DIY Halloween : Greenwash your Haunted House

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By makemagazineuser
Posted 2008/10/06 @ 12:54 pm
Category Energy, Home

Hmmm I wonder if compressed air is a greener way for you to run your Haunted House than electric? And if your burning coal to run your Haunted House then…well your insane. Anyway check out this basic primer on how to convert your Haunted Garage or Haunted Attraction from electric to compressed air.

Also please check out last years Halloween Issue. We still have some copies left and it’s packed with amazing DIY Halloween tips.

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4 Responses to DIY Halloween : Greenwash your Haunted House

Anonymous on October 12th, 2008 at 2:48 pm said:

What powers the compressor?

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Toaste on October 12th, 2008 at 3:24 pm said:

The first post seems bang on.

Reading TFA, note that the article isn’t at all about converting your haunted house effects from electric. The author mentions that, in his experience, pneumatics are just easier to construct.

Actuating anything heavy to move very fast requires lots of power. With an all electric system, you’re talking large, high current motors with some really big relays.

By contrast, with pneumatics, you store up energy over time in a pressure tank using the small motor on the compressor. Every once in a while you trigger a solenoid to dump your stored energy (compressed air) through an actuator. Simple, safe, and effective.

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cholling.myopenid.com on October 12th, 2008 at 3:55 pm said:

“your” != “you’re”.

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Cory on October 12th, 2008 at 4:47 pm said:

Your write! Its sad their our sew many bad grammaticists…

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