Elation Releases Upgraded Platinum Spot 5R Pro

Elation Professional has introduced the Platinum Spot 5R Pro, an upgraded version of its Platinum Spot 5R DMX moving head.

Like the original, the new Platinum Spot 5R Pro employs Philips MSD platinum 5R lamp technology, which allows the creation of fixtures that are brighter and more powerful with superior light quality, yet are also faster, smaller, lighter weight, draw less energy and have longer-lasting lamps, the company says. However, the Platinum Spot 5R Pro also goes a step beyond to offer an expanded array of professional features and effects, for theatres, stage shows, concerts, productions, houses of worship, nightclubs, and other entertainment venues.

Among the new features are a 16-bit CMY color-mixing system, and a variable zoom (4 to 1) with 11-42° beam angle. Additionally, the Pro model is equipped with a built-in EWDMX Wireless DMX r4eceiver, capable of receiving DMX signals wirelessly from up to 3,000' away that are sent via an Elation EWDMXT wireless DMX transmitter (sold separately).

"Based on the overwhelming success of the original Platinum Spot 5R, we are introducing a new 'Pro' model with added features like CMY mixing and wireless DMX," said Eric Loader, director of sales for Elation Professional. "The original Platinum Spot 5R took entertainment lighting to a whole new level with its Philips MSD Platinum lamp technology which, combined with a very short arc design and innovative reflector system, made it possible to get 575W brightness in a much smaller fixture -- along with an extremely flat field of light. Now, with the new Platinum Spot 5R Pro, lighting designers can have all the benefits of this advanced lamp technology and design, plus some of today's most-demanded professional features."

In addition to its CMY color mixing system, Zoom and wireless DMX receiver, the Platinum Spot 5R Pro features eight dichroic colors, 22 gobos (eight rotating/indexing, 14 static), and a three-facet rotating prism. The unit also has a Variable Frost Filter, which allows it to function as a hybrid spot/wash fixture; the frost diffuses its hard-edge spot beam into a wash-like effect, giving the unit even greater versatility. Other features include a motorized iris, motorized focus, variable speed shutter/strobe and 0-100% mechanical dimmer. In addition to its Wireless DMX receiver, the Platinum Spot 5R Pro includes three-pin and five-pin DMX connections.

Capable of operating in three different DMX channel modes, the standard being 23 channels, the Platinum Spot 5R Pro has a 540° (630° optional) pan and 265° tilt. Another advantage of its innovative design is that it can move faster than traditional moving heads on pan and tilt, as well as on color/gobo changes.

At 16' distance, the Platinum Spot 5R Pro has an output of 6,350 LUX/ 59fc. Yet the energy-efficient unit consumes only 305W of electricity at maximum use. Much smaller than a conventional 575-moving head fixture, the Platinum Spot 5R Pro measures 14.6'L x 14.5"W x 18.4"H and weighs 42 lbs. CETLus certification is currently pending and expected to be issued in March 2011.