We got a pretty smokin deal at this venue. They get $4000 plus they make over $10,000 in gross food sales. We get $35 for a 27hr event. Total budget is around 8 to 10k an event so we make about that for a local charity that we choose. Just to rent tables and chairs is like $1,300.
Craig schmaderer Skywave Wireless, Inc. On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 7:01 AM -0700, "Travis Johnson" <t...@ida.net<mailto:t...@ida.net>> wrote: Hi. How much do you charge each attendee?? What does it cost you to rent the facility? Travis On 4/6/2016 10:46 PM, Craig Schmaderer wrote: This is the power panel i made. �We have six of these. �We dasey chain 2 panels together and connect them to 3 200amp 208v 3 phase taps. �Each panel has 18 20amp breakers for a total of 108 breakers. �When i took the 700 amp measurement there was probably about 450 computers on at that time. So 84kw/450= 186watts per attendee. �My layout is design for 300 watts a computer with 6 computers per breaker. �This gets close to 70% of 20amps. �We used to trip breakers quite a lot back in the day but over the last few years power usage has dropped a lot. We are seeing more and more laptops and led monitors really have dropped power usage. � Finding a good venue is easy when you are small but when you get past 50 computers you start to have issues. �We finally found a home that can handle are size. �It is a 48 lane bowling center with 3 basketball courts. They have a 75k transformer that is or was used when espn would telivise a pro event. � Plus the pin setters have huge transformers that have plenty of juice left. �Here is a list of a few items that we go through in finding a venue.� Most important is cooling power. �We use generators if we need them but cooling is the hardest thing when we have 500 computers plus people in the building. � Available power. �Try to avoid generators Fiber internet Being able to stay overnight Food available over night Enough bathrooms with 24/7 cleaning� Energy drink restrictions gamers need their "Bawls" Table rentel Good parking with easy access to drop of computers.� We added does the roof leak to the checklist we had a venue that would leak when it rained.� All in all i love doing it and our group has been doing it for almost 15 years. �Over the last 5 years we joined lanfest and all procedes go to charity. 3 of our team is going down to Dreamhack austin in may. �They are in charge of the network for 2,000 person land. �I can't make it but we are already planning for the possibility of expanding it to 4,000 next year maybe. � Craig schmaderer Skywave Wireless, Inc. On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 6:02 PM -0700, "David Milholen" <dmilho...@wletc.com<mailto:dmilho...@wletc.com>> wrote: We played the heck out of that MOD.. I think I still have an old server still configured with it.. �I was very feared when flying those choppers. Cant beat the mouse and keyboard LOL Now its all about the HeavyMetal map on BF:Bad Company On 4/6/2016 4:21 PM, Seth Mattinen wrote: On 4/6/16 14:12, David wrote: BF1942 and counter strike were the most popular I spent a lot of time learning to fly in the desert combat mod. At first they laughed at me, later they feared me. ~Seth -- [cid:part2.01040206.09050101@ida.net]
