Recent content by bernard

So much for me, the 101 does not seem to mention cat 5 but security cable instead which is a little heavier gauge. Cat 5e I have is 24 gauge. Not sure what the rating is but I read somewhere that each wire can handle about 0.5 amps. If I pair up 4 for + and for 4 for -, that would be only 2...

Just want to make sure I can take cat 5 cable for power injection. I think I saw that in the 101 tutorial. I'll look for it again but thought I would still ask for advice for cat 5 and other suggestions. my need is for 5 V only maybe 10 - 15 ft away from power source. I assume I can tie 3 wires...

Any reason why I could not use regular lamp cord (SPT2) for the 5V power injections?

That is awesome, both the design and your responses! I was concerned the additional wires was a sign of poor manufacturing but feel better about the all thing now. I have 3 strings, 2 of 40 pixels each that have 5 wires and 1 of 20 pixels but this one does not have the extra wires for power...

The red is on one end it looks like that there might be a + sign above it. The green is in the middle and the black on the other end.

So I finally got my 2811 strings from Ray. Very odd though as I got 2 strings of 40. On one end of the strings, I have a red/green/black wire and on the other end I have a red/green/black + another black and red! should not be a big deal as the 2 reds are connected together to the same terminal...

Really great looking candy canes! Maybe one day I'll have the time and talent to do something like that... :o How do you keep then up? is there a base so they don't fall (wind, uneven ground...)?

interesting. How do you size the fuse? lower rating than the power supply one so it blows first? I saw in another threat someone using SPT1 cable for power supply for the exact same reason (distinguish)... why not!

I'll be careful with the color for the wires! I ordered some 3-core connectors but not 2-core ones so I need to find some locally (not worth shipping cost from china I guess). I did not get cables either so I think I will use alarm wire or something like that instead. On the last arch, is...

Kane, That is a nice detailed description you gave me, thanks! I tried to draw in the attached sketch what you have described. Is it correct? (I used the colors that are shown on the picture for the RGBs I am getting, that is the reason it does not match yours...

Kane, Option 2 had my preference too as it will be easier to put together. Not exactly sure about the distance but 6 ft should not be too far off...and I got the message and will keep the distance as short as possible! It is important to eliminate all source of confusion and I appreciate the...

Thanks for the clarifications, it helps a lot. DanJ, isn't the RGB101 manual awesome? there is a lot of good info here! Good luck with your first show. I actually did my first one last year with 32 channels. I am going 64 this year and recently decided to fool around with RGBs but that, I am...

Is the attached drawing a correct representation how the arches should be connected together if the controller does not have 3 dmx output? Still a little confused about the power injection and how to do it. As far as software, I use Vixen 2.1. and Xlights. I started to look at Vixen+ which as...

Thank you for confirming that both options work. Is there a tutorial on power injection somewhere? I think I saw something on holidaycoro...I'll have to go back and check it out. Thanks again

Those are great answers, Thanks! I want each arch to be independent of each others so the splitter option is definitely out. I guess one option could also be to get 3 small controllers, one for each arch. just need to find the right controller now!