The order for the new rack was received by Fagan Electrical on 30 August 30 and ETC delivered the rack to the Coliseum the following Monday. The Sensor+ rack upgrades the house light dimming system, supplying more than 80 channels, most with an RCD on each channel. Other channels utilise the Sensor+ emergency lighting modules, some dimmed, some relay switching. Control is from an ETC Unison system, which was installed during the refurbishment.
Nick Ewins of Fagan Electrical said, "We had been in negotiation for some time with the head of building maintenance, Rob Bridges, to carry out some remedial work, updating power supplies to the existing dimmer installation. The dimming installation was added to our scope of works and is the first project that Fagan Electrical has undertaken for the Coliseum. We are in a unique position to be able to take on this type of project at a moment's notice and Mark White's team at ETC was just brilliant. The fact that they were able to deliver the rack at such short notice really saved the day."
Works will all be completed in time for the ENO's new production of Carme which opens on 29 September. Other forthcoming productions include The Magic Flute and new productions of The Coronation of Poppea, Turn of the Screw and Aida
(Jim Evans).
