I just built a new distro panel

It's designed to use for my Christmas display at home, but the principal is the same. Wouldn't it be cool if all the venues had those 100 amp Hubbell connectors

I decided to build a temporary power distribution panel to use for the Christmas lights as I am always tripping breakers, etc. due to the lack of outdoor outlets at my house.



I built the panel on a cart with wheels so I can just wheel it out for the season, then store it away when not needed. It's a 100 amp panel.



I added pilot lights to each circuit and terminated them on the secondary terminals on each of the gfci outlets, so at a glance, you can see if a gfci has tripped, even in the dark.



The bottom four outlets in the center are X10 supersockets so I can use my light control software (Lightorama) w/ a CM11A x10 controller to turn the static parts of the display/dmx lights/etc. on and off



I picked up an industrial 100 amp disconnect for a song on eBay (I paid under $100 and the cheapest I found this setup new was well over $1000) so I can just plug the panel in and go. I am really happy with how this project came out. Should be really nice this year.

Bounce said:

I'd hate to see your electric bill :S

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It's honestly not that bad. With the lights set to music, they are very rarely all on at the same time.

Well, this will be the first year set to music, just getting the projects done:

This is the beginning of a giant wreath w/ video screen in the center:







My radio sign. (Sound is broadcast via FM transmitter)





DMX Wise, I am using two Elation Focus Spot 250's w/ Christmas Gobos and four ADJ Led P64 Pro's for wash.

This display is a good example of what I am going for:

http://www.lightsondisplay.com/display2006_QT.html