ABSTRACT
Electronic dimming was one of the most important inventions in the history of theatre and entertainment production. With few exceptions, no serious lighting designer would think of designing a lighting rig without using dimming.* Unless the rig is completely automated or uses digital lighting, the dimmers will be either conventional phase-control dimmers or sinewave dimmers. Regardless of the choice of technology, there are consequences for power distribution for each type of dimming system.
