Recent content by Dmc

Hey everyone, Things have been moving along with my project. Here's the latest youtube vid - View: https://youtu.be/ThcPBoLCF-0 I've started experimenting with a WS2812b 144/m strip and acrylic sheet to find the best way to diffuse the light. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with thin...

Ok, this is a deep rabbit hole. Thanks so much, everyone for getting involved. I'll try to give you a better idea of exactly what I'm working with. The first layer of cladding, the frame will be clad with 1.2mm aluminium sheet, fixed on with sikaflex and rivets. Next layer will be the LEDs...

@TerryK The house battery will be hooked up to the alternator with a DC to DC charger. For simplicity's sake it's probably better to run them from the house batteries. I have downloaded the manual and have been reading through it. I've been so impressed with the info in there and the effort...

Yeah looks like it would also be out of my budget. I want to incorporate other materials so I'll stick with the strips

That's never occurred to me. If my maths is correct, p5 panels would weigh just under 10kg/m2. That's not too heavy. It wouldn't look that good in the daylight but at night.... Where would you buy them from?

@TerryK @Mark_M The truck is a 24v system but will the house will be set up with 240VAC. I'll run the lights off the house system, which can be hooked up to shore power through a 5kva inverter/charger. Please excuse my drawing, I haven't yet taught myself to use design software, its on the...

Hi everyone, I'm building an expedition truck using an ex CFA 4x4 Isuzu. I'm planning on combining LEDs, perspex and copper for the external cladding to turn our truck into a travelling light show. We plan on taking our truck to arts and music festivals and use it to spread awareness for all...