13/06/2026
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A long-term project finally came to an end this week: two ADJ Stinger 2s and two ADJ Stinger 1s have been given a new lease of life. đ
While the Stinger 2 units only required minor refurbishment, the older Stinger 1s underwent a much more extensive rebuild.
LEDs, control electronics, cooling fans and lasers â some units only needed one or two parts replaced, while others required almost a complete overhaul. đ
Projects like this always start with inspection and fault-finding, which is usually the most time-consuming part of the process. In this case, sourcing the correct spare parts proved to be a challenge as well. ADJ (American DJ) does not provide direct spare parts support to private individuals in the UK or Hungary. đ”âđ«
A huge thank you goes to Thomann for helping me obtain the required parts, despite not normally stocking them. After several emails and a bit of persistence, we managed to arrange a custom order, and I'm very grateful for their support. đ
A fair question would be: why did I spend months working on this project?
There are several reasons:
đ§ I enjoy this kind of challenge. (I've never formally studied electronics; everything I've learned has been self-taught.)
đĄ I genuinely like these lighting effects. They combine multiple colours, lasers, strobe and UV effects into one compact unit. There are no external moving parts, they're lightweight, visually impressive, multiple fixtures can run in sync, and they can also be controlled from a lighting desk.
đ And finally: I'm stubborn.
For smaller events, these fixtures are often my go-to choice because they're simple, reliable and effective.
So, the last few months have been well spent â four fixtures are now back in active service and ready for the next event.
"Repair, don't replace. Sometimes a little patience can give professional equipment a second life. đ§âš"
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Egy hosszĂș projektem zĂĄrult le ezen a hĂ©ten: 2 db ADJ Stinger 2 Ă©s 2 db ADJ Stinger 1 kapott Ășj Ă©letet. đ
MĂg a Stinger 2-eseknĂ©l csak kisebb felĂșjĂtĂĄsokra volt szĂŒksĂ©g, addig a rĂ©gebbi Stinger 1-ek gyakorlatilag teljes generĂĄlon estek ĂĄt.
LED-ek, vezĂ©rlĂ©s, ventilĂĄtorok, lĂ©zerek â volt olyan egysĂ©g, amelynĂ©l elĂ©g volt egy-kĂ©t alkatrĂ©szt cserĂ©lni, mĂĄsoknĂĄl viszont szinte mindent. đ
Az ilyen jellegƱ javĂtĂĄsok mindig ĂĄllapotfelmĂ©rĂ©ssel Ă©s hibakeresĂ©ssel kezdĆdnek, ami ĂĄltalĂĄban a leghosszabb rĂ©sze a folyamatnak. Ebben az esetben azonban az alkatrĂ©szbeszerzĂ©s sem volt egyszerƱ feladat. Az ADJ (American DJ) magĂĄnszemĂ©lyek szĂĄmĂĄra nem biztosĂt közvetlen alkatrĂ©szellĂĄtĂĄst az EgyesĂŒlt KirĂĄlysĂĄgban Ă©s MagyarorszĂĄgon. đ”âđ«
EzĂșton is hatalmas köszönet a Thomannnak, akik kĂ©szsĂ©gesen segĂtettek az alkatrĂ©szek beszerzĂ©sĂ©ben, annak ellenĂ©re, hogy ezeket a termĂ©keket nem forgalmazzĂĄk. Több e-mail vĂĄltĂĄs utĂĄn sikerĂŒlt megoldani az egyedi kĂ©rĂ©st, amiĂ©rt nagyon hĂĄlĂĄs vagyok nekik. đ
Jogosan merĂŒlhet fel a kĂ©rdĂ©s: miĂ©rt foglalkoztam ezzel a projekttel hĂłnapokon keresztĂŒl?
Több okból is:
đ§ Szeretem az ilyen jellegƱ kihĂvĂĄsokat. (ElektronikĂĄt sosem tanultam hivatalos keretek között, minden tudĂĄsomat autodidakta mĂłdon szereztem.)
đĄ Kedvelem ezeket a fĂ©nyeffekteket. Egyetlen kompakt egysĂ©gben kapunk több szĂnt, lĂ©zert, stroboszkĂłpot Ă©s UV-effektet. Nincsenek kĂŒlsĆ mozgĂł alkatrĂ©szek, könnyƱek, lĂĄtvĂĄnyosak, több egysĂ©g összekötve szinkronban mƱködik, de akĂĄr fĂ©nyvezĂ©rlĆ pultrĂłl is irĂĄnyĂthatĂłk.
đ Ăs vĂ©gĂŒl: makacs vagyok.
A kisebb rendezvĂ©nyekre rendszerint ilyen fĂ©nyeket viszek, mert egyszerƱen hasznĂĄlhatĂłk, megbĂzhatĂłk Ă©s lĂĄtvĂĄnyosak.
ĂsszessĂ©gĂ©ben tehĂĄt hasznosan telt az elmĂșlt idĆszak: 4 fĂ©nyeffekt ismĂ©t szolgĂĄlatra kĂ©sz.
âJavĂtsd meg, ne dobd ki. NĂ©ha egy kis tĂŒrelem elĂ©g ahhoz, hogy a profi felszerelĂ©s mĂĄsodik Ă©letet kapjon. đ§âšâ