than one 12 ga extension cord?

[@njflip6362]

Hi. Can u pls tell me where can i get the multi extension? Thanks

[@GearItFirst]

No, we use ACC for safety cables.

[@generationstationdj]

*giggidy* gotta love it arnoldo :). Great tips!

[@GearItFirst]

Total was 7AMPS... multiply it by 120V and there's yer answer. :) Only one extension cord was needed, as the lights were mostly power-linked!

[@stevek1383]

I've found using 4" & 6" ball type bungee cords is even easier than the tie wraps. They are very cheap and also reusable.

[@KrypticTyphoon]

for wire management, it a lot more expensive but i do everything with wireless dmx (i prefer the show baby transceivers) and for power i had truss made custom for me so there are power cables and outlets running through the truss so there is very little cable that shows, it works ver well if you have the extra money to do it.

[@GearItFirst]

Custom runs doesn't work if you have different setups every weekend.

[@KrypticTyphoon]

That's true if all your truss isn't custom, all of mine is

[@GearItFirst]

Custom truss? Where from?

[@KrypticTyphoon]

i had a friend make it for me, he does a lot of stuff like that, he just ran wires thought the truss and put outlets on it so i just plug the truss in for power along the whole thing.

[@lisaart02]

Awesome! I Love all those lights!

[@SuperSeriousbizness]

are you using white zap straps for safety cables?

[@ljmike1204]

wel dude nice rig you got ther to bad non of my lights have power in and out thats wher i made somthing clever i have this PC power beam the use against the wall i have 3x 2 power sockits on it and put 2x durra truss hangers for main lights

[@sixstylez622]

Arnoldo, What clamps are you using to hold on your wireless DMX? I purchased some of the Global Truss mini 360 clamps for f14, and while it fit the webbing on my f34 fine, the bolt is too small to thread in my wireless dmx or the truss lighting fixture I was planning on using. These both only accept m10 and m12. Didn't know if you used a different clamp, or if your wireless received just accepted bolts that small. Thanks in advance!

[@GearItFirst]

That's what I use. The bolt fits my WiFLY just fine. Which wireless do you have?

[@sixstylez622]

Arnoldo Offermann I've got the Chauvet D-Fi. The D-Fi unit and the Chauvet DJ Wedge tri will only fit M10 and M12 bolts. Which is what all of my other global clamps have. They don't come with any brackets to attach, the bolts just screw right in them. But the F14 mounting bolt is much smaller. Does the WIFLY come with a bracket that you just attach to with a wing nut?

[@GearItFirst]

derek ferguson I use the the Mini 360 F14 to mount my WiFly units. :) It comes with a bracket!

[@jamesthorpe5016]

What Brand of Powerstrip do you use?

[@bumlover1167]

This video is so helpful! Thanks!

[@GearItFirst]

Daniel Graves Thanks for watching!

[@dj-specializedmixes2157]

good vid. Funny with the "giggity" LOL

[@GearItFirst]

+DJ-SpecializED Mixes Thanks for watching!!

[@hps209]

What's the first box you mentioned? The wireless thing?

[@GearItFirst]

WiFLEX.... now I use WiFLY from ADJ :)

[@ZachLagrandeur]

Is it me, or are some of those led moving heads not even plugged yet..?

[@gunchief0811]

she goes step by step and she plugs in the powered fixtures one by one to ensure they work. she explains that in the early portion of the video so thats why they aren't all plugged in at the same time.

[@djredhareaus38]

can i just use normal Velcro straps

[@GearItFirst]

Sure!

[@raiders4life1036]

@Danny C hey eBay has them search for them but they run like bout $40 a 20ft extension

[@aftashok1]

the IEC's are selling like hot cakes at ADJ!!! great video

[@robatisan]

great job!!

[@GearItFirst]

Ask your dealer about "multi-outlet extension cords."

[@GearItFirst]

Entsyscorp com or nlfxpro com

[@liam3397]

I don't use cables because I have 10 jelly pars and wireless dmx

[@GearItFirst]

Not every light is wireless and battery operated.

[@GearItFirst]

The Jelly Pars aren't wireless, so you're still using cables to connect them to a wireless DMX box.

[@liam3397]

My jelly pars are tho

[@GearItFirst]

What Jelly Par do you have with built in wireless DMX?

[@liam3397]

There dmx receive dongles connected to a wireless transmitter

[@DJeennl]

Thanks, I didn't have to invent the wheel....

[@GearItFirst]

+DJeen.nl Thanks for watching!

[@JosePerez-df1yr]

José Mperez

[@livedjmixes]

Eliminate all those wires. Three words, Add A Tap.

[@ZachLagrandeur]

Never mind hehe :p

[@djnandoofficial2425]

I like it wen women get involved xd