--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | Power Control description: Power Control | 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/power-control#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) # Power Control [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/HMC%20Concerthall%20-%20Vantaa%20POPs%20and%20SolaFrames%20with%20custom%20gobos%20(2)%20-%20photo%20Valo%20Virtanen.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/helsinki-music-centre) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Enhancing Venue Lighting: Helsinki Music Centre's Collaboration with ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/helsinki-music-centre) By [Guest Blogger](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/guest-blogger) 24-Oct-2024 Hello! I’m Valo Virtanen, Head of Lighting at the Helsinki Music Centre (HMC), and I’m excited to share how our partnership with ETC has completely transformed our lighting systems. At HMC, we’re home to a wide variety of performances, from intimate recitals to grand events, and we always... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/helsinki-music-centre) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Johnnie%20Walker%20Princes%20Street-1-Credit%20BRC%20Imagination%20Arts.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-fixtures-and-control-johnnie-walker-princes-street) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [ETC Fixtures and Control Add to Immersive Experience at Johnnie Walker Princes Street](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-fixtures-and-control-johnnie-walker-princes-street) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 2-Feb-2023 After celebrating Johnnie Walker’s 200th anniversary in 2020, the brand kicked off a new century of whisky making with the flagship [Johnnie Walker Princes Street](https://www.johnniewalker.com/en-gb/visit-us-princes-street/) visitor experience in Edinburgh. Spanning 8 floors in one of Edinburgh’s historic buildings, Johnnie Walker Princes Street offers... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-fixtures-and-control-johnnie-walker-princes-street) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/20101124YI8F2155-penko-ede-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/12/a-snapshot-of-penko) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [A snapshot of PENKO](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/12/a-snapshot-of-penko) By [Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/opasna-randev) 14-Dec-2021 Today we take a look back at the history of PENKO Engineering B.V. and where it all began. The company which has been a part of the global ETC Inc. group for over 17 years, originally started as a trading business which sold weighing equipment. Today however, PENKO delivers a range of customized... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2021/12/a-snapshot-of-penko) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SC1008_Photo-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/10/why-are-fuses-required-with-a-branch-circuit-emergency-lighting-transfer-switch-bcelts) [Switching](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/switching) ### [Why are fuses required with a BCELTS?](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/10/why-are-fuses-required-with-a-branch-circuit-emergency-lighting-transfer-switch-bcelts) By [Steve Terry](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/steve-terry) 25-Oct-2019  In North America, emergency transfer switches, including the new Branch Circuit Emergency Lighting Transfer Switch (BCELTS), have tough testing and short circuit current requirements for a reason. Here’s what you need to know about the major difference between [ETC’s SC1008 BCELTS](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Power-Controls/Emergency-Lighting-Systems/Branch-Circuit-ELTS/Features.aspx) and other... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2019/10/why-are-fuses-required-with-a-branch-circuit-emergency-lighting-transfer-switch-bcelts) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Distro-2-750x500.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/05/electrical-diversity-revisited) [National Electrical Code](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/national-electrical-code) ### [Electrical diversity, revisited](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2018/05/electrical-diversity-revisited) By [Steve Terry](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/steve-terry) 15-May-2018 Electrical diversity is a requirement in most entertainment lighting systems, but one that is often well-hidden from users. This post will explore diversity requirements and what they mean to lighting users. 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