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  Quote onewish1 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Nov 2011 at 6:40pm
we are doing the switch as well.. and both exhausted
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  Quote BigDPS Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Nov 2011 at 7:25pm
It's funny how people are looking forward to see the display. As we were setting up, people stopped to ask questions or gave us the big thumbs up. This year was the first year for Halloween and people were telling me how anxious they were to see the christmas display. I guess that is a motivation to impress the crowd.Thumbs%20Up

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  Quote onewish1 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Nov 2011 at 9:36pm
yes it is... I have two little girls that live up the street.. they come down everyday to see what is new.. totally motivating 
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  Quote Nightowlz1966 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Nov 2011 at 10:34am
Hey beings all you guys got started so early why don't yall come down to Georgia and help those of us that got started late This is my second year and I just havent figured out how I can get started earlier LOL
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  Quote BigDPS Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Nov 2011 at 5:02pm
I've been working on my setup since 2007!!! I still have to add the driveway arches but once I'm done, I'll try to swing by.Wink

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  Quote BigDPS Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Nov 2011 at 8:36am
Well last night was the first testing of the lights. One box wasn't running right at all. It was daisy chained to 9 other boxes, it would let the other one do their job but that one refused to do anything. Had to do a internal swap on the spot. Thank god it wasn't cold. Once the internals changed , everything was all good to go.

Did a currant draw test. 20135 led lights takes only 598 watts at full intensity.
 Compared to my 150 feet of rope light, 40 sets of 35 incandescent lights, 4x50 watt floods and 6x7 watt lightbulbs, that was taking over 1250 watts!!! LED rules big time. More expensive to buy at first but sure save money running them. As to if they last longer, by not much. They can burn just like the regular lights.

All day yesterday, people passing by were telling us how they can't hardly wait to see it in action.
I could hear people from the surrounds when I was doing the light test and just playing with the shimmering and twinkle of the lights, I could hear them say "Wow this is incredible" What a nice feeling at the end. Approve

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