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    3.x Export xlights/nutcracker to Vixen 3

    If it is a short sequence, then you could export it from Xlights to Vixen 2 format, and then import the Vixen 2 file, but you don't want to do this for sequences that you will be using ongoing. There are now tools in Vixen 3 to help "crunch" the vixen 2 import into a smaller sequence file, but...
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    waterproofing with Selleys All Clear

    I'm interested in the answer to that too..... what ratio turps ? How long do they take to "dry out" Could you brush them just before you put them up, so they cure / dry out in situ ?
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    Fixing and maintaining xmas lights

    Ray Wu pixels, with 100 mm inter-wire. But I do have heaps of custom ones.... with 25mm interwire (didn't realise the future problems when I ordered those. I like to be super cautious, so I have 35mm over the join, and then a bigger heatshrink over all wires, and that one gets the silicone...
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    3.x Moving vixen 3 to a different computer

    What he is saying, is to use the Profile Wizard, to zip up your profile in the old computer. This assumes that all your files are in the Vixen Profile subdirectory. If you background image is somewhere else, it won't be included. If you audio files are somewhere else, they also will not be...
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    Fixing and maintaining xmas lights

    Just curious, how do you replace in-string pixels ? The wire between two pixels is too short to allow placement of heatshrink to slide onto the joins. Do you just use electrical tape ? Or do you use crimps (but then how do you waterproof them ? My method can't be the best way .... I put an...
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    waterproofing with Selleys All Clear

    If you live in USA ... there is an alternative.... just found this on Amazon, reduced from $40 to $16 http://www.amazon.com/Geocel-22200-Multi-Purpose-Brushable-Coating/dp/B000LNSKGW
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    waterproofing with Selleys All Clear

    Brushable ..... Posting dated March 2014. I am sorry to say we no longer make All Clear Brushable and have no similar product at this time.
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    waterproofing with Selleys All Clear

    I use a different product...... because it seemed to be the right one when I was in the shop !!!! But no one has mentioned it, so hope it is correct. I liked that it is UV and weather resistant... and the 25 year guarantee !!!! Selleys Roof and Gutter 75g Selleys Roof and Gutter Silicone...
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    How to secure ends of strip (i think i have OCD)

    I don't have any of those endcaps (and I need to add pigtails to a lot of short strips) ..... Is it safe to do all the above WITHOUT the endcap ????? Or when the heatshrink shrinks, will it damage the end of the strip ? If I have to use the endcaps, then I guess I better get in touch with...
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    New Zealand

    Yes, Auckland to Rotorua, don't go through Hamilton, take a side trip to the Coromandel Peninsula... visit Hot Water Beach (have to be there within a couple of hours of low tide, take a mini shovel to dig your private spa pool in the sand), and Cathedral Cove.... and if you are a beach person...
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    Closed Christmas lights controller boxes

    If only you were in NZ !!!!!!
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    3.x moving a sequence between profiles

    If you export to Vixen 2, and then try and import that back into Vixen 3, you will not get the result you are seeking, as a lot of details will be lost, and it will come back as a much larger file, with hundreds/thousands of individual effect items. You can export the gradients, etc, and...
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    Lerch the Spider

    Sound track is great .... lights are great ..... spiders are a m a z i n g I hope that you have planned some good crowd and traffic control !!!!!
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    Cabinet Temperature Controller

    If you only need to know the temperature, then here is another solution http://www.aliexpress.com/item/0-56-inch-LCD-Red-Light-30-70-degree-Digital-Thermometer-Panel-with-Three-Wire-KK/1938319832.html
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    Cabinet Temperature Controller

    Are you going to offer these boards for sale ?
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