At 09:08 PM 9/19/2004, steve@tla.co.nz wrote:

>> I have decided on one thing, I want to use a big, somewhat nasty
>> looking open ceramic and copper knife switch to control the room
>> lights! 
>
>You need to have it switch a BIG contactor in a rattly metal cabinet. 
>Maybe add a speaker in the bottom with suitably shaped hum generator 
>(as seen/heard on "Back to the Future") and little bit of light dimmer 
>modulation to get the total effect.

Well, I'm trying to achieve a style and look, without spending any significant money on it, that is somewhat visually appealing.

It's amazing how little there is out there on electronic workbenches and workspaces, beyond cubicles, and very overpriced industrial benches.  You'd think that nobody else on the planet actually does this stuff!


>Steve.
>
>PS. We had a Schaffner test setup that did all that for real and made big 
>sparks too. 

I have my own version, that is rather more energetic than the Schaffner, but I can turn it down..  

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