Micro 8 / Micro8II  (1976)
Strand

Micro 8 II (1978)

Micro 8 was launched in 1976, and was conceived as an electronically-dimmed alternative to the classic Junior 8. The 'claret' colour was the choice of Strand industrial designer Mike Cawte. 

Micro 8 II was launched in Spring 1978

The portable, self-contained lighting control with 8 control channels each rated to handle up to 1000W of 220/240v 50Hz tungsten lamp load connected through 5A 3-pin shuttered sockets or 2 pole + E Schuko sockets.
Each of the 8 channels can be switched full-on, on-dimmer, or off and share four 2 x 1000W variable load Triac dimmers controlled by four fader levers and a master fader.

See also:

• Junior 8 (1963)

Documents

Micro 8 
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From Alan Luxford Collection

Micro 8 
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From Alan Luxford Collection

Micro 8 
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From Alan Luxford Collection

Micro 8 
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From Alan Luxford Collection

Micro 8 
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From David Bertenshaw Collection

Micro 8II Brochure 
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From Frederick Brown Collection

Micro 8 Specification (February 1976)
[521kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Micro 8 Leaflet (1977)
[1.6Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Stage Lighting (July 1978)
From Jim Laws Collection

Micro 8 Brochure (1980)
[5.7Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Micro 8 Offer (1980)
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From Jim Laws Collection

Safety Announcement: Capacitors in Dimmers (January 1994)
From Andy Syposz Collection

Catalogue & Journal Entries for Micro 8 / Micro8II in the Backstage Heritage Collection

For the First Time On Any Stage (1977)

New from Rank Strand (1978)

Price List (1980)

Stage Lighting (1980)

Control Board Alphabet (1987)

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