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===Electrical & Wiring===
===Electrical & Wiring===
[[Tools]]:Recommended tools that you should have on hand.
[[GFCI]]: Why GFI Ground Fault Interrupter is so important.
[[GFCI]]: Why GFI Ground Fault Interrupter is so important.



Revision as of 21:04, 19 May 2009

This is the page to talk about how to build the things that people see in your display. If you have custom made anything for your display write an article about it in step by step instructions and post it here. We are always looking for cool and unique ideas and items to add to our displays. Remember a picture is worth 1000 words!


Planning

Hookup: An organized way to wire your display.

Electrical & Wiring

Tools:Recommended tools that you should have on hand.

GFCI: Why GFI Ground Fault Interrupter is so important.

Shared Neutral Cables: Specialized cables that can combine multiple channels into a bundle.

Shorten Mini Lights: How you can cut or shorten a set of 100 Mini style Christmas lights

Extension Cord Adapters: How you can adapt a regular extension cord to handle two control channels.

Building

Mini Trees: What Mini Trees are and how to make them.

Easy Light Arch: How to build a 10 channel Light Arch.

Happy Holidays Sign: How to build a Happy Holidays sign using PVC pipe.

Plywood Cut Outs: This page has patterns for cutting display items out of plywood.


Going Green

Led Lighting: Ways that Light Emitting Diodes are making headway into our designs