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Tempest Lighting Product Training
November 2010

Tempest – Whatever the
Weather
• High-power lights/projectors and outdoor
climates means trouble!
– Rain, Snow
– Sunlight, Heat and Cold
– Condensation – especially in salt air
• Tempest Enclosures protect against all these
• In a Tempest Enclosure, your equipment will
often last LONGER outdoors than indoors
• Tempest Enclosures:
– Keep you warm when it’s cold
– Keep you cool when it’s hot
– And never, ever, allow condensation
Treasure Island Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
These fixtures have been out in the
Nevada desert for eight years – in
Tempest Tornado Enclosures.

Moving Light Enclosures
• Tornado 2050 – up to 300W
• Tornado 2000 – 575-700W
• Tornado 2200 – Larger LED heads (VLX etc)
• Tornado 2300 – 1200-1500W
• Tornado 2400 – Barco Showgun, DL3, DML1200
• All feature Tempest’s patented Digital Enclosure
Control (DEC3 TM ) system
– Cooling
– Heating
– Remote Monitoring
– Fully automatic
Tornado 2300
Tempest’s top-selling enclosure for
most larger moving lights

Hurricane – for Barco Cyber 2.0
• Newly redesigned for new 2.0 Cyber
• Low profile, low wind-resistance
• Unique product
• DEC3
• Custom Colors
• Any orientation
Hurricane 2
First ten units just shipped to new
Disney Cruise Ship.

Fixed Lighting Enclosures
• Thunder – any lighting fixture up to 2.5kW
– 6600 – Most Ellipsoidal Spotlights (14-50°)
– 6700 - 10° Ellipsoidals
– 6800 - 5° Ellipsoidals, Pattern Projectors
– Thunder Scan – moving mirror projectors
Thunder 6600
Just about any
theatrical
spotlight
– Many Custom Options
– Plenty of room for accessories
– DEC control or Fan-only
• Storm – Architectural Grade for Ellipsoidal
Spotlights up to 10 °
Storm 5000
Architectural
Style for Outdoor
Lighting

Projector Enclosures
• Baby Blizzard – up to
4-5,000 ANSI Lumens
• Blizzard – 5-15,000
ANSI Lumens
• Cyclone – 12-35,000
ANSI Lumens
Zacatecas, Mexico

Nuts and Bolts - Tornado Orientation
• Tornado 2050 – Base Up or Base Down ok – same part #
• Tornado 2400 – Base Up or Base Down ok – same part #
• Tornado 2000, 2200, 2300
– Base Down – no suffix (eg 2200.IN)
– Base up – Suffix V (eg 2300.INV)
– Horizontal – Suffix H (eg 2000.USH)
Base Down Base Up Horizontal

Nuts and Bolts - Voltage and Mounting
• 120V Versions with NEMA wiring have .US part #s (eg 6550.US)
• 208V Versions (mainly Larger Tornados and Cyclones), also .US
• 230V Versions with CE wiring and CE17 receptacles have
International .IN suffix, (eg 2050.IN)
Exception: Tornados
Tornados are packed
using 4 x 4900.MB Kits.
Pipe Clamp Kits for
Tornados are:
• Mounting – by Unistruts on Enclosure Base (except Storm)
• Suggested Mounting plates/dimensions in all manuals
• Use Stainless Steel Unistrut Hardwire, or buy Tempest kits:

Nuts and Bolts – Which Enclosure?
• Check the Fixture Guide on the Product Page:
http://www.tempestlighting.com/docs/Tempest%20Fixture%20Chart%20100210.pdf
• Check the Enclosure data sheet
• Email Tim! tim@tempestlighting.com . There are no dumb
questions!
• Projectors – the max projector dimensions are shown
in the enclosure data sheets. Check the Projector
manual on line for dimensions, power and connector
locations.
• Remember to allow for the length of the lens!!!
• Allow for connectors on sides or back.
• Customers often want to incorporate other equipment
in the enclosure – that’s ok, but remember to allow
space.

Digital Enclosure Control - 1
• Maintains temperature range between
– Bottom Temp (0-10°C)
– Top Temp (30-45°C)
– Fan(s) change air every 2-3 seconds, so no heat
buildup
• Isolates fixture/projector at Cutoff Temp (Top
Temp + 0-15°C)
• When Lamp is OFF, runs Anti-Condensation
Routine
– Balance heaters/fan activity at low level
– Always maintain Temp a few degrees above
condensation point
– CONDENSATION IS THE KILLER!
Waterproof DEC3
Control Panel
Full control at the
enclosure, or
remotely, over RDM

Digital Enclosure Control - 2
• Standalone Mode
– Works out of the box – NO setups
– Fully Automatic
– Most Lighting jobs, ALL projectors
• RDM Mode
– Monitor Temperature, Humidity, Lamp status,
lamp hours, DMX and power, etc, over RDM
• DMX Mode
– Directly control the Lamp Relay (25amp 2-pole)
– Remote hard reset for moving lights
Waterproof DEC3
Control Panel
Full control at the
enclosure, or
remotely, over RDM

Why not IP 65?
• IP65 requires NO dust ingress – a sealed
enclosure
• Tempest uses 10 micron dust filters
• Tempest moves a LOT of air
• Standard used is US NEMA 3R
– Outdoor Weatherproof standard/testing
– Water, Ice, Snow
– Ventilation permitted
– Some water ingress permitted, provided it drains
harmlessly away
• Closest IP equivalent is IP54
• This is OK – Engineers will understand
Go to
www.tempestlighting.com
For a full explanation for
engineers

Why Not Air-Conditioning?
• Tempest used high-velocity forced air cooling
– Very effective
– Very simple
– Easy to control Condensation
• A/C systems can cool effectively, but:
– Impossible to eliminate condensation
– More moving parts, vibration
– Higher Cost
– Mineral deposits build up on glass and inside
projector
– Projector life is limited
• Big customers (eg Disney) are switching from
A/C to Tempest enclosures

Applications
• Theme Parks
• Outdoor Attractions
• City Scapes
• Advertising
• Train Stations –
info/advertising
• Cultural/Historical
• Churches
Blackpool Illuminations, England

Market Opportunity
• This is a NEW MARKET, especially projection
• Most designers don’t know that they can use
this equipment outside
• Talk to:
– Lighting Designers
– Architects
– City Planners
– Electrical Engineers
– Artists
City Hall, Austria

Information
• www.tempestlighting.com is always up-to-date
– Product Data Sheets
– Manuals
– Project pictures
– Articles
– New Product News
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Contacts
• Business, Sales, Product Enquiries
Tim Burnham
tim@tempestlighting.com
+1 714 600 1560
• Customer Service
Ann Starnes
ann@tempestlighting.com
+1 818 787 8984