Recent content by Notenoughlights

Oh it can work just fine, though I doubt anyone will be willing to risk their insurance for it vs a commercial grade system.

For $100 you could be up and running with a couple of hundred leds to deck out a few bushes, letterbox, front fence etc or even your Christmas tree. Seed pixels are insanely cheap (think about 6-8 cents per led) and a controller like mentioned above esp32 etc, if DIY isn't your thing, I would...

I don't want to come across harsh or anything but buying a setup will be 100% more difficult than setting your own up, as you now need to learn what the last owner of that light display had done/used/wired etc. Starting from the beginning learning and adding a little bit at a time will be the...

I bought a motor driver, essentially an H bridge with fancy controls. Hooked to an esp32 running wled, as it can now drive h bridges, I use it to run about 40 sets of string lights from one single power supply. Really cuts down on the multiboards lol

I bought one of these irons way back 2013-14ish https://www.jaycar.co.nz/goot-240v-15w-240v-soldering-iron/p/TS1430 has been going strong with the original tip all these years. I would certainly buy another one. Not the best if you're wanting portability like a lot of the usb-PD powered irons...

I'd be installing 3 phase.. It's getting to the point a single phase connection isn't enough Pull boxes/pits in the ground between various parts in the yard with lids that can be closed while having cables exit. large conduits between them, and one to at least a cupboard in the garage for easy...

I've got a TP-Link Omada EAP225-Outdoor access point mounted to a pole at the front of my drive, I can pick that up at the end of my street, although it's useless at that range because my phone can't transmit that far, it still has great reach. I use that mainly during Christmas when I'm out...

Another Kiwi, awesome. If you're wanting to start out with something simple, take a look at WLED. There are many available products that run this software, the Quinled range (https://quinled.info/) is very beginner friendly. That is just a controller, it is possible to use this with xlights...

I've been looking for something the same, came across this site here. https://backlitledsign.com/products/3d-metal-backlit-residential-address-sign

Wled doesn't support 12bit, only 8bit

I've seen that video, from memory he places led strips against the rocks and glues them down, then places clear pebbles over top. Being that it's not a screen or matrix display, I would consider the 2805 but the 24v variant giving the rgbcct option. I don't imagine once mapped correctly that the...

I run two shows as one show. Xlights and vixen sequences running together. I just name them all the same thing and use remote/master control. When the master player calls for xyz sequence, xyz sequence (even though it's made in xlights) will run on the remote player. You may be able to do...

I just want to add onto this. Any solder joints done on a seed pixel string (unsupported) like this, where it's flapping around in the wind, may not survive. Solder generally shouldn't be used as a mechanical support.

I picked up a whole lot of infinity star hanging things (similar to icicle lights) after Christmas, indoor use only though, should look nice in the windows

Live should always be the conductor being switched, neutral should never be switched unless you are using a double pole switch/relay to do both live AND neutral at the same time. Both the Neutral and earth wires bypass the relays and go straight to wherever you are connecting to. IF you do not...