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Hi everyone,
I've left my Halloween preparations late this year (thanks, life) but I'm really hoping to finally get a good solution for a thunder and lightning machine. Every year I spend hours searching the internet, and every year I give up in dismay.
I'd like a thunder & lightning machine that takes audio input and makes attached flood lights flash in time with the thunder.
The problem:
I'm in Australia. We have 240v electricity (not 110v like the USA or 220v like most of Europe). This means I can't just import a nice cheap Morris Perfect Storm because they won't work, even with a transformer.
I've seen plenty of talk about "color organs" but while I am technically-minded, I'm not at all comfortable doing DIY-anything that involves electrical current... 240v kills.
So! Has anyone found an off-the-shelf solution that works similar to a Perfect Storm, and is available/will work with 240v? I'm thinking there MUST be something similar used by DJ's etc, but I don't know what to look for.
This years' theme is witches and I've just GOT to have thunder and lightning! Any help very much appreciated.
Ed
I've left my Halloween preparations late this year (thanks, life) but I'm really hoping to finally get a good solution for a thunder and lightning machine. Every year I spend hours searching the internet, and every year I give up in dismay.
I'd like a thunder & lightning machine that takes audio input and makes attached flood lights flash in time with the thunder.
The problem:
I'm in Australia. We have 240v electricity (not 110v like the USA or 220v like most of Europe). This means I can't just import a nice cheap Morris Perfect Storm because they won't work, even with a transformer.
I've seen plenty of talk about "color organs" but while I am technically-minded, I'm not at all comfortable doing DIY-anything that involves electrical current... 240v kills.
So! Has anyone found an off-the-shelf solution that works similar to a Perfect Storm, and is available/will work with 240v? I'm thinking there MUST be something similar used by DJ's etc, but I don't know what to look for.
This years' theme is witches and I've just GOT to have thunder and lightning! Any help very much appreciated.
Ed