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A profile is the lantern you reach for when the beam needs an edge. The PL Profile 1 gives you a hard-edged, shapeable pool of light from an RGBW LED engine, with four shutters for framing and a slot for a gobo or an iris. Zoom runs from 18 to 34 degrees, so it covers a tight special on a soloist or a wider acting area from the same bar. Hire is £15 per day, on its own or with a technician.
The Selecon PL Profile 1 is an LED profile spotlight for work that needs a defined edge: a face lit cleanly without spill onto the set, a gobo breaking up a bare wall, a shape thrown onto a backdrop. Its 18 to 34 degree zoom lens tray suits most school hall and small theatre throws, giving you a tight special on a soloist or a wider acting area from the same position on the bar.
Inside is a 120W RGBW LED engine drawing 150 watts at most, which Selecon rate as the equivalent of a 500W tungsten profile. There are no lamps to change and no gel to burn through. Nor is a dimmer channel involved, because the fixture runs from a constant supply and takes its level from DMX. White light adjusts from roughly 2700K to 5600K with full colour mixing on top, so you can match an existing tungsten rig or go somewhere else entirely.
Four framing shutters shape the beam, and an accessory slot behind the gate takes an M-size gobo holder or an iris. Control is DMX512 over 5-pin XLR, in and through, with three modes: 15 channels for 16-bit, 9 for 8-bit, or a simple 3-channel mode. Power is powerCON in and through, so fixtures can be daisy-chained. An LCD menu on the back handles addressing and stores white presets for running without a desk.
The luminaire weighs 8.5 kg and hangs on a standard hook clamp. Take it as a dry hire, or ask us to supply a technician to rig, focus and run it.
Alongside the LED version we hire the Selecon Acclaim Profile, its tungsten predecessor, at £20 per day. It does the same shaping job: four framing shutters, a slot for a gobo or an iris, and a zoom lens to set the beam width. The difference is the source. A 600 watt halogen lamp gives the warm white that stage lighting was built on, and it warms further as it fades, in a way LED fixtures only imitate. That makes the Acclaim the natural choice where it has to sit beside an existing tungsten rig, or where a director simply wants the classic look. It asks more of the venue, though. There is no DMX on board, so it needs a dimmer channel to change level, and colour means gel in the 125 mm frame rather than a command from the desk. If your hall has working dimmers, that is no obstacle at all. Tell us which you are after and we will steer you honestly between the two.
| Item | Rate |
|---|---|
| Selecon PLPROFILE1 LED Luminaire 18/34° | £15 / day |
| Selecon Acclaim Profile | £20 / day |
| Strand SL Profile (15/32°) | £4 / day |
Rates are per day and exclude VAT. Ask us about multi-day and show-week rates, delivery, and hiring with a technician.
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ETC Source Four — the classic tungsten profile — the warm halogen look, with gobos and crisp shutters.
| Type | LED profile spot (ellipsoidal) with zoom lens tray |
|---|---|
| Beam angle | 18-34 degrees (medium zoom lens tray). A 24-44 degree wide tray is also made for this fixture and is interchangeable without tools |
| LED engine | 1 x true RGBW 120W LED chip |
| Light output | Greater than 2,000 lumens (white light) |
| Colour temperature | Adjustable white, approx. 2700K to 5600K, plus full RGBW colour mixing |
| Equivalence | Manufacturer rates output as equivalent to a 500W tungsten profile |
| Power draw | 150 W maximum (RGBW at 100%) |
| Current draw | 0.65 A at 230 V (1.3 A at 115 V), maximum load with all LEDs at full RGBW |
| Voltage / frequency | 120-240 V AC auto-ranging, 50/60 Hz |
| Weight | 8.5 kg (luminaire only) |
| Dimensions | 664.9 mm long x 310.0 mm wide x 404.8 mm high (overall, including yoke). Body width 173.0 mm |
| DMX channels and modes | 15 channels (16-bit mode), 9 channels (8-bit mode), 3 channels (3-channel mode) |
| Control | DMX512 with on-board LCD menu for addressing, setup and stored colour/white presets |
| Data connectors | 5-pin XLR DMX in and out/through (pin 1 common, pin 2 data -, pin 3 data +) |
| Power connectors | powerCON in and through for daisy-chaining. Maximum through current 20 A |
| Dimming | Electronic, via DMX. Must be run from a constant supply and never from a dimmer circuit |
| Beam shaping | Four independent framing shutters |
| Gobo / accessory slot | One M-size gobo (66 mm outside diameter, 48 mm image area), steel or glass, via a gobo holder. Slot also accepts an iris. Holder and iris are accessories, not part of the luminaire |
| Zoom and focus | Manual, via zoom and focus adjustment knobs on the lens tube |
| LED life expectancy | Up to 50,000 hours (manufacturer figure) |
| UV / IR output | None below 400 nm or above 775 nm |
| Construction and finish | Machined aluminium, sheet metal and moulded engineering-grade plastic. Black |
| Ambient operating temperature | 0 to 40 degrees C |
| Approvals | CE marked, ETL/cETL listed |
| Acclaim — Manufacturer and model | Selecon Acclaim Axial Zoomspot |
| Acclaim — Fixture type | Tungsten halogen zoom profile spot (ellipsoidal) |
| Acclaim — Lamp | 600 W GKV theatre lamp, 15,000 lumens, 400 hour average life; or 600 W GLB long-life lamp, 13,000 lumens, 1,500 hours. 220-240 V. Rated for a maximum 650 W lamp |
| Acclaim — Beam angle | Made in two zoom ranges on interchangeable lens trays: 18-34 degrees (medium) or 24-44 degrees (wide) |
| Acclaim — Shutters | Four captive stainless steel framing shutters in a spring-tensioned gate |
| Acclaim — Gate accessories | Slot takes an adjustable iris or a rotatable gobo holder; M-size gobos with a 50 mm image diameter |
| Acclaim — Beam control | Peak or flat field adjustment at the lamp: peak for overlapping stage washes, flat for even gobo projection. Dichroic hot-mirror filter keeps heat out of the beam |
| Acclaim — Dimming | No electronics on board. Level comes from a dimmer channel, like any tungsten lantern |
| Acclaim — Colour frame | 125 mm x 125 mm, supplied with the lantern |
| Acclaim — weight Kg | 5.6 kg |
| Acclaim — dimensions Mm | 520 mm long x 300 mm wide across the yoke x 365 mm high, read from the manufacturer's dimension drawing |
| Acclaim — Safety | Micro-switch cuts the mains when the lamp module is removed. IP00, indoor use only, tilt limited to 90 degrees either side of horizontal |
No, and it must not go on one. LED fixtures like this take a constant mains supply and get their level from DMX instead. A normal switched socket or a hard power circuit is what you want. If your hall only has dimmer outlets, tell us when you book and we will work the power out with you.
It gives you an edge you can shape. Four shutters let you cut the beam square to a wall, off a set piece or around a doorway, and the slot behind the gate takes a gobo so you can project a pattern. Fresnels and PARs produce a soft-edged wash, which is right for covering an area but no use when the light has to stop somewhere specific.
Yes, as long as they are M size, which is 66mm across with a 48mm image area. Most gobo suppliers stock that size in steel and glass. You will also need a gobo holder to carry it, and that is a separate item from the luminaire, so mention it when you book.
Selecon rate the output as equivalent to a 500W tungsten profile, on a maximum draw of 150 watts. For a school hall or a small theatre that is plenty for a front-of-house special. The real difference from tungsten is the colour of the white, and you can set this one anywhere from about 2700K to 5600K, so it sits alongside older lanterns rather than fighting them.
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