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 ![Square Rolling Eyes :sqrolleyes: :sqrolleyes:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/import/square/sqrolleyes.gif)
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.
![Square Rolling Eyes :sqrolleyes: :sqrolleyes:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/import/square/sqrolleyes.gif)
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.
![distro1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fearfair.com%2Ftemp%2Fchristmas%2Fdistro1.jpg&hash=90a22d33383b4c7bd602ae75570bfdd1)
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.
![distro5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fearfair.com%2Ftemp%2Fchristmas%2Fdistro5.jpg&hash=40f26abb5a601a810ef5cb99ee04d2c6)
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.
![distro3.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fearfair.com%2Ftemp%2Fchristmas%2Fdistro3.jpg&hash=98eb1469eb2e08a6cb61f74b974ae232)
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
![distro4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fearfair.com%2Ftemp%2Fchristmas%2Fdistro4.jpg&hash=3bab1245adda10b62ecf5567c921008b)
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.
![distro2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fearfair.com%2Ftemp%2Fchristmas%2Fdistro2.jpg&hash=2f714b0ab6a8bead93c9635bf2189eec)