control console

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control console

electronics

Also known as: electrical dimmer switchboard

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Control consoles
The earliest electrical dimmer switchboard, or control console—a device that centralizes control of the intensity of the stage lights—resembled the gas table that was used with gas lights in the late 19th century. These first electrical switchboards, introduced in Europe and the United…
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The earliest electrical dimmer switchboard, or control console—a device that centralizes control of the intensity of the stage lights—resembled the gas table that was used with gas lights in the late 19th century. These first electrical switchboards, introduced in Europe and the United…
Read More