You can use our 60A Full Power Transformer/Distro with other generators/a Honda EU6500is Generator that you pick up locally, but you will not receive the benefit of our modification and you will only be able to access the power for which the North American model of this generator is configured. Still, there is considerable benefit to having that power available in a single circuit. For instance, you will be able to run bigger lights, or more smaller lights, than you could without it.

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On exterior locations where house power is not available, or to simply supplement house power, our Full Power Transformer/ Distro offers a number of benefits when used to step-down the enhanced 7500W output of our modified Honda EU6500is. These benefits include (use these links for details):
Of the many benefits to using a Transformer/Distro with a Honda EU6500is Generator, the ability to use GFCI protection designed for motion picture lighting applications has got to be one of the greatest. Portable generators are quite often used to provide power in situations where it is not possible to get a large tow plant. Since, many of these situations also include working in, on, and around water (to provide power on boats, beaches, and around remote lakes and streams) we have designed our HD Plug & Play Pkg. Gen-set to meet OSHA requirements (most portable generators do not) and operate safely in wet environments. To assure safe distribution of power from the generator in the wettest conditions, our 60A Full Power Transformer/Distro uses an Epoxy Encapsulated Core with a "3R" all weather rated housing. With the transformer windings, core, and lead connections sealed in epoxy inside a tough, waterproof casing, our 60A Full Power Transformer/Distro will withstand the harshest outdoor conditions - making them the clear choice for power distribution from portable generators on wet locations.

A 100 GFCI with our 60A Transformer/Distro meets OSHA requirements
for use of a Honda EU6500is generator on work sites.

Since, moisture can also cause ground faults that can endanger the lives of those working on wet sets, many municipal electrical codes and OSHA require the use of Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) in wet conditions. Even though, ground fault protection can eliminate electrical hazards and save lives, many productions shoot without GFCIs because they are prone to tripping when used with Kino and HMI ballasts, or are simply not available on the super quiet generators (the Honda EU6500is for instance does not have GFCIs.) They are also not commonly available for 120V branch circuits larger than 20 Amps. To eliminate the problems associated with the use of common GFCIs on portable genertors, we bond the Neutral to the ground in our 60A Full Power Transformer/Distros and offer a 100A GFCI specifically designed for use with motion picture lights up to 6kw. When used with our 60A Full Power Transformer/Distro, a 100A GFCI, like the Shock Block pictured below, brings the Honda EU6500is generator into full OSHA compliance (it does not meet OSHA requirements for use on work sties otherwise.)

100A GFCI provides ground fault protection on wet locations

Designed for underwater, outdoor, and wet-location filming, a 100A GFCI Shock Block provides UL943 Class "A" protection. Featuring a 6mA trip level, it will assure protection for people and equipment from ground faults. Unlike standard home GFCIs, it uses an "Inverse Time Curve" to prevent nuisance tripping by electronic Kino & HMI ballasts that can cause costly production delays. And, to deal with the harmonics that non-PFC Kino & HMI ballasts kick back into the power stream (that will cause other GFCIs to trip), a 100A GFCI Shock Block includes a harmonic filter with a frequency response up to 120 hz. 3rd harmonics are attenuated by 50%, and by 500 Hz are down to 20%. Attenuated by the filter, the harmonics generated by dirty loads such as non-PFC Kino & HMI ballasts, pose less of a problem. Finally, to assure your piece of mind, it includes a test function that enables you to confirm it works. Adapted with 60A Bates connectors, it is easy to install inline after our 60A Full Power Transformer/Distro and will provide safe and secure ground fault interruption for an entire distribution system consisting of Bates Extensions, Bates Splitters, and Bates-to-Edison break out boxes - eliminating the need for finicky Hardware Store style GFCIs. Used in-line with our 60A Full Power Transformer/Distro, a 100A GFCI Shock Block also provides a larger GFCI protected circuit than is available on any other portable generator (by comparison the largest GFCI circuit available on a Honda EB6500 is only 30Amps.) In fact, it enables the operation of even 4k HMIs with GFCI protection. Specifically tailored to the type and size loads used in motion picture production, a 100A GFCI Shock Block, when used on our modified Honda EU6500is with our 60A Full Power Transformer/Distro, provides reliable ground fault protection for larger lights, or more smaller lights, than has ever been possible on a portable gas generator. Our system meets and exceeds OSHA requirements for the use of portable generators on work sites (click here for a detailed explanation of OSHA requirements and how only our HD P&P Pkg. meets them with the Honda EU6500is.)

Don't forget that our 60A Full Power Transformer/Distro offers the same benefits when accessing more power on location from common 240v household outlets (use this linik for details.) Adapters are available that will enable you to plug our Transformer/Distro into common 240V sources found on interior locations - including Range Plugs, Dryer Plugs, and special receptacles installed for Window Air Conditioners. By giving you access to more "house power" through common 240V household outlets, our 60A Full Power Transformer/Distro can eliminate the need for dangerous tie-ins or expensive tow generators.

Left: Arri AS18 1800W Par powered from Transformer/Distro.
Right: 4Kw and 1800W HMI ballasts powered from Transformer/Distro.

To maximize the number of lights that you can operate on our new Gen-set or a Dryer/Range plug, contact us for competitive pricing on the latest motion picture lighting equipment by Arri, Mole-Richardson, & Kino Flo that make up our HD Plug & Play Pkg. If you let us know what additional equipment you want, we will work up a more detailed quote. Financing is available for orders of more than $5000.00. Please inquire for details.

We are confident that you will be more than satisfied with the performance of our HD Plug & Play Pkg.. Harry Box, author of the authoritative trade handbook "Set Lighting Technician's Handbook" has endorsed our HD Plug & Play Gen-set in the just released 4th Edition of the handbook. In addition, he has established a link from the companion website for the 4th Edition of the Handbook, called "Box Book Extras" , to our company news letter article on "Portable Generators in Motion Picture Production" (I have attached a copy of the link.) Of the article he exclaims:

"Great work!... this is the kind of thing I think very few technician's ever get to see,
and as a result many people have absolutely no idea why things stop working."

"Following the prescriptions contained in this article enables the operation of bigger lights, or more smaller lights,
on portable generators than has ever been possible before."



What earned Harry's endorsement is that our HD Plug & Play Gen-set is the first portable "movie blimped" generator/distro system to offer 7500W of power in a Single 120V circuit capable of, as Harry puts it, "powering bigger lights, or more small lights, on a portable generator than has ever been possible before." For example, our modified Honda EU6500is inverter generator with 60A Full Power Transformer/Distro is capable of simultaneously powering a 4kw & 1200w Pars of our HD P&P Pkg. - which is sufficient to get good production values on bright day exteriors.

Our modified Honda EU6500is with our Transformer/Distro can power
the PFC 2.5 & 1.8 HMI Pars, PFC 400w Lighthouse HMI,
2 ParaBeam 400, 2 ParaBeam 200s, and 2 Tegra 400s of our HD P&P Pkg.

If you were to swap out the 4k globe for a 2.5K globe our gen-set is capable of powering the 2.5kw, 1800w, 400w Pars of our HD P&P Pkg., plus a couple of Kino Flo Parabeam 400s, Parabeam 200s, and Tegra 400s. Given the light sensitivity of HD Cameras, this constitutes a complete interior daylight or exterior night location lighting package for HD Digital Cinema productions.

Please let me know if you need any further information.

Guy Holt
ScreenLight & Grip
rentals@screenlightandgrip.com
Office: 781-326-5088
Cell: 617-224-8534