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100 Plus Series Console (2010)
12 channel, 2 preset with hold function, effects, split crossfaders with time fade.

100 Series Manual Control Desk (2002 - 2010)

1210 (2011)
Twelve 10A dimmer or relay switched channels in a 4U high 19 inch rack module.

200 Plus Series (2011)

200 Series (2002 - 2011)

24 channel demultiplexer (1990 - ?)
Control of 24 analogue dimmers.

250ML (2013)
250 channels and 30 moving lights & LEDs

3 Pack (2006)
3 way dimmer pack

300 Series (1998)
Manual / Memory Desk (48/96, 125/250 channels) with Genius Pro software

301 Backup Console (2002)

310 / 510i (1998)
Show Controller / Backup unit

430 (1994 November)
Uses Genius Pro operating software. 30 submasters.

500ML (2015)
Moving light console

520 / 520i (1997)
Portable desks with Genius operating system

530 / 550 (1995)
Genius Pro operating software

530i / 550i (1996)
Genius Pro operating software

6 Pack (2006)
4U high, 19 inch digital dimmer pack.

6kW Daylite PAR (2002)

A21
120V Dimmer Cabinet range

Accent (2008 - )
DMX Preset control stations

Acclaim LED Series (2021)

Act 2 (1983 - ?)
2 channel lighting control / dimmer

Act 3 (1987 - 1994)
3 channel dimmer rack (3 x 20A dimmer)

Act 3+ (1994 - ?)

Act 6 (1984 - 1994)
6 channel dimmer rack (6 x 10A dimmer)

Act 6 Digital

Act 6+ (1994 - ?)
6 channel dimmer rack (6 x 10A dimmer)

Act control desk
6 channel (single preset) & 12,18,24 way 2 preset control

Action 24 / Action 48 (1987 - 1990)
24 or 48 channel, 99 memory lighting control system

Action Demultiplexer

Altair
HMI / CID 1200W / 2500W Spotlight

Alto (1994)

Fresnel, PC and profile spotlights 2000 & 2500W

AMC Advanced Manual Control Desk (1977 - 1984)
20,30,40-120 max channels 3 presets, 9 groups
First console to perform a dipless crossfade

Amplifier Sound Sets

Andi (1990s)
German Modular Dimmer System

Antares

Apollo Stand
Lightweight stand with 16mm spigot for Redhead

Arc Resistances (1945)
Radial Switch type, standard type or parallel type

Architectural Downlights
Range of recessed downlights which require remote transformers.

Architectural SL (2000 - )
Range using CDM lamps with 8000 hour lamp life

Architectural Spotlights
Range of open-faced spotlights which require remote transformers.

Arturo

Atlas Stand

Automatic Dimmers (1945-1969)
Type PTU or CYU

AutoScroll - Showchangers
ShowChanger scroller control

Baby Flood (1945)
A single compartment of S type batten

Bambino
Range of 300W - 10kW Fresnel Spotlights

Barrel Clamp

Barrel Trolleys
Allows positioning along 48mm bars (film/tv studio use)

Barricuda
Telescopic pole system

Beamlite

Blonde (Ianebeam)
2000W

Bracket Handle

Brio (1996 - ?)
18/30 & 25/50 Zoom 'Coolbeam' Profile Spotlights 600W

Broad

C / System C (1956)
Similar to CD, but for more than 160 circuits.

C-AE - System C-AE (1964)
AE stands for All-Electric.

C21
Modular dimmer system

Cadenza (1983 - ?)
2000W Range

Cadenza Effects Projector (1985 - 1996)
2000W Effects Projector

Cantata (1987 - ?)
UK: 1200W Range
USA: 1000W Range

Cantata LED Fresnel (2020)
Three color temperature options for this high output LED Fresnel.
FC - Full Color
TCW - Tunable Cold White
TWW - Tunable Warm White

Cast Base Telescopic Stand

Castor
1250/2000/2500W Fresnel Spotlight

CD / System CD (1956)
Electro-mechanical remote control (120 channel)

CD80 1.2kW Pack (1989?)
24 channel compact dimmer

CD80 Advanced Electronics

CD80 Digital Pack (1992)

CD80 Dimmer Banks and Modules (1980)

CD80 Rolling Rack
The reliability of CD80 in a touring rack

CD80 Single Dimmer
Stackable single dimmer at 2.4kW, 12kW, 24kW

CD80 Supervisor
Modular Dimmer Rack System

CD90 Dimmer Rack

Ceiling / Base Plate

Ceiling Saddle

Celebrity (1985 (tbc))
Electrocontrols desk acquired by Strand following the takeover of the company.

