A decade of success for Voltmaster at the Bridgewater Hall
Bridgewater Hall, the home of the Halle orchestra in
Manchester, is a shining example of the reliability of
Multiload’s VoltMaster intelligent transformer and the
extended lamp life it brings.
80 dimmable VoltMaster intelligent transformers drive
some 800, 12 volt lamps that make up the suspended ‘wave
of light’ in the auditorium, which is an important
aesthetic feature of the £42 million international
concert venue.
“Reliability and extended lamp life are very important
to ensure the wave of light is kept looking good
and because we only have the opportunity to lower it
once a year for lamp changes”, said The Bridgewater
Hall’s deputy technical manager Jonathan Rowland. He
added, “We only have to replace at most 50 lamps a year
because of VoltMaster and so it has certainly brought a
maintenance and cost gain.”
Interestingly, ten years on from the original
installation, VoltMaster has extended lamp life such
that with only one in sixteen lamps changed each year,
and dimming levels generally set at 90%, a remarkable
lamp life of 65,000 hours is being achieved.
Lighting designer Mark Sutton-Vane originally specified
VoltMaster for the project not only to extend lamp life
but also to overcome positioning challenges. All control
gear and transformers had to be positioned outside the
acoustic envelope of the hall so that performances were
not effected by buzz and hum, up to as far as ten metres
in some cases. He explained, “Nothing else could have
operated the lamps at such distance and deliver a
stabilised voltage so that the lamps gave identical
output. It was also fully dimmable and could be linked
with scene setting.”
Mark summarised, “The proof of the pudding is shown in
the success of the project ten years on. We were
absolutely right to specify VoltMaster as it has
performed exactly as promised, achieving remarkable
longevity.”
Thanks to Multiload’s VoltMaster intelligent
transformers, the maintenance team at The Bridgewater
Hall only has to replace at most 50 lamps a year out of
the 800, 12 volt lamps that make up the suspended ‘Wave
of Light’ in its auditorium.
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