You have been asking for the video of the Christmas lights. Here it is for your viewing pleasure. Be aware that it is slightly over 25 meg. It is in Flash format, so make sure your viewer is up to date. (It will remind you.) It is also set for progressive download so I hope the low bandwidth folks can enjoy too. Oh yes, turn up the audio and really FEEL the music! Wizards in...
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How to flash your neighbors
Here are some pictures of my Christmas project, The Light-O-Rama controllers on the front of my house. This first one is the MASTER controller. Notice the two CAT5 cables in the second photo. The green cable goes to the second controller. The Yellow runs inside to my computer. It looks like a rat’s nest of wires and it sort of is. It takes a separate circuit to each string of lights I want to control....
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I have the Light-O-Rama boards working. WOW! what a show. I have about 28 of the 32 outputs hooked up to various lights. I haven’t had the time yet to synchronize the lighting to Christmas music but that is coming. I have the FM transmitter functioning (also kit built) and it works great too. Currently I have a silent two minute routine written that loops back and starts over. The show starts at dark and...
Continue reading...Exploding a possible myth?
I ran across one of the best reports I have read about the reasons for not using propane or a refrigerant tank for a receiver in a compressed air system. Here is the link in Horn & Whistle Magazine. I have been in the HVAC business all my life and at first thought all those throw away refrigerant tanks must be good for something. In fact there was at least one manufacturer who was offering a...
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