--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | Cobalt description: Cobalt | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. image: https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Logos%20-%20Icons%20-%20Design%20Elements/ETC_4c-1.png --- - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [ABOUT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [AUTHORS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [CONTACT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [![EtCetera\_319x104](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "EtCetera_319x104")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) [![ETC Blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "ETC Blog")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) Search ## [![blog-header](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-header.png?width=476&height=155&name=blog-header.png "blog-header")](https://www.etcconnect.com) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [✕](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/cobalt#gwen-offcanvas-primary) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) # Cobalt [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/After-Inside-Neuhaus-Theatre-2-750x500.jpeg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/10/keep-your-etc-system-afloat-after-heavy-storms) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Keep your ETC system afloat after heavy storms](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/10/keep-your-etc-system-afloat-after-heavy-storms) By [Guest Blogger](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/guest-blogger) 9-Oct-2018 When a hurricane strikes, the strong storms often cause nasty electrical interferences, failures, brown outs, spikes, and more. To be extra prepared in your theatre, house of worship, business center, or wherever you happen to use ETC equipment, we recommend backing up and saving your show files... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/10/keep-your-etc-system-afloat-after-heavy-storms) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Red-Dwarf-Cat-Lister-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/behind-the-scenes-red-dwarf) [Ziggy Jacobs-Wyburn](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/ziggy-jacobs-wyburn) ### [Behind-the-scenes: Red Dwarf](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/behind-the-scenes-red-dwarf) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 26-Oct-2017 The Emmy award-winning TV show Red Dwarf recently made a welcome return to UK screens for its twelfth season. Delighting its dedicated fanbase, the latest run of the sci-fi comedy features a striking collection of lighting effects, thanks to some impressive programming by Ziggy Jacobs-Wyburn on... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/10/behind-the-scenes-red-dwarf) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/logo-collage-750x499.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/whats-in-a-name) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [What’s in a name?](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/whats-in-a-name) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 11-Jul-2017  Would a [Source Four](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Lighting-Fixtures/Source-Four/) by any other name light so sweet? That’s the type of question that keeps some of us at ETC up all night. At some point in ETC’s 40 years of product manufacturing, you must have had a strong reaction to the name we chose for a new product, whether you absolutely loved it or... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/whats-in-a-name) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/DSC0304-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/04/diy-skee-golf-powered-by-cobalt) [Consoles](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/consoles) ### [DIY skee-golf…powered by Cobalt](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/04/diy-skee-golf-powered-by-cobalt) By [Kate Foster](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/kate-foster) 19-Apr-2017 Jason Perry has a very cool basement. When he’s not coordinating demos in ETC’s New York office, Perry likes to tinker and invent; the lower level of his Connecticut home is an envy-inducing arcade of old games and coin-operated antiques, including three pinball machines that he’s restored to... 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