Christmas Displays Minisite- 2001 display- Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes- a sneaky peak at what goes on indoors to make the display work, and keep it doing so. These pictures show the interesting and not-so-interesting technical aspects, although I won`t go too much in detail about how it works since much of my equipment is one-off, custom home made and probably it would take too long to explain it all. Some of it may not be suitable to your country`s electrical system or the lights you use. Sorry about this, but it`s better than someone getting hurt because I gave out the wrong advice.

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	- Blue bulbs, lots of blue bulbs, all hand painted Typically of course, some were already blue, but didn`t need to be -
	- Icicles hung up inside to straighten them out A look into Command Central where all the power comes from -
	- The 110v switching and monitoring panel returning for another year LED sign, hung up high so as not to obscure the tree -
	- Temporarily installed outside cabinet, supplying the lights in the bushes What exactly was inside that grey box on the wall then? -
	- Where the signal wires to the cabinet`s relays were connected Cables coming out, in that way they always do -
	- Power feeds crossing through the gap between two paving slabs A convenient "cable entry-point" in the back of the garage -
	- Inside the garage where those cables went- the fader unit Rear view of one of the Velleman animated LED displays by the front door -
	- A pair of large heavy yellow things that buzz angrilly Home-made variable lab power supply feeding the LEDs in the middle window -
	- Head-on shot of the 110v panel, with the juice turned on All 4200+ lights were powered from this one double outlet! -