Thread: Help with Prop Controller or Timer for Prop Sequence

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OK people, I've got somehing coming together and I need a little help to control it all.

I'm working on a pneumatic lifter that I want to 1) trigger and have the prop "sit up", then 2) auto trigger a spitting mechanism.

That's the minimum. To really do it up, I'd love to have ambient audio playing PRE-trigger, that switches to prop sound effect upon trigger with Lighting trigger(s). At this point I think I could get away with running my fogger on a timer.

What have you got for me?


PS - I have not yet purchased a solenoid valve, so I could go a couple of different ways here. Also, I do not have a spiiter mechanism, but am leaning towards using a paint sprayer.

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I'm building a controller for my haunt this year, maybe something like this will work for you, it will consist of a PIR as a trigger, a regular relay, and some time delay relays that I got from ebay (that's delay on) this is how it goes:
1st the TOT walks by the PIR and it trips the regular relay which does all of the following:
1. changes the ambient sound
2. changes the haunt lighting
3. triggers the time delay relays.

The time delay relays will be set on various times based on an estimated walk through timed out by my kids, and each will be set up to trigger props, foggers, gemmy props, and my pop-up coffin.

Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by trexmgd

OK people, I've got somehing coming together and I need a little help to control it all.

I'm working on a pneumatic lifter that I want to 1) trigger and have the prop "sit up", then 2) auto trigger a spitting mechanism.

That's the minimum. To really do it up, I'd love to have ambient audio playing PRE-trigger, that switches to prop sound effect upon trigger with Lighting trigger(s). At this point I think I could get away with running my fogger on a timer.

What have you got for me?


PS - I have not yet purchased a solenoid valve, so I could go a couple of different ways here. Also, I do not have a spiiter mechanism, but am leaning towards using a paint sprayer.

I use the Prop1 controller from
EFX-TEK to control my props, it works great for me!

-G

at Frightprops.com called the picoBOO controller...comes with two channels and has audio chip built in where you can program ambient sound and prop-triggered sound...easy to program with push buttons...You'll find these little controllers in many commercially made props...I use them for almost everything!!!