Celebrity Plus 2 (1984)

Chromagel

Chromoid Colour Filters
High temperature colour filter, made from body-dyed polycarbonate.

Chromolux (v.1) (1936?)

Chromolux (v2) (1953 - )
Provides a range of preset colours by mixing either the three primary or secondary colours.

Controls remote automatic dimmers via a low voltage control cable.

Cinelux
Colour Filters

Coda (1983 - )
500W Cyc Flood

Coda II (2008 - ?2014)
500W Cyc Flood

Colour Call Scrollers (1992)

Colour Change Control

Colour Filters - Cinemoid (1947)

Colour Filters - Gelatine

Colour Wheel

Compact (CMS) (1975 - 1978)
Self-contained memory control for up to 120 channels (originally 80 channels)

Company History Documents

CRD / System CRD (1963)
All-electric preset remote control (60,90,120,180,210 or 240 dimmers)

CRD Dimmer Rack (1963)

Cue Board

Cyclorama Batten (1945)

Cyclorama Groundrow (1945)

D54 Multiplex Protocol

DC90 Dimmer Racks and Modules (1987)

DDM / System DDM (1971 - 1980)
Digital Dimmer Memory with 120 - 320 channels.

Dead Front Board (1924)

Designers Remote / Designers Control (1984?)

Dig 6 (1998?)
6 channel digital dimmer

Digital Environ / DE90 (1994)
Digital Environ Dimmer Cabinets

Discodesk (1974?)

Discoplus (1976)
6 or 18 channel kinetic desk

DMUX
De-multiplexer

Draco (1993 - )
20kW Tungsten Halogen

Duet / Duet 2 (1978-1984)
48, 60, 62, 120 max channels

Early Metallic Dimmers (1925?)
Type A or Type B

Early Resistance Dimmers (1925?)
Wall-type or portable

EC21 (2005)
Installation dimmer rack

EC90 (1990 - ?)
Modular digital dimmer with reporter

Eddiscope
Effects wheel add-on to Patt.23

Electric Props

Electric Sign Letters (1925)

Electrical Connections
Connector box

Electronic Ballast

Electronic Control for Thyratron (1949 - 1956)

Environ

Environ 2 Modular Dimmer

ET1500
Outdoor tungsten-iodine flood - 750W or 1500W

F&D Multiplex Interface
24 channel fader & dimmer interface

Factsheets and Articles of interest
Leaflets and factsheets with general advice on Strand equipment and technology.

Finesse (1990)

Flame Flicker Effect (1967)
For Patt.123 or later Prelude or Quartet.

Flicker Wheel (1925)

Fluorescent Dimming Ballasts

Fly Rail Plug and Socket Box

Footlights (1945)
Open type

Fresnelite

Galaxy (1980 - 1996)
96, 144, 190, 240... 768 channels

Galaxy 2 (1984)
768 channels - 3 individual systems (Arena, Studio & Premier)

Galaxy 3 (1987)
999 channels

Galaxy Nova (1993 - 1996)
999 channels

Gemini (1983)
180 channels. Replaced the Duet in the range.

Gemini 2+ (1989 September - 1995)
340 channels, dual colour video displays, increased system memory.

Ghost

Giano

Gladiator Stand
Heavy duty steel stand.

Glyndebourne Control Desk
Custom-built for Glyndebourne, sold as System CRD

Goliath Stand

Grand Master Board (1931)

GSX (1993)
25, 50, 75, 100, 125 channels using Genius software

H.A.Car Portable Dimmerboard

Hand-operated Magazine for 4 colours

Harmony (1981 - 1988)
1000W Range (GX9.5, T/19 lamp)

Hercules Stand

Hilite
Metal Halide architectural luminaires. Fresnel and Profile available.

HMI Daylight Fresnel (1998 - )
Range of Daylight Fresnels for Film / TV use.

Hook-Type Clamp

Hyperbeam (1995 - ?)
Hyperbeam 1200 / Hyperbeam 1288 - Automated Spotlight

Iadi

IDM (1965 December)
First fully working lighting control system with Instant Dimmer Memory.

