Each year as you do your Christmas display, there is wear and tear, accidents, weather problems, water intrusion, vandalism, upgrades and other types of happenings that take a toll on your equipment. Its best that during the non-Christmas season that some testing is done on your hardware and other components to be sure of reliable operation. Check out each item in a thorough manner. Starting at the source is a good place to start. Run a series of test sequences if needed. The storm that hit us just before the judging of the contest created a lot of problems so I did some testing to see what was needing to be corrected. Here is a status report on our system.
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Computer: OK
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Grinch 1: OK
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Grinch 2: OK
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SSRs:
SSR - Channels - Status
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A1 - CH 1-4 - OK
B1 - CH 5-8 - OK
C1 - CH 9-12 - OK
D1 - CH 13-16 - OK
E1 - CH 17-20 - OK
F1 - CH 21-24 - OK
G1 - CH 25-28 - channel 3 not working - other channels ok
H1 - CH 29-32 - OK
I1 - CH 33-36 - OK
J1 - CH 37-40 - not finished - near complete
K1 - CH 41-44 - OK
L1 - CH 45-48 - OK
M1 - CH 49-52 - short in channel 1 stays on - other channels ok
N1 - CH 53-56 - OK
O1 - CH 57-60 - missing
P1 - CH 61-64 - OK
A2 - CH 65-68 - OK
B2 - CH 69-72 - subchannel 2 not working - other channels ok
C2 - CH 73-76 - OK
D2 - CH 77-80 - OK
E2 - CH 81-84 - not finished - need parts
F2 - CH 85-88 - not finished - near complete
G2 - CH 89-92 - OK
H2 - CH 93-96 - not finished - need parts
I2 - CH 97-100 - not finished - need parts
J2 - CH 101-104 - not finished - need parts
K2 - CH 105-108 - not finished - need parts
L2 - CH 109-112 - short in channel 3 stays on - other channels ok
M2 - CH 113-116 - not finished - need parts
N2 - CH 117-120 - not finished - need parts
O2 - CH 121-124 - not finished - need parts
P2 - CH 125-128 - not finished - need parts
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As you can see, one of our controllers is missing in action. We are not quite sure what happened to it or if it is lost in the garage someplace. Having a list of your equipment will help in such cases. Testing now will save on the headaches later!
