colonel Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Has anyone integrated fireworks (starbursts) into sequences? Something easier than running outside and lighting a fuse? I'm thinking Christmas and more of a Disney effect than a 4th presentation. Saturday nights, 9-10pm!Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Lots of threads here for fireworks (lights), a quick search ( fireworks )found this sample of threads:http://forums.lightorama.com/view_topic.php?id=26885&forum_id=81&highlight=fireworkshttp://forums.lightorama.com/view_topic.php?id=26888&forum_id=25&highlight=fireworkshttp://forums.lightorama.com/view_topic.php?id=26907&forum_id=98&highlight=fireworks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodq Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Are you referring to real fireworks, not just animated fireworks? If so, yes, I put an entire show on using the LOR boards hooked to 96 cues firing off several hundred cakes.If doing more than one cake/reloadable get it all fused up. Wrap the fuse with nichrome wire, leaving an inch or so of wire at each end. You'll need wires coming from LOR box for each cue with alligator clips at one end. Wrap the dangling nichrome wire around each clip. When firing the cue you'll need to set the intensity between 5% and 10% power. Much more than that and the nichrome will burn up before the fuse lights. 5-10 makes it red hot, but not break.I laid out the timings on a spreadsheet then incorporated that into an LOR animation sequence. It worked perfectly fine, but the amount of wires I had in a small area was just too much. For a few cues it'd be much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 grodq wrote:Are you referring to real fireworks, not just animated fireworks? If so, yes, I put an entire show on using the LOR boards hooked to 96 cues firing off several hundred cakes.Yes, that is what I am looking for! I want to start with a simple single air burst and only a few. The BOOM in the 1812 Overature would be a good place to do one or more.Is there a good place online to find pyro stuff?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 My bad I thought you meant with lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Have you tried http://www.skylighter.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 I should have said pyrotechnics. I have enough info now to get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikerz Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 The fireworks "industry folks" frowns upon using LOR in lighting fireworks because there is no "safety" feature in case of a problem. Once the wiring is hooked up, its hot so to speak. I think it would work fine and have asked this same question on here a year or so ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 rikerz wrote:The fireworks "industry folks" frowns upon using LOR in lighting fireworks because there is no "safety" Having worked around "bombs", I can understand the safety issue. I've seen my lights flicker on occassion (programming error) and at $5 a "pop", I am only planning one tube and one launch at a time. A large red LAUNCH button and a checklist would be right up my alley! Save the LOR for twinkles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodq Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I'd agree on the safety aspect. Between Christmas and the 4th I had a board go bad and one of the channels was always on. I plugged in the boards and bam there goes a cake. No one was around it, but you get the idea.For Indiana you could try http://www.boomtownfireworks.com/default.aspxor http://waynesworldfireworks.com/or sign up for http://www.pyrouniverse.com/forum/ lots of info over there.Being from Missouri I have no shortage of places to buy a few pallets of fireworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafter Bar R Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 There would be a way of doing this, A firing system company could make their controllers compatible with LOR's lighting software, this could provide a safe and affordable way for a LOR user to use pyrotechnics safely in a lightshow. Just my thought on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Benedict Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 A couple of suggestions:1. Get a couple of relays in series and wire them to two channels on seperate controllers; If both channels are not on, it doesn't go. Prevents or reduces mis-fires.2. Put a safety button in series with the pyro and wire it as a deadman switch; it doesn't go unless someone is holding the button down.Maybe both of the above. Just a fleeting thought for safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John2571 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 this is what I usehttp://fireone.com/http://pyromate.com/http://starfiresales.com/pm me for more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstorms Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Here in Round Rock, TX our 4th of July fireworks were cancelled and moved to December 9th. The fireworks are visible from my house and people will be able to watch both at the same time, but I don't have any hope of getting in sync with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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