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Oh, so basically I’d have the voltage drop at 201-200 if I inject at 400 instead. I could still inject at 200 if needed or try in line power balance which might be the better ticket if I’m thinking about it right. Basically break of the 12v power and ground lines from the port line and tee them...

Meant 52 strands. If I put power at 400 feeding back pixels 400-201 on one PSU and pixels 1-200 fed off the port with a data only connection from 200-201 connection, isnt it the same net effect as putting the power at 200 feeding 201-400? And, yea, I might be able to get 400 fed without power...

That also solves my power injection issue, as I can just throw a t there.

I see what you’re suggesting. How do I change the xlights model to reflect that? Do I have to it by hand? Have to imagine there’s a simple trick.

These are what I need: https://wallyslights.com/collections/power-injection-ts/products/no-power-passthrough-xconnect-pigtail-5-pack

It’s all 12v. I’m going to use Matto’s evo pixels. The spacing is such that it’s 200 pixels up and 200 pixels down. It’s a total of 56 strands. Rather than splitting the tree across controllers, I’m planning to use 26 ports on an experience lights 32 port genius pro. That board has 4 separate...

That makes sense. The outswing screen you’ve got actually makes the engineering challenge a bit easier, at least in my mind. It’ll still work, just maybe not as tidy.

I’m building a power injection box for my megatree. I plan to inject at the end of each run of 400. My plan had been to use a separate psu at each drop, but now I’m realizing that idea is probably not electrically sound. Correct me if I’m wrong. I guess I could try to use a power balance cable...

My issue is it’s a Dutch door. So if my wife opens just the top, I need to account for that. The half loop should cover though. You don’t get the cord tripping people and such? I guess if you run it tight enough and secure it it’s fine. It just needs enough slack to clear the swing of the arc.

Yea. I mounted it with 2 suction cup mounts this year. They worked great. Should work fine on the door.

First time poster, long time lurker. Based in California. I’m working on my layout for next year and I’m wanting to hang a BOAW on my front door. The door gets opened all the time—so I recognize this may be infeasible. I’m wondering how I might secure the cable to it has slack when the door is...