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[p1t8ull]

Stan - p1t8ull - I think the mirror ball may be to fast

Negative captain, the battery ones I have seen are quite fast (they used a noisy gearbox) but the 240v ones go as slow as 1rpm and you can get them for peanuts on ebay or here -

<http://www.terralec.co.uk/mirror_bal...m/17717_p.html>

[mliptack]

I wonder if you could power those on 120v for a 1/2rpm

[stanwax]

it depends Max if its a syncronous motor then its the frequency of the ac supply that determins the rotation speed - so I doubt it.

Rob

[laserLips]

OK It's so big because I wanted to have lots of space for mistakes....I've never built anything like this before and not really this way inclined so space is good. Working in a small space my dyspraxia is bound to kick in and I'll clumsily knock something with my elbow. AND so I can add to it weather that be lasers or effects.

Karl - It's not the train journey I'm worried about, it's getting it too the train I can't figure out. I don't have a car....

Mliptack - I put them last because when I started this I didnt know what I was doing. I thought I had lots more red than anythign else , I thought Hmm 450 mw is way more than 100 green mw....Ill put the reds last....Duuuuuh

I couldnt help but dive in when I first discovered all this even though I didnt understand it all. Of course I'm regretting some of my purchases and decisions. If I can find the money and nerves to do it again I will make more informed desicions about my purchases and layout. It's been an expensive learning curve but one I'm glad I've taken. I am looking forward to expressing myself through photons.

Graham

[steve-o]

Yes, green passes thru all the optics (more loss- less dollars per wW) red is next, then blue (most dollars per mW) is last passing thru the least amount of optics. That is the recommended way from 'long time ago. Sorry to have to rearrange your coffin mate..

[ImageLight]

Sorry to have to rearrange your coffin mate..

Hahahhahhaaaa LOL You guys are KILLING me.