====== Dimmer ======
For a full definition of what a dimmer is see [[wp>Dimmer]].

In show lighting a dimmer is used to convert DMX signals into a variable voltage to control traditional lighting fixtures such as [[[[:definitions/par_can|Par Cans]] and others that do not have any form of DMX control. They come with a varying amount of dimmers, 1 upwards. Ones that have more than 4 dimmers have chasers built into them.

Some examples of DMX controlled dimmers are shown below. As you can see they come in a variety of shapes and connection options. The third picture is a T-Bar which you would plug and hang your [[:definitions/par_can|Par Cans]] from. 

^                                                   Examples of DMX Controlled Dimmers                                              ^^^
^               Shotec MultiDim               ^               Stairville D610H               ^             Botex T-6 Bar              ^
|  {{:showtec_multidim.jpg|Shotec MultiDim}}  |  {{:stairville_d610h.jpg|Stairville D610H}}  |  {{:botex_t-6_bar.jpg|Botex T-6 Bar}}  |

===== Other defintion of dimmer =====
Sometimes people refer to the sliding fader on a control desk as a dimmer because that is originally what it did, but in fact all it did was to tell a dimming device to perform the dimming function.
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