Recent content by djgra79

Welcome to the madness! Keep an eye out on the Mini expo section as most states plan a weekend of presentations & demos each year, would be great to see new faces and you can ask questions directly with other members.

PI at every 50 pixels for 5v is a common piece of advise but as RolyT suggested this is assuming running at 100% brightness, which in reality many people (myself included) do not do. Everyone's milage will vary based on vendor of pixels, pixel type, cables used & their length, quality of PSU and...

Feel free to start a dedicated thread here, or a wiki page that others can contribute to ;)

I love my garage matrix. It just fills a large area that was previously blank and dark. Basic details are 2in spacing of 5v nodes run off he123 controller and expansion. Its ok for large basic text and some images

I must have scared 50 away :(

You don't plan to add anything to the end of the prop... NOW... but may do in the future. Future Gooliez will thank you later ;) Alternatively I just add some heatshrink and fold it over to form a weatherproof(ish) seal that is easy to undo and add more pixels or connector in the future.

This is why I always will email Ray directly with links to the pages and ask for a quote, makes it simpler (imo)

Check out the megatree database of previous builds form members to get an idea of sizes and materials used https://auschristmaslighting.com/threads/acl-megatree-database.14503/

Hey Santa, turn everything off! (Ask Ben about that one ;) )

Thanks to @ryanschristmaslights for keeping the lights on and us mods in line each and every year. Merry Christmas to all, and best of luck for the remainder of your 2025 season and for the year ahead.

2025 was copy/paste of last year, not a single change of layout or props, only some pixel repairs. As we got rid of the 80s era Teac home hifi that was driving an outdoor speaker, I was 100% reliant on fm transmission which suits 95% of my visitors, however I did notice some people who parked...

Sounds like a specific bass frequency might be at the sweet spot of your transmitter to distort. Glad you got it sorted!

Sounds odd that its only the 1 song. My 2c is that perhaps that track (regardless of its obtained source) has a certain frequency in the mix that your transmitter has trouble reproducing and causes the distortion. As Tric suggested above, try to see if its coming from the Pi's output, or from...

Great progress already! Just a small word of caution on those grey enclosures that look like from Bunnings, they aren't always 100% waterproof around the lid seal, so keep that in mind if they are out in the yard and exposed to the elements.

Controversial, but I could not tell you the last time i picked up my soldering iron. I just twist the stripped bare wires together and seal with heatshrink, both on the individual cores and around the outer cable cover. Its easy to repair if required (not as often as you think) and it just works...