Due to some health problems with my regular guys, my crew on setup day was family and friends with limited to no experience. I wasn't too concerned because all of my cakes were poked, glued and wired to parallel slats w/covers on full sheets of plywood. 10 1/2 boards, 18 cues per board. Setup day was as simple as placing the boards in the field, take off the shunt and plug in the cable from slat to module. I supervised the first few boards (For those who don't know me, I'm not lazy..I'm in a wheelchair ; ). Then, I started working with other guys on comet/mine/slice/62mm racks.
Finished setup early with a few hours to relax. Shoot time continuity/sig strength/ e.t.c perfect. Started the show, all going well. Then, I noticed a cake didn't fire. Then, another....and another...and another. After the show, they found 4 full boards did not fire . The cables were plugged into the back of the slat and the shunts were left on the front . 100 % my fault for not checking. A painful reminder how something so simple can't go overlooked.
I was still happy with the show. Product was light in places and unintentional dark sky in a few others (I suppose losing 40 % of your cakes will do that). Most importantly, the crowd still loved it.

380 cues (72 did not fire) across 21 Cobra Mods and slats. Majority of product from Fireworks Forever and Spirit of 76 Fireworks

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