The new fixture combines the optics and energy-savings of the Source Four PAR (EA) with the functionality and flexibility of the classic batten. The patented lamps - 375W, 575W or 750W - offer energy efficiency, providing more illumination with over 40% less energy use. The simplicity of design of the ETC Source Four PAR is maintained throughout the MultiPAR, allowing for easy lamp replacement and high quality focus from the moment it is turned on. Meanwhile, its rugged housing and construction will withstand the wear and tear of the most demanding stage or road productions. The fixture is available in five standard configurations: 3, 4, or 12-lamp strips, plus two 3 x 3 versions, a yoke-mounted unit and a stand-mounted unit with in-line switches. For lighting venues with unique needs, a custom-length version is also available.
The compact design of the MultiPAR allows ETC to offer twelve lamps in one 2.5m (8ft) long strip. Because lighting designers' needs change between three and four-colour batten designs, ETC has also engineered MultiPAR's circuiting to be switchable between three and four circuits. From one job to another, there is the flexibility to use the same batten for three circuits of four or four circuits of three lamps. End users will also be pleased to cut down on lamp inventory: instead of VNSP, NSP, MFL and WFL par lamps, each cell in the MultiPAR comes with four lenses and just one HPL lamp.
(Ruth Rossington)
