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Mr. Freezes' Big Gun. Fabricated on site at the Spruce Goose Dome, in Long Beach, CA. Telescope specs: Height 45', weight 95Klb (total), barrel 8' diameter 65' long (fully extended with diamond tray down), turntable 15 tons, 35' diameter, vertical arms 16Klb. ea. 5 axis motion control. 1)turntable-10 turns, 2)vertical arms, 3)barrel tilt, 4)barrel extend/retract, 5)diamond tray raise/lower. Powered by two aircraft style, mobile hydraulic units "mules", from American Labs Inc , stationed outside the dome, providing 240gpm at 2,500psi.

Electronics Technician, Micheal Centonze, tweaking the telescope controls. Access to the telescopes electronics and hydraulics are through floor panels, at the foot of the telescope, and through a pit underneath the rotating platform.

L to R, Doug Calli and Stan Holmes.  The "hot-swap" telescope controls were multiplexed to 3 locations within the set, allowing operators to manipulate the telescope from any location.  Status conditions, i.e. rotation count, axis limits, emergency stop, hydraulic pump controls and others, were displayed on each controller. Microprocessor circuit boards, designed by Doug Calli for the show, provided these necessary functions.

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