Lighting
Get Your Moving Heads Back in Service With Professional Moving Light Repair in UK
Faulty movement, dim output, unresponsive channels or DMX faults can take a moving light out of the rig when you need it most. We diagnose and repair moving heads and other lighting fixtures, from motor and mechanical faults to driver board and control issues. Our moving light repair UK service finds the cause first, so equipment isn't replaced unnecessarily.
What we fix
- Pan and tilt motors, belts and position sensors
- Driver boards, LED engines and lamp replacement
- Gobo, colour and zoom mechanisms
- DMX and RDM faults, addressing and firmware updates
- Cleaning of optics, fans and filters
- Scheduled preventative maintenance by the rack or by the warehouse
Common symptoms
- Fixture fails to home or loses position mid show
- Grinding, clicking or fan noise
- Dim, discoloured or flickering output
- Channels not responding or responding wrongly
- Errors on the display after transport
Moving Head Repair by Brand: Robe, Claypaky, Chauvet & More
Moving heads share more than the badges suggest. Pan and tilt assemblies, colour and gobo wheels, drive boards and the DMX side behave the same way across nearly every make, which is why one bench can carry all of them.
- Robe
- Chauvet Professional
- Claypaky
- Ayrton
- Acme
- Martin
- GLP
- Elation
- High End Systems
- Vari-Lite
- SGM
- Prolights
Manufacturer warranties rarely cover getting a fixture down from the rig or shipping it away. Regular servicing costs less than the failure it prevents, and it is why our care plan clients schedule maintenance quarterly.
Our moving light repair process
How Our Moving Light Repair Process Works
From the first message to the day your fixture comes back, this is what happens. You'll know the cost and the turnaround before any repair work starts.
01
Tell Us About the Fault
Send us the make, model and number of fixtures affected, along with a short description of the problem. Photos or a short video showing the fault can also help us understand what the fixture is doing before it reaches us. WhatsApp is fine if that is the easiest way to send them.
02
We Diagnose the Problem
Once the fixture reaches us, or we visit on-site for installed equipment, we inspect and test it to identify the cause. That may involve motors, belts, sensors, driver boards, power supplies or DMX control electronics. You receive the cost and a confirmed timeline before work begins.
03
We Repair and Test
Once we know what has failed, we repair at the appropriate level. The aim is to repair the part or system causing the fault rather than replace components without first identifying the cause. The fixture is then tested before it leaves, including movement, colour and output where relevant.
04
We Report and Return
Every completed Moving Light Repair UK job comes with a written report explaining the fault found and the work carried out. We complete the final checks before the fixture leaves the workshop, then arrange its return so you have a clear record of the repair and a fixture ready for its next job.
Questions we hear a lot
Can you service our whole stock rather than one broken unit?
Yes. Warehouse maintenance days cover cleaning, testing and firmware across your fleet, and they are the core of most care plans.
Do you work on both lamp and LED fixtures?
Both. Arc source and LED engines have different maintenance needs, and we service each to its own schedule.
What information do you need for a quote?
Manufacturer, model, quantity and a description or short video of the fault. A video of a moving head misbehaving tells us more than any written description.
Related guides
Moving head pan motor grinding: why it drifts and what we fix
Grinding, clunking or slow position drift in a moving head is usually the belt, bearing or home sensor rather than the motor. How to tell, and what we can put right.
Read the guideMoving head overheating and resetting: time the failure
Thermal cutouts and mid show resets are usually a cleaning job rather than a board fault. Triage by timing, then set intervals per fixture.
Read the guideMoving head no DMX response while the rest of the line works
One fixture deaf to the desk while the rest of the line works. How to tell a settings error from a dead DMX receiver, and what we can repair at component level.
Read the guideWho we do this for
Rental houses
Stock that is broken is stock that is not earning. We run repair loops for rental houses so damaged tiles and fixtures come back into the hire fleet instead of stacking up in a corner of the warehouse.
Rental houses repairsVenues
A house system has to work every night, and it cannot come off the wall for a fortnight. We service installed equipment in place and plan around what is in the diary.
Venues repairsClubs
Club equipment runs longer hours in worse conditions than almost anything else in this industry. Haze, heat and vibration take fixtures apart slowly, and then all at once.
Clubs repairsHow it reaches us
Send it in
Ship it or drop it off. It comes back tested, with a written report of what was found and what was done.
How send in worksWe come to you
Installed screens, rigged fixtures, or a warehouse of stock that cannot all go in a van. We bring the bench.
How on site worksGet in touch
Request a Repair Assessment
Tell us what is broken and we will come back with what is wrong and what it takes to fix.
Broken Fixture or Overdue Service?
Send us the make, model and a short video of the fault. We diagnose within 24-48 hours of the fixture arriving, then confirm the cost and turnaround so you can plan the rig around what will actually be ready.
If your lights are working fine but haven't had a proper service in a while, that's worth a call too. Regular moving light servicing can help identify developing faults before they turn into a bigger problem.