spikey Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I noticed there was a place for a power brick hookup on the Controller for the Helix Rack. Does the Foot Controller need this brick for power, or is it powered by Helix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 The controller is powered by Helix. I believe the power input on the controller is there for potential but unspecified future use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterHamm Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 It is there because if your Cat 5 line is too long, the power can't flow through it. I have the 25' VDI cable powering it and there's no problem, but if it were 50' or longer, you'd need to power it. (Useful if you want to keep the rack at front of house but the controller on stage.It uses the same adaptor as HD 500, but most everyone will not need it. I don't.There's also a unused (at this time, for the user at least) USB port on Control. You do NOT use this to update firmware. It's handled by the Helix Rack unit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Didn't know about the length constraint. Thanks Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Makes sense- thanks for the info guys!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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