Recent content by Eastwood16G

Hi Daniel, Welcome to ACL I'm a bit lost. Don't know about KMart. Most Big W I have are 22V AC which work well at 27V DC. I think you may need to be more explicit. I believe your lamps are wired in groups of ten lamps per channel. Each lamp is notionally 3V (it depends on LED colour and...

I've been where you are. You have listed the tech. What do you want to do with your display? That will tell you what lights you need and where. Only you and yours can decide what you want to display. The back stage tech stuff is logical and there will be lots of help at ACL. I have various...

Welcome aboard. Read the 101 guide. Get into chat. Don't pay any attention to Some Hysterical Information unTested Spreaders. R

Peace of mind.

I'd add a couple of extras. I would not run anything at 80%, but I'm an electrical engineer, notorious with the accountants and politicians for 'gold-plating'. I'd always use 50% or much less. Unless you are running a 100% white display for extended periods then their 80% should be a good...

Hey Dale, next time I'm up your way I'll pop in and buy you a beer, so long as you give me an appropriately short hug. A Kingaroy wave would be good. For a few days you have picked out my responses and have got stuck in. It's not what I thought ACL was for. But that's OK. Perhaps we see the...

I would defer to my esteemed colleagues PenQuineer. No doubt he is an expert. I have a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London. A good college by any account.. There is a lot about digital electronics that I am not up to...

Long response to a quip. Wake up, we play with electrical lights, they need power. I honestly don't think we need to pander to the idea that some folks don't think lights need power. I'm quite sure the post above is a HoHoHo take. Not sure who you are embracing within the cool-crowd hugs, but lets...

Hi Steve, Wadda ya mean captcha? Welcome aboard. etc, If you thought the 101 manual was good then you should read it again. It is good but sometimes it does not make sense unless your lights are correctly wired up but not working. Then it is invaluable. Of course there are obvious mistakes...

I diagnose C.L.A.P. You should see a specialist. I'm astounded to find there is any darkness in Rocky in December. Illuminate whatever there is! R

I don't use LOR, so I'm not going to diss it. Welcome aboard. You may encounter some opinions about hardware and software. You can ask for and get help at ACL. Read the 101 manual and get into chat. No question is too stupid. We all want your lamps to go blinky-blinky in 2015. R (it's a crime...

Hi everybody, about 12 months ago I joined the forum. I came with my questions. Most of you said 'hi'. FE gave me some good advice that addressed my questions. Good advice then and still good today. Lots of new members introduce themselves to the forum with questions. Some of their questions...

Yeah me too. I did not want to ask. I think they are single colour LED strings, four channels for each but not 12 channels. I guess you used 7 channels. R

I diagnose early symptoms of the C.L.A.P. I would refer you to a specialist to confirm this diagnosis. The treatment may be very expensive and is NOT guaranteed to provide a cure. Painful for you but lots of kids will have F.U.N. Welcome aboard. R

This post makes out we are a bunch of sad bastards. I've seen some of your awesome displays posted. My display was well below my expectations. Especially when I forgot to turn it on .., and when I turned it on but Vixen was a bit unforgiving. Otherwise the kids loved it. R