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    Lighting issues with WS2812B 5V pixel strips

    Just wanted to provide an update in case anyone else experiences a similar issue. I ended up getting the strip working after disabling and re-enabling the brightness limiter option in WLED which, allowed the whole strip to light up as expected. I was then able to run a second WLED instance on...
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    Lighting issues with WS2812B 5V pixel strips

    Hi MAZMick, by half-lit I meant that approximately 25 of the 50 pixel run are lighting up at all. Yeah my diagram isn't the greatest, I might need to look into something like LucidChart which seems popular around here. The diagram is is meant to represent the wire run from the control box...
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    Lighting issues with WS2812B 5V pixel strips

    Yeah and I even played around with the value just in case. but unfortunately it didn't make a difference.
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    Lighting issues with WS2812B 5V pixel strips

    I'm hoping someone with more experience may be able to provide some assistance/advice. I've currently got two functioning strips of WS2812B 5V LEDS with power injection at every 101 pixels. I fried one strip of pixels whilst soldering yesterday so the WAF is dropping fast with the "wouldn't...
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    Control box fan/power advice

    Yeah, I realised I had stuffed up with the airflow shortly after making the cuts. :( It probably didn't help that the images were auto-rotated by 90 degrees on upload. 😣But yes I do see that the top fan (pictured bottom-left) is now a big water ingress point . Fortunately for this...
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    Control box fan/power advice

    I have made my first attempt at wiring up my control box and hoping someone might be able to offer some advice on the following points: * What sized screws would I need in order to mount the side fan to the ventilator (pictured)? * Would I need to lower the top (sucker) fan by using a resistor...
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    Hello all from another aussie

    Hi all, Another newbie to the world of non plug-n-play Christmas lights. I've already read the very informative 101 guide several times and have been scouring the forums for useful tips and tricks. I'm taking the plunge this year and going with a modest setup of ESP8266's running WLED, a bunch...
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