GAM SS3115 User Manual

Variable Rate Curtain Strobe

PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS

Plug your StarStrobe™ into a 120 Volt AC outlet us­ing the Edison connector attached to the unit. (If you
have the 230 Volt AC unit, it will have the same Edi­son connector. You may need to supply an adapter
or change it.) At full voltage, it will strobe in a ran­dom manner approximately 60 times per minute. The
StarStrobe™ may be plugged into a dimming circuit
and the dimmer can be used to simply turn it on and
off, on cue, or to vary the speed. StarStrobe™ will
continue to flash so long as there’s power to the unit.
There may be some momentary residual flashes at the
time of disconnect. The 120 volt StarStrobe™ draws

0.31 mA. You can put 50 StarStrobes™ on a single
20 amp circuit.

USING DIMMER CONTROL

Rosco Product #

GAM Product #

SS3104, #SS3115

204 33104 0120, #204 33115 0120

To vary the speed, plug your StarStrobe™ into a dim­mer circuit of the appropriate voltage (120 V) and you
may use the dimmer to vary the speed.

DO NOT PLUG 220V, 230V MODELS INTO
DIMMER, CAUSES IRREPARABLE DAMAGE.

The dimmer does not diminish the brightness of the
flash. It simply slows down the recharge time of the ca­pacitor, which only fires when fully charged. At lower
voltages, the rate of flash will slow down but the flashes
will be at full brightness. A dimmer can also be used
to start and stop the flashing process but the dimmer
should not be used as a “bump” device repeatedly, the
AC spikes can do damage to the electronic circuitry of
the StarStrobe™. (See Remote Control StarStrobe™ for
that type of application.)

ADDING COLOR

The molded body and molded clear cap allows for
easy insertion of color filters. Two screws hold the cap

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in place. A strip of GamColor
x 5¾ in) and inserted inside the cap. Colored strobes
are a very effective and unusual attention getter.

can be cut ( ≈ 1½ in

Add GAMCOLOR

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StarStrobe™ Remote model may have been
selected for its precise starts and stops or for
programming chase sequences. If you have
a Remote Control Model of the StarStrobe™,
either single or double head unit, you will find an
additional pair of wires with a bare lead com­ing from the StarStrobe™. You will need any 6 to
24 Volt DC signal to close the relay and trigger
the StarStrobe™.(9 Volt battery will do.) You may
start the StarStrobe™ on a precise cue and it will
continue flashing until you stop it at a precise cue.
You will need to supply a DC control signal for
the StarStrobe™ Remote to operate. GAM makes
a GLC-12 Channel Chase which puts out a 12
Volt DC signal to control the StarStrobe™ Remote.
You will also need to plug the StarStrobe™ Remote
into 120 Volt AC (or 230 V AC) power supply
depending on your choice of model. When the
unit is powered the capacitor will charge but will
not fire until the control signal is given (anywhere
from 6 to 24 V DC).

DC CONTROL WIRE

For the StarStrobe™ Double Head model, all functions are the same as above except that there are two sets of xenon
lamps with a pair set on each end. There is a single AC power input and a single pair of remote control wires.

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DC CONTROL WIRE

AC POWER INPUT

DC CONTROL WIRE

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