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Evidently obs term originally having to do with the weight of mdse though exact meanings are hard to pin down because it isn't found in many dictionaries. A quick googling suggests A later use, in reference to various forms of radiation, revealing connections to lasers, the sun, cameras, and stage lighting; but submerged in jargon that I can't fathom, eg:
Only High End Systems offersthe lighting professional a choice of zoom ranges....and 2:1 zoom fixtures for longerthrow or ~ applications where output is king and ultra wide zoomrange is not critical--www.tlsinc.com/pdfs/nlaprmay03.pdf
I was looking for an effects light for ~, gobo projection and those types of things, but the lack of fans in the VL1000 units was key for me--www.allstar-show.com/Epcor%20Centre_VL2500.htm
Twenty-something MAC 500s were scattered on the deck, on the upstage truss and a few on the downstage to provide ~, scans and effects lighting--www.totalproductionus.com/SiteFiles/oct_Dodd_Tech.htm
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it would make it easier if you included a relevant quote in your post, rather than us having to dig through the links to find the usage.
without reading any of the links, my guess would be a "hip" usage, talking about the relative light strength. "massive beamage, dude."
that usage might have then become normal.
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[f. beam n.1 + -age.]
A deduction for loss of weight by evaporation in cooling, made in weighing the dressed carcass of a beast.
1902 in Webster Suppl.
OED2
In other words, referring to the effect of a weight variation as recorded on a beam (early form of balance or scales).
The later uses you found were extrapolating from ‘a beam of light’.
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> The later uses you found were extrapolating from ‘a beam of light’.
dude, are you, like, scabbing on my toot?
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>>[f. beam n.1 + -age.]
A deduction for loss of weight by evaporation in cooling, made in weighing the dressed carcass of a beast.
1902 in Webster Suppl.
OED2<<
I absolutely love this
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Sorry for any [gas]mantle, dude - I was checking the dictionary as you posted!
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'jes testing out my hippage... 
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hip hop ma man gobo
orig. U.S.
[Origin unknown.]
(See quots.)
1930 Sel. Gloss. Motion Pict. Techn. (Acad. Motion Pict., Hollywood) 15/2 Gobo, portable wall covered with sound-absorbing material. 1936 Words Oct. 6/2 A ‘gobo’ is a small black screen used to deflect light. 1970 T.V. Times (Austral.) 1 Apr. 8/3 A gobo is anything that goes between, e.g., the light and the set.
OED2 This interested me, because in modern stage lighting parlance this is a completely unambiguous word that is not any of the above (at least exactly). It is a small screen that clips between the lamp and the lens to produce a shaping effect on the ‘beamage’ [sic]. For example, a delicately etched sheet of thin metal would produce the illusion of light falling through a cell’s bars, or sunlight dappling through tree leaves, or a cross of light on a scenery flat…
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I know gobo as you know gobo.
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