Three controllers ready

Today I built the third of five LOR controllers. I also upgraded the LOR software to version 2.3.6 Advanced.

From July 6th through July 20th, Light-O-Rama is having their Summer Sale. I will be ordering the DC-MP3 Director during this time-frame. As an extra incentive, LOR is offering a "Try For Free" promotion in which certain orders picked at random will be provided completely free including shipping. Last year, there were 36 winners. All orders that are not picked will get an extra 2% discount off the price. The number of orders to be provided free of charge will depend on the value of each order picked. LOR is giving away a minimum of $20,000 worth of merchandise, up to $2,500.00 per order. But that's not all - There will also be four people that will receive a new Dell PC, worth a minimum of $700.00 each. I hope I win! But either way, the sale price plus an extra 2% discount simply for entering the contest is worthwhile!

UPDATE: I was not selected as a "Try For Free" winner... oh well - I still got the extra 2% discount beyond the sale prices!

Power is ready

Between Monday and today, my father-in-law, Leonard helped me acquire materials and install the RV outlet which will supply power to the Spider box. It took two trips to Home Depot, but we got what we needed. We routed the power out of my electric service panel inside conduit through the storage room on the East end of the house to the carport. The total length is 24 feet. It would have been nice if the price of copper was lower, but I'm glad this part of the project is complete.

Of course I hooked up the Spider box! This was the first time I have applied power to it, and I'm happy to say that it is fully functional and works correctly. Considering what all this is for, I decided to initiate the system with a string of Christmas lights to test each of the Spider box's circuits.

Also this week, I received three rolls of SPT2 wire and vampire plugs & receptacles from ChristmasLightShow.com for making my own custom length extension cord "bundles" for multi-channel items.