DanR Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Hello,Thought I would share our website and videos of our 2009 light show. This is our first year in the city park!http://www.fdllights.comMy favorite parts are toward the end of Hot Chocolate and toward the end of Wizards (pretty intense, but not just blinky).Enjoy!Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaners Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 fantastic display very well done loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ainsworth Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 WOW! WOW!Hard to think of anything else to say. You did a wonderful job.Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasmuse Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Allow me to add another few WOWs!!!!! :shock::shock: How cool! :cool:Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasmuse Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I am intrigued by your light grid. Would you mind sharing the overall dimensions and the section dimensions?Thanks,Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanR Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 I'm glad you enjoyed it! The grid is about 10ft H by 40 ft W. Each small section is 3ft. I think it is 3 or 4 inch, gray PVC - very heavy.Each complete vertical section (14 of them) uses 6 channels. Each complete horizontal section (4 of them) uses 13 channels.Should have made it a little longer as during the end of the show we display "Happy" and then "Holiday" - can't fit "Holidays". We built it first and then thought about what we could do with it after - and actually displaying the letters was an idea later during the programming.Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWSanta Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Danr,That was amazing! Absolutely amazing. You did an amazing job and it must be enjoyed but, many many people every night. I love every aspect of it!!! Very cool. I can't imagine how long it took you to sequence!!!!Merry Christmas!-Evan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jldavis1969 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Well it looks like you will be adding on for next years performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Slonka Jr Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Dan,What a fantastic job not only this year which is unbelievable but even the previous years are great too!Watching the growth since 2006 was something else.You really need to do some tutorials on LOR programming.Again outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Glasson Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Very nice! The grid is incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Levelius Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Dan,Your display is nothing short of amazing! Just wondering how many lights are on each vertical and horizontal piece of the grid? Also, how did you secure each pipe to the fittings? I can also imagine the whole grid was guy-wired in place too -Gary- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanR Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Gary,Each grid section has 300 lights on it. A vertical section is two channels, so each channel has 150 lights. A horizontal section is one channel and has 300 lights.PVC glue and 4-way couplers kept small sections together. When it was on the ground ready to be raised, we assembled the smaller sections using PVC couplers and screws. It took about 12 people to raise it up all at one time. And there are guy wires keeping it straight along with 7ft (or maybe it was 9ft) metal stakes pounded in the ground behind every other vertical section.Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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