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Hi. I was an active member years ago and got into the pixels with the help of this great forum. I have been running a show each year with a p12r but it just seems to have died. I cannot communicate with it and flipping the dip-switches to test mode do nothing. The lights all come up for power...

Thanks for the reply Phil. I tested the way I explained in the post and everything works great. Cheers, Brian

Hi, Just hooking up my P12R and I need to add a second power supply. I have a the first five volt supply feeding the logic board at K1 five volt and ground as well as the output board at P00. The second power supply is feeding the output board at P13. I am pretty sure this is right but just want...

This is one of your nicest Richard... great work

The P2 does need a power source. It does not pass enough power to run your pixels. You can run the P2 from the same power supply as the pixels as the power draw for it is very low.

Yes as long as it is coming from the same power supply. If you are using different power supplies than you must have the + line separated and only the ground line running through There is a couple great pics of this in the ACL101 manual

There is a thread full of info on this topic, link below: 12V vs 5V

Welcome to ACL. There is a great assortment of members here from around the world with experience in all types of Christmas displays. If you have any questions just post a thread or pop into chat for a bit. Good luck with your display.

yes, you can back feed the null pixel

Happy Birthday from the far north.

yes one wire only for data, two wires causes timing errors

Not sure what your distances are from the controllers to first pixel or from power supplies to strip, I would chaeck voltage at the strip to verify that you have enough power to run everything. Remember that when dealing with low voltage, voltage drop on the wires can become an issue

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The link above was inaccurate. this one works. http://nutcracker123.com/nutcracker