Multiload's VoltMaster Intelligent Transformer has been used as part of the new lighting solution for three of the most famous rooms in world cricket.The lighting of the Long Room, Committee Room and Writing Room was part of the £8 million, seven-month restoration of the historic Pavilion at Lord's Cricket Ground and uses three dimmable VoltMaster 400's and 12 dimmable VoltMaster 300's.
The brief for lighting designers, Lighting Design International was to provide interesting lighting appropriate to the traditional environment of these listed buildings and, in addition to player use, to also make the Long Room inviting for use for spectators, MCC members, visitors on the Tour of Lord's and corporate events.
Part of the lighting design solution was a picture lighting track system that could be remote-controlled by a curator using a programmable architectural control system to control the illumination of pictures in the rooms as part of a tour. The track was also flexible so that lights could be added or subtracted when required to suit changing artwork.
For aesthetic reasons, the transformer required to provide a low voltage supply to the track had to be located outside the rooms and concealed some distance from them. "This is where VoltMaster came into its own as it could be remotely located up to 50 metres away from the light source" said Chris Lewis, principal designer for Lighting Design International responsible for the specification. He continued, "VoltMaster was also chosen for the project as it is self-regulating and so can sense and adjust to the variable loads. This means when fittings are added or taken away from the track the set light level is faithfully maintained."
VoltMaster comes in dimmable or fixed version with interior or exterior models available, all of which have a patented soft start system.
Mr Lewis adds, "We have used VoltMaster before with good success and we are very happy with how it is performing so far on the project."
