The fixture incorporates one of Philips’ latest FastFit single-ended MSR Platinum lamps. Clay Paky noted that this 800W light source can compete for brightness with some older 1200W lamps. And along with the new technology in the light source, the Alpha Spot QWO 800 is equipped with optical features that make the fixture versatile and flexible.
Not “Status QWO”
The QWO, moreover, has nothing “status quo” about it. It stands for Quite Wide Optics, and it promises a zoom range from 7.6° to 55°?with a uniform beam distribution at all zoom angles. A new “Stay-Sharp-Zoom” feature is also designed to enable users to lock images in focus while zooming.
Add to that the lamp’s ability to reproduce highly detailed images, and the Alpha Spot QWO 800 promises to serve as a very effective graphics projector.
With all of the detailed features mentioned above, Clay Paky didn’t leave out common must-have features and effects such as two glass gobo wheels, one which rotates; an animation wheel; a rotating prism; and a number of color options including a full CMY system, a color wheel and a variable CTO system.
Hard and Soft Edge
The beam’s size can be altered using the 16-blade iris. It’s designed to deliver a more rounded, continuous hard edge. For soft-edged projections, there is a variable frost. An electrical-mechanical hybrid dimmer, meanwhile, promises enhanced dimming accuracy.
Making the most of these features is the Dyna-Cue-Creator, a tool designed to not only speed up programming, but automatically synchronize effects in a manner that would be very complex and difficult to achieve, if done manually.
The Alpha Spot QWO 800 has two other vital features. First, it is one of the quietest automated fixtures. It never exceeds 42dBa and runs even more quietly while operating at half power (400W). Its second advantage is its small, compact size — no bigger than an Alpha 700.
Usually, fixtures with such a rich set of features are housed in large, bulky frames. Not the Alpha 800s, however — they have a slim, compact build that gives them greater speed and agility.
Small, lightweight construction, zoom range, excellent brightness, uniform beam, silent operation, low consumption — these are just some of the features that make the Alpha Spot QWO 800 an excellent tool for TV, theatre, corporate events, and other demanding lighting applications.
Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800
Features/Specs:
• Weight: 66 lbs
• Retail Price: $13,900
• Light Source: MSR Platinum 35
• Nominal Power: 800W
• Lamp Type: Discharge, MiniFastFit,
Single-Ended, 7750K
• Nominal Lamp Life: 750 hrs
• Power Supply: 100-120V, 200-240V
50/60Hz (automatic switching)
• Power Consumption: 1200 VA at
230V, 50 Hz (PFC electronic ballast)
• Power Saving Mode: 400 W
• Zoom: linear from 11° to 55° with
additional narrow 7.6° aperture
• Stay-Sharp-Zoom: Allows for
automatic focusing
• Dyna-Cue-Creator: On special
channel for fast artistic programming
• Color-Mixing System: CMY
• Fixed Color Wheel with 8 Colors
• Linear CTO (2,500 to 7,200K)
• 15 Glass Gobos (7 rotating; 8 fixed)
• 6-Facet Rotating Prism
• Animation Disc
• Variable Frost System
• Special 16-Blade Iris
• Mechanical Shutter and Adjustable
Speed Strobe Effect
• Hybrid Dimmer (100-50% Electronic,
50-0% Mechanical)
• Control Channels: Max 36
More details at www.claypaky.it
