Cheap 105W Mini LED Moving Head Wash Unboxing, Teardown, Quality Analysis & Demo (Model ZQ-B136) 70W
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- In this video I take a look at more of these 'cheap' LED mini moving head washes from china off eBay. This was a set of 4 units I bought with 'UKING' branding and described as a 105W RGBW unit - however this is somewhat misleading since they have 7x 10W LEDs - making it 70W of light output, and 105W total mains power consumption from the wall (this includes the motors, fans and other electronics)...
Throughout this video I unbox them and show the included accessories first, then proceed to examine for any defects or bad quality control. As in my previous video on the 15W mini spot moving heads I also take things a step further and disassemble one of them to examine the internal components and build quality. Then I re-assemble the unit to test them out, talk a little about the menu settings and do a quick demo video.
I am somewhat disappointed with the constant strobe effect during high volume sound to light operation, but I did plan on using these controlled remotely via Freestyler DMX software on a laptop, but it would have been nice to have the option of using them sound to light standalone for smaller events without the constant flashing strobe effect.
The summary in my opinion is they are of reasonable quality for the money. However do consider the lack of proper threading (inserts in plastic) for the 'mounting hardware' and safety chain points. I can't say I would be comfortable mounting these above peoples heads without some modifications in this area, which I do plan on making changes to them - internal plating of some kind to reinforce the fixing points perhaps.
I made a video on setting them up linked together here: (coming soon)
Also a 4-unit full sound-to-light demo video here: (coming soon)
Or see my old video unboxing 15W LED moving head spots from a couple years back here: • 15W RGB LED Mini Movin...
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Video recorded in 4K Ultra-HD using an iPhone 6S.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro & Info
00:41 - Unboxing
08:42 - Initial Testing & Menu Settings
11:45 - Remote Control Testing
14:13 - Installing & Inspecting Mounting Hardware
16:22 - Teardown / Dissasembly
21:56 - Testing All 4 Units Standalone
23:26 - Quick 1-Unit Sound To Light Demo
23:47 - Sound To Light Strobe Problem
25:01 - Quick 4-Unit Linked Sound To Light Demo
26:10 - Closing Thoughts, Recommendations & Summary
27:52 - 4-Unit DMX Demo - Live Band Setup w/ Freestyler - Наука та технологія
Nice bro I like it ☺️
This is an Incredible video on these!!
Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful.
--Nathan
@@NathanPH extremely helpful! I am going to try master slave with the wireless DMX transmitter on these and see how it goes.
How have you found the mounting brackets have held up since you’ve had them?
They are okay but I really don't like the brass inserts for the screws that are just tapped / molded into the casing as shown in the video.
I would really advise changing those to improve it, Ideally something that goes through the casing to the inside using large washers or a metal plate to spread the fixing position. The way they arrive from the factory all you'd need is for the brass insert to come unglued / fall out and the light could come crashing down.
I did also make anther video following on from this that shows the linked configurations with DMX cables and the built-in shows perks and drawbacks, plus the pan and tilt inversion settings in the menus and effects these give. May be worth a watch depending on your level of DMX experience with moving heads, could make programming easier.
--Nathan
@@NathanPH thanks for the reply! I agree that the factory way that it’s built is precarious and you brought up a great point about their safety.
I watched your second video and it was amazing as well! I will definitely be referencing it when I try connect the two lights with DMX. Your demonstration about the reverse pan and tilt features were especially helpful. Cheers!
Hi. Recently bought a pair for our band. When set up & run separately they are fine but when synced together with a DMX cable we get a loud buzzing sound interference through our speakers. Any suggestions to stop this happening please ? Thanks.
En el menú no me sale la opcion de canales para trabajar con DMX, como puedo cambiar de 9 canales a 14 canales???
I lost my manual. I can look it up online of course. Just wondering if you know if it’s possible to turn off the strobe function? Or if it won’t randomly strobe if it’s in DMX mode? Idk 🤷🏼♂️
In DMX mode you have total control of the master dimmer slider to control the master brightness, through the strobe pulse speeds, up to the full LED on levels. For example, in 9channel mode it is DMX slider channel 3, or in 14 channel mode it is DMX slider channel 6, whichever mode you choose it works like this.
DMX level 0-7 is LED dimmer is OFF,
DMX level 8-134 is the variable brightness master dimmer levels,
DMX levels 135-239 activates the strobe at variable levels from slow to fast,
DMX levels 240-25 put the LED brightness level at max full constant ON.
Hope this helps.
How can I put in manual without a remote control?
That hanging bracket looks horrible. Why are they using thumb screws for the attachment? That whole thing just screams cheeaap
Well you do get what you pay for. When you're purchasing a complete moving light at this price point there is of course going to be areas they took cost saving measures.
I've modified mine by drilling right through the base and fitting spread plate / washers inside with nuts, passing through the whole of the base. More secure than the inserts pressed into the plastic housing.