Hello,
Will the fog machine be in "standby"?
As far as I know a "cold" fog machine takes some time to create a fog.
Bertus
Many thanks for the reply addressing my question.
The fog machines will be in standby and only need to have a signal to work. These are cheap machines with a remote control pushbutton switch on a cord. I was thinking I could leave machines plugged in and just tap into the switch to send active signal.
The idea is to make a cannon sound on loudspeakers while activating the fog and a light inside the cannon at the same time. I have remote control 110 volt switch that I bought at Walmart for activation. Just need to take that signal and have it run fog for 10 seconds and dim the bulb for about 30 seconds.
We have the cannons mounted in a broken pirate ship bow that we built out of wood. We will be using it at an RV park near a large city that puts on a Halloween bash every year. Last year I am guessing well over a 1000 kids attended the event. There are about 150 campsites and nearly every one is involved. Some put on serious shows.
I have already tried the effect manually and it looks great at night. The red light really makes the cannon smoke glow. But since I will be dressed as one of the pirates and out front attending to the candy bowl I need the remote system if possible. I can just use the remotes I bought and mechanical relays to activate the fog but that won't dim the bulb and the fog will have to run as long as the bulb is on.