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Pablo November 2nd 03 10:55 AM

Lighting Controller
 
I'm after something does the following automatically: fades different
lights in and out at a predetermined time intervals. Any ideas?



BigWallop November 2nd 03 12:38 PM

Lighting Controller
 

"Pablo" wrote in message
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I'm after something does the following automatically: fades different
lights in and out at a predetermined time intervals. Any ideas?



Maplin does, or did do, a thing called a light speller which does what
you're after. It's just a black box with the electronics in it and a the
connections along one edge. You control the lighting by twisting a knob on
the top of the box. Ideal for a job I done in a friends shop window to
advertise the wares inside. Still working after 8 years of never being off
except for the minute or two it takes to change lamps every so often.

A search for light speller on the web will likely bring up more hits for you
to look at.



Nathan Thompson November 2nd 03 12:54 PM

Lighting Controller
 
Pablo wrote:
I'm after something does the following automatically: fades different
lights in and out at a predetermined time intervals. Any ideas?


I think you're effectively talking about X10-style controls. They can be
operated from a PC or using radio frequency control units.

A very good shop selling them in the UK, and which I've been in touch
with on a professional level, is www.home-control.co.uk. This site
should provide a good guide to the technolgy which principally works via
your ring-main.

None of this is particulary cheap but why do you want to do? Romantic
effect or home security?


Pablo November 2nd 03 11:20 PM

Lighting Controller
 

None of this is particulary cheap but why do you want to do? Romantic
effect or home security?


For light therapy in a treatment room. The different shades of light are
supposed to affect your mood.



Martin Angove November 4th 03 07:28 PM

Lighting Controller
 
In message ,
"Pablo" wrote:


None of this is particulary cheap but why do you want to do? Romantic
effect or home security?


For light therapy in a treatment room. The different shades of light are
supposed to affect your mood.



Some kind of cheap DMX controller with a nice DMX lamp, or a DMX dimmer
box connected to several lamps? Try Maplins or CPC for some ideas. Not
dreadfully cheap...

Hwyl!

M.

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