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    Built one.
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    Noice

    There's probably one thing I'd do differently and that would be to add some form of protection around the exposed lamps. What shape that would take depends on the application - what you would build for touring is different to say a wire guard for an installed application...

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    It's actually above head height.

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    Just going to say this, but it's gonna be freaking hot in the electrical room now.
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    PRG built something similar many years ago to test their touring racks in the shop. They had 96 100w A lamps mounted on a big board each with a big number written on the bulb to correlate with the circuit/dimmer #. They had 16 6cir Soca cables connecting the test rig to the racks for easy hookup.
    Low tech and works great!

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    See the thread What is it #3064.
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    jstroming, looks good! Now get yourself a console that supports pixel mapping, and go to town!

    From the thread 12px by 42px display... How would you control it? :
    Good authors too who once knew better words, Now only use four letter words, Writing prose.

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