Comments on: Shutting Down http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:44:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jed http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-993 Jed Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:20:22 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-993 I am a member of my church's tech team (Nerdnight) and we have a switched power outlet with a power bar plugged in to either outlet. Flick the little red switch and everything we want to have shut off, shuts off. I am a member of my church’s tech team (Nerdnight) and we have a switched power outlet with a power bar plugged in to either outlet. Flick the little red switch and everything we want to have shut off, shuts off.

]]> By: David Szpunar http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-992 David Szpunar Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:22:32 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-992 I used to be on the tech team and there were 1-3 of us (depending on the year) that used to do the end-of-day shutdown check. I haven't been on the team in a few years but I think they have it figured out a little better now. No checklists though (as far as I know); it's all the same people most weeks anyway so they know what they're doing :-) You could always pick up one of these <a href="https://www.doubleed.com/secure/products.php" rel="nofollow">Watt's Up Meters</a> and use it to demonstrate the importance of turning everything off to others by showing how much money it would save. Plus, it's really cool... I used to be on the tech team and there were 1-3 of us (depending on the year) that used to do the end-of-day shutdown check. I haven’t been on the team in a few years but I think they have it figured out a little better now. No checklists though (as far as I know); it’s all the same people most weeks anyway so they know what they’re doing :-)

You could always pick up one of these Watt’s Up Meters and use it to demonstrate the importance of turning everything off to others by showing how much money it would save. Plus, it’s really cool…

]]> By: Ian Beyer http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-991 Ian Beyer Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:22:12 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-991 Power sequencers :) Power sequencers :)

]]> By: Mary http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-990 Mary Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:01:41 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-990 Keith, sadly, Jim and I leave after the pastor most weeks! :) Keith, sadly, Jim and I leave after the pastor most weeks! :)

]]> By: Keith http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-989 Keith Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:59:12 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-989 You people don't have a clue. You leave it to the pastor :) He's the last one to go home, just make sure he gets a copy of the check list to ensure he does the job right. Well that's what happens in the small church I pastor. Seriously, it's great to see you taking the tech stuff seriously- many churches don't give it the attnetion it needs. You people don’t have a clue.

You leave it to the pastor :)

He’s the last one to go home, just make sure he gets a copy of the check list to ensure he does the job right.

Well that’s what happens in the small church I pastor.

Seriously, it’s great to see you taking the tech stuff seriously- many churches don’t give it the attnetion it needs.

]]> By: Kirk Longhofer http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-988 Kirk Longhofer Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:02:52 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-988 Great question, Jim. First... automate whatever you can. An earlier comment talked about a sequenced breaker panel. This is a great idea for your sound system. Not only do you make sure you get everything off with one button, you also virtually eliminate the risk of damaging speakers with a spike from powering on gear upstream of the amplifiers in the wrong order. There is other automation available. Cue, Creston and others make RS422 automation that will address any piece of gear that you can control with this serial data protocol. In our case... the CUE system turns every display and projector in the building OFF at 2:00am every day. Just insurance that something didn't get left on. For other stuff, use "Go Home" switches. Rack mounted power supplies supply power to several/many pieces of gear in a rack... so that one switch drops the power to all of them. And finally... your checklist idea is invaluable. Each position needs one, for power up, preservice and postservice/power down. Don't forget to include the final instruction... "Please police and clean up your work area, throw away all old paperwork, and make sure it's clean so that the little old lady squad doesn't come and bust me on Monday!" Great question, Jim.

First… automate whatever you can. An earlier comment talked about a sequenced breaker panel. This is a great idea for your sound system. Not only do you make sure you get everything off with one button, you also virtually eliminate the risk of damaging speakers with a spike from powering on gear upstream of the amplifiers in the wrong order.

There is other automation available. Cue, Creston and others make RS422 automation that will address any piece of gear that you can control with this serial data protocol. In our case… the CUE system turns every display and projector in the building OFF at 2:00am every day. Just insurance that something didn’t get left on.

For other stuff, use “Go Home” switches. Rack mounted power supplies supply power to several/many pieces of gear in a rack… so that one switch drops the power to all of them.

And finally… your checklist idea is invaluable. Each position needs one, for power up, preservice and postservice/power down. Don’t forget to include the final instruction…

“Please police and clean up your work area, throw away all old paperwork, and make sure it’s clean so that the little old lady squad doesn’t come and bust me on Monday!”

]]> By: Evan Hamilton http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-987 Evan Hamilton Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:08:17 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/12/22/shutting-down/#comment-987 If I have the chance in any church I work with, I put in a Lyntec panel. Even if it is just one of their 10 circuit relay panels. They make it super simple, lamp off your fixtures/projectors, hit the off button. Everything else is sequenced off, all you need to do, is identify how many circuits you need, and where they are located, its fairly easy to add a relay panel to your existing panel. The company is great to deal with, http://www.lyntec.com/. --Evan Hamilton If I have the chance in any church I work with, I put in a Lyntec panel. Even if it is just one of their 10 circuit relay panels. They make it super simple, lamp off your fixtures/projectors, hit the off button. Everything else is sequenced off, all you need to do, is identify how many circuits you need, and where they are located, its fairly easy to add a relay panel to your existing panel.

The company is great to deal with, http://www.lyntec.com/.

–Evan Hamilton

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