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Idomeneo North Carolina School of the Arts Director: Will Graham Set Design: Kathryn Kawecki Technical Director: Robert Barnwell Automation Design: Cameron Whitehorn Automation Operator: Serge Gountas |
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This effect called for a sea monster to raise up out of the water and grab the mast of a ship and pull it down. This was a hydraulic system that had three axes. At each joint there was a double acting cylinder and a sprocket. Roller chain wrapped the sprocket and terminated to the cylinder. On each end of each cylinder there were flow control valves that allowed for adjustment in speed. | |
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| In the photo above you can see the pump. From the pump we charged two accumulators which actually ran the piece during the show. We had about 2 minutes of motion before the accumulators drained. |
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