Thread: Electrocution scene questions

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I'm trying to put an electrocution scene together using a PicoBoo Plus controller. This is how I envision this scene, ambient music/sound effects playing until triggered, with a change in audio then Relay 1 turning on certain lights maybe some plasma balls or voltmeters or something cool looking, then Relay 2 starting the actual electrocution controlling an AC powered jig-saw to move prop. After 5 or 6 seconds Relay 3 will start in with an electronic firecracker in a fuse box. Then, finally Relay 4 triggering a fog machine timing box.

So my questions are

Will I be able to control both AC and DC at the same time on the PicoBoo Plus?
Is there anywhere to get cheap electrical panels/fuse boxes?
Should a mat be used to trigger or should a giant knife switch be used start the show (even though with the above programming he wouldn't immediately begin shaking)?

Anybody have any other ideas???

Or you know what else would be cool
Start the show with a step mat, have the audio change, power-up a bunch cool looking electronics (plasma ball, blinking lights) with good sound to emulate the flowing of electricity then the show would pretty much stop there and a spot light would shine on the knife switch until someone pulls it! Once pulled it would immediately start the electrocution with sound and strobes, the fuse box and the fog at the end!!!!!

That would be sweet although I think it's a little too advanced for a PicoBoo plus..
I wonder if that could be done with their boxes that have two trigger inputs?