Recent content by Kingfisher

Simply, I enjoy it and the local kids love it. But I don't know if I'll do it next year.

Thanks mate. I'll do that.

Hi, I need a little help identify exactly which pixel is broken. Is it the first pixel that's dark that's broken or the last pixel that's lit that's broken. My issue is that data just isn't being passed on. It's also maybe an intermittent fault as I saw them broken (only a few pixels on) then...

Wish I had a look at this form earlier this week... Just went to check the machine and the motor appears to be dead, power is at the motor but it's not spinning. As for the gear box, while the lube I used turned a rusty brownish red, not much additional rust in it and everything seemed to move...

The headache of these machines... I've have the single bubble wand version and what's causing the motor on mine to to stop is the gearbox rusting up. For some unknown reason they used metal pins in the gearbox that easily rust. On top of that the gearbox isn't sealed to prevent moisture from...

Soooooo over the past few weeks I've been busy... Very busy. I've tackled half of my broken things pile (mostly just fixing bad wire connectors or things I broke while taking it all down. Removed all the pixels from my pixel tree strips, replaced them with new ones (the original where cheap...

Yeah I think you should be able to get one for hobby use, limited sure but still.

I just had a quick look at QLDs requirements, and it kinda read like you can't get one unless you need one for work even if you've done the course work... and I think that's dumb.

@Skymaster Ok, yeah I now understand what your saying, yeah it seems we are having the exact same issue and it's present on both of my 2-24 boards... now I'm wondering if it's also present on the 2-18s... I'll have to check that once I get them set up into a box and fix the 24v lights I use it for.

Ok so this is interesting... I'm having a different issue, more of a glitch in my opinion. I don't have any channels flipping around, instead all the even pairs have a glitch where at random times the second half will flash on. I'm also seeing a flicker that appears to be the same speed as...

Interesting, I have two boards, one that I brought last year and one I got this year. I'll test them both and report the results. Btw my set up involves the Enttec 70304 DMX USB Pro Dongle and Enttec 70303 USB dongle and run them both off a windows laptop using QLC+. I didn't have any issues...

I avoid soldering as much as I can. It takes too long and I find it too fiddly. Instead I use solder heat shrink to make all my wire to wire connections and then use either standard heat shrink or PVC tape to cover and strengthen the connection point and help keep moisture out. I've had a few...

Right right, now I know what I've done wrong... I'll fix it. Thinking about it might have been the same reason some things didn't work for me last year... Thanks mate!

I've made some decent progress on new controllers. These ones are just missing a few things, some printed parts, vent holes and liquid nail. I use cheep kmart tubs as they do the trick, keep costs down and stack neatly. 2 * DMX2-24 + 31v power supply He123 differential receiver (12v) He123...

This year I'm basically rebuilding... Most of my controllers had issues the require them to be rebuilt. Most of my pixel elements had issues with waterproofing and during the rain they didn't work all to well, so new pixels. Part of my mini mega tree failed last year, I could just replace the...