Re: DIY DMX Lighting

[Keith Doxey <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Quoting Ross McKillop <home@iross.net>:

>
> actually the oldest are a couple of Junior 8's
> from the 60's but great big variable resistors on a wall (which make
> nice sparks and you could cook your dinner on!) seem a far cry from
the
> modern days of home automation :P
>

Thats what I started on at school. Used to have to grease the sliders with
Vaseline before the start of a show. They used to chuck out so much heat
that
my mate and I up in the lighting gallery used to dring a gallon of orange
squash between us during a 3 hour show. :-)

Keith

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