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[QUOTE="JohnDe, post: 102266, member: 29774"] Thank you for the comments and suggestions. I understand its an expensive hobby but fortunately, is not an issue for me. Time is my issue and I will be looking to learn and see if I can hire contractors/help to do as much of the heavy lifting I can achieve. I have access to lots of Human Resources. I understand its a hobby but my life is complex and I use money to buy time. However I will be doing a deep dive to learn as much as possible. The plan for me is to work with others to create new creations. I want to experiment over time on animatronics and other areas as I can afford to experiment and try new things. I think that while its a hobby, I want to see what could be done as I have much bigger and more ambitious plans that my house and my yet to be built block next door (my guest house). While I appreciate the 24/7 that some of you put into your hobby (you are not mad, just love what you are doing) I cannot afford that time and passion but I can afford to hire private contractors to do some parts of the work for me, to some extent, as I also want to play around with the tech and innovate. I come from a background of innovation and experimentation. Technical concepts are easy. For me to digest and expand on, but I don’t have the personal time to actually do all the hard work. I have been thinking about this hobby and some other related areas for a number of years. I have not taken it up as I am aware that I need to focus my time and this hobby simply was too much to take on. Maybe its still too hard for me to take on now, but will see how it goes. I also not taken it up as I tend to go over the top with my projects and know the cost of time and money they take so I tread carefully. I don’t have a house plan as its a combination of a house and an empty block of land which I.m considering what to do with it from a “light it up” point of view. Regarding power, I’m not really sure how much of the three phase 100A I can realistically devote to this as the load has to be balanced. I will be getting advice from an electrician/ electrical engineer on best use to each phase and its distribution. This is a later matter to worry about. Yes, I think Xlights is the way to go largely because there is a strong user base to draw knowledge from so I appreciate the comments and direction. I’m based in Forde, Canberra. My background is a games programmer, so I know how to code ( but have let this drop) and I’m now more of a business guy running a complex family enterprise.I’m well position to try new things and experiment, and happy to share results/design to advance the community . So hope this helps.... Regards John [/QUOTE]
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