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location: mason realty, deltaville, virginia | ||
| lights: ~71,000 | |||
| amps: Over 200* | |||
| breakers thrown: A dozen or so... | |||
| set up time: 11 Days | |||
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*The display draws so much electricity, only 3 of the 4 colors on the 20' Mega Tree and flanking 10' color changing trees can be turned on at the same time! Featuring 160 channels of computer control! 4 years after my first test of synchronized lights, we finally have an animated display! The 2009 display features a record-breaking 71,000 lights in a display whose design kept in the theme of years past, but the execution took things to a whole new level. While most of the features remained similar, the middle section of the display, consisting of the 20' Mega Tree, two 10' trees, 8 mini-trees, and 2 brand new light arches, were controlled by 144 channels of light control. Each of these trees feature red, blue, green, and white lights on separate channels so that they can change colors, and the mega tree is controlled by 64 individual channels so that it can chase, spin, fade, mix, and do all sorts of crazy effects! The 10' wide arches feature 12 channels each, and jump back and forth magically. The mega tree alone has over 13,000 lights! The other 16 channels are high-amperage relays that turn the rest of the static display on and off at night. This certainly beats the mechanical timers that didn't keep very good time that we used for years!
From the South: Take Route 17 North to Saluda and get on Route 33 East for about 25 Minutes. Or, take Route 3 North to Hartfield and take Route 33 East for about 10 Minutes. From the North: Take Route 17 South to Saluda and get on Route 33 East for about 25 Minutes. Or, take Route 3 South to Hartfield and take Route 33 East for about 10 Minutes. From the West: Take Interstate 64 to West Point, Exit 220, which is Route 33 east. Stay on 33 for about 40 minutes (you have to make a left turn at Glenns & 2 right turns at Saluda to stay on 33)
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