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Quartz Hill Christmas is located in Southern California in the community of Quartz Hill (West Palmdale). Quartz Hill is about 40 miles North West of Los Angeles in Los Ageles County. We live at an elevation of about 3000', about 1000' below the typical snow line of the San Gabriel National Forest. Unlike Los Angeles, we experience seasonal changes with summers in the 90's+ and winter in the 30's with Spring and Fall being just perfect.
We are Rick and Laura Williams, the creators of the Quartz Hill Christmas Display and web site, Chris my youngest son has been instrumental in making this display a reality, and he is the Elf with the imagination of the best, only true wonders will come from his mind in our future years.
2007 Display Specifications:
To be updated
Currently for 2007, we have over 70,000 lights, 180 Dedicated Amps, and 80 controlled channels at our choosing. Many lights are getting replaced this year due to age and some new lights are to be added, we will only know what has changed when we have completed.
2006 Display Specifications:
Hours of Setup = 160 Hours
Hours Sequencing = Alot!
Toys for Tots = 2 Bins (100 Toys) collected
Lights = 17,000 +
Mini lights = 1,100 Bulbs
Net Lights = 6,163 Bulbs (40 - 4' x 6' nets)
C7 Lights = 100 Bulbs
C9 Lights = 163 Bulbs
Ice Cycles = 1800 Bulbs
Rope Light = 4,800 (400 feet)
Light Balls - 10 - 1000 Bulbs
Wreaths = 3 - 600 bulbs
Candy Canes = 18 - 540 Bulbs
Deer = 3 - 450 Bulbs
Ginger Bread House = 1 - Fiber Optic
Ginger Bread Boy and Girl = 1 each - Fiber Optic
Stars = 300 bulbs
Snow Flakes = 300 bulbs
Amps = 6 dedicated 20 amp circuits (120 Amps total)
Max AMP draw = 81.58 Amps
Max Wattage = 10,777 Watts
Avverage Draw = 23 Amps
Extension cords: 4,583 Feet
6 foot = 43 - 258 feet
9 foot = 25 - 225 feet
20 foot = 15 -300 feet
40 foot = 20 - 800 feet
100 foot = 12 - 1,200 feet
120 foot = 10 - 1,200 feet
Custom = 600 feet 10/3 (Power Feed)
Custom = 1,000 feet SP2 18Ga
3 LOR 16 Channel controllers
1 Belkin FM transmitter
2 wireless speakers
Addition for Christmas 2007:
Purchased 24 boxes Blue minis
Purchased 24 boxes White minis
Purchased 24 boxes Green minis
Purchased 24 boxes Red minis
Purchased 24 boxes Multi minis
Purchased 4 boxes Red net lights
Purchased 4 boxes Blue net lights
Purchased 4 boxes Green net lights
Purchased 4 boxes white net lights
Purchased 4 boxes multi net lights
Purchsed 10 Flood lamp bases
Purchased 5 storage totes
Purchased 4 boxes ice lights
Purchased 10 Green candy canes
2005 Display Specification:
Lights = 8,000 Apx
Minis:
Nets: Apx 40 - 150 Bub nets
Ice Cycles: Apx 30 - 150 Bulb strings
C9's: 192 LF
Rope: 198 LF
Floods: 10 - 85w PAR38
Snow Balls: 5 - 100 light super spears
Stars: 36 - Multi sized stars
Candy Canes - 25 lighted canes
Christmas Tree - 300 Minis
Lighted Toy Train - Rope light
Fiber optic Giner bread dolls: 2
Wreath - 18' rope, 2 - 100 bulb Minis, 1 - 35 Bulb pearl, 3 - 150 bulb Cluster
Candle/Holly: 2 Rope
Amps = 40 (two dedicated 20 Amp circuits)
Average draw:
Music = 1.17 Hours (60 hours to program, Apx 1hr. per minute of music)
22 Sequenced songs
25 Griswalds Sound Bites
1 LOR 16 channel board
2 Wireless stereo speakers
Belkin Tunecast II FM transmitter
3000 Feet of various power cords
2005 Display setup hours: Apx 48 Hours - 3 solid weekends
2005 Programing/Sequencing Hours: 60 Hours
2005 December Electric Bill: $150.00 More than last year (Opps!)
2005 Take down hours:
2005 Traffic - Averaged about 100 cars per night, this doubled Christams weekend
Additions for Christmas 2006:
Purchased two 16 channel Light-O-Rama controllers (48 Channels total)
Purchased 150 feet Red Rope light
Purchased 150 feet Green Rope Light
Purchased several new totes for storage
Purchased 10 - Strings of 1" Green balls
Purchased 10 - Strings of 1" Red balls
Purchased several C9 & C7 sockets for custom configurations
Professional voiceovers for FM 98.3 recorded done by the Demented Elf
We are now a Toys for Tots collection location
Purchased 3 new 48" wreaths
All bushes are now syncronized.
New Merry Christmas sign built and hung.