Illuminated Fountain

Impact (1987 - )
350 control channels with proportional patching to 960 dimmers

Intercom Phone

Interlocking Slider Dimmer
6 way

Interlocking Sunset Dimmer Board
6 way

Internally Wired Barrels

Iris Flood (1978)

1000W/1250W Cyc Flood

JP Series (1965 - 1975)
20/40/60 channels

JTM (1965 - 1975)
Inexpensive variable-load dimmers housed in compact 20-channel or 10-channel racks.

Junior 8 (1963)

8 channels and 4 dimmers

Junior Interlock Dimmerboard
J1 Type

Junior Slider Switchboard / Junior H A Slider Dimmerboard (1950)

Junior Sunset Flexible Dimmerboards
JS Type

Jupiter

Kahouteck

Kaleidakon (1939)

Kobold DLF Focus

KTV / System KTV (1959 April)
First dimmer system with fully automatic plotting of lighting & switchboard controls.

L Clamp

Lamp Troughing (1945)

LBX (1994)
25, 50, 75, 100, 125 channels, memory and manual. Genius operating system.

LC / System LC (1961)
All electric remote control with one preset (48, 72 or 96 dimmers)

LD24 Dimmer Rack

LD90 (1993 - ?)
Digital Dimming

Leko Range (1933 - 1998)

Light Console (1935 - 1955)
Revolutionary lighting control, based on a Compton organ console, giving the operator a view of the stage for the first time.

Light Palette (1978 - 1988)
Strand Century product

Light Palette 2 (1984)

Light Palette 3 (1987)
800 channels

Light Palette Range (2006)
Using PaletteOS written by Horizon Controls

Lightboard (1975 - 1982)
1000 max channels

Lightboard M (1986 - 1996)
96 channels with 24 or 48 submasters, or 144 channels with 24 submasters with channel faders.

Lightboard M Junior (1989)
As Lightboard M but without faders

Lightboard XP (1986)

Lightpalette 90 (1989 - 1996)
576 / 1536 channels

LightRig

Lightscope
Spring Balanced Telescope

Lightset (1973 - 1974)

Liquid Dimmers (1915 - 1945)
Glazed earthenware jars, complete with fixed & moving lead cones.

Litescan - Showchangers (1987)
400W HTI moving profile

LP / System LP (Luminous Preset) (1966)
& Lightset

Luminaire Stencils (1963 - )
Stage and Studio Stencils

LX (1991)
12,18,24 channels, 2 preset.

LX6
6 channel control desk for Act 6 desks

Magazine Cornice Lighting (1945)

Magazine Lengths - Pattern L
For 25, 40, 60 or 100 Watt Lamps

Magnetic Clutches with Manual Drive (1930)

Mantrix 2S / Mantrix Memory (1982 September)

Maroons

MCM (Modular Crate Mounted) (1978)
30 x 20A or 60 x 10A Thyristor Dimmers

Megalux
Hand-held lamp

Memo-Q (1968)

Memocard (1971?)
Punched card memory system

Mercury

MGP / System MGP
Multi-Group Preset

Micro 8 / Micro8II (1976)

Micro Q (1977)

Microcontrol

Microdimmer (1988)

Mini 2 Control Desk (1971)
Compact control desk for 36, 30, 24, 18, 12 or 6 channels.

Mini 2 Dimmer Rack (1971)

Mini Iris

Mini Light Palette (1984)

Mini Light Palette 2 / MLP2 (1987)
200 channels. Smaller version of Light Palette 3

Mini Light Palette 90 (1992 - 1996)
576 channels, 20 submasters, 8 timed or manual playbacks.

Mini T Control Desk (1970)

Mini T Dimmer Rack (1970)
6 way dimmer pack. 50 - 1000W per channel.

Mini-Floodlight
Miniature cyclorama-style floodlight. Uses 150W T3 Q/CL lamp.

Mini-Fresnel (1974?)
12V 100W with integral (or external) transformer.

Mini-Profile (1974?)
12V 100W with integral (or external) transformer.

Mini-Punchlite
Miniature version of Strand's Punchlite designed for use with a 50W 12V dichroic tungsten halogen lamp, and suitable for use with Strand Architectural Dimmers.