Recent content by nutz4lights

So... Problem solved.... The $@&# jumper wire at the main terminal where voltage is routed to the card was loose... Not sure what made that pop into my head tonight, but that fixed it... Louie

Hey all, I sent a message to ED, but figured I would try here too. One of my six p12s controllers that has worked the last two years isn't firing up. I have verified that there's 5v getting to the card, but the indicator lights don't come on (heartbeat). Does anybody have any pointers such...

I found a place in Orlando, FL near me that can do up to six meter lengths. They are getting me pricing... Louie

Eddy, Do you have any recommendation on importing this into the U.S.? All the vendors I am finding on shore here have the one meter lengths. Awesome idea and I love the look. Louie

The same could be said the other way around... I am now using xlights in beta and can do stuff I couldn't do the last 2 years in LSP. ;-) ...and it was easy. Louie

Sounds very typical of my dealings with Ray! Always backs up his sales.

Hi Logan, I use those in my family room up lighting, but purchased mine from Amazon.com (free shipping here in the states). They absolutely put out 12v but just like any other rgb dimmer, they vary the level of ground to adjust color levels. Maybe your unit is faulty? I also ordered my...

I think everybody else has moved on to xlights/nc4. ;-) Louie

I definitely think you should go with whomever is giving you the best quality for the same price. If one vendor just absolutely nails it every time they send you product, that is who I would end up going with myself. Sounds like you definitely got a bad batch from Ray and I wouldn't hesitate...

Very well put Eddy. I agree. I don't do any commercial installs, but if I did, I would sure want to use something with very high reliability. -Louie

I didn't know Minleon didn't sell a node. But to be fair, the Technicolor lights are almost triple the cost of Ray's normal nodes these days. I'd be curious to see what supplier the op is comparing to because then one could make a fair comparison. I only threw out the Minleon because I know...

Two things that I think are missing from this post are: (1) who are the other suppliers and (2) what would 2000 pixels have cost from those suppliers shipped to your door (and I guess #3 would be what percentage you saved by going with Ray). When I order lights, since I am a hobbyist and only...

That could be confirmed with a non sealed string, which Ray and others on eBay do sell... off to ebay I go... good suggestion. I work in circuit board design and fabrication, so I may have to tear one of these down to look at copper weights, layer count, trace width, via size, etc... Louie

I understand all of that, but he sells 20AWG and 18AWG hook-up wire (should I say "20AWG" and "18AWG" ??) in his store... and appears to use "20AWG" in the light strings... even shifting to 18AWG.... sorry "18AWG" would be an improvement... and the cost difference between those two gauges seems...

Honest question right? If voltage drop in the 5V compared to a 12V pixel string is due to the 20AWG wire, why not just ask for 18AWG wire to be used? I could see there being a challenge with soldering the larger wire down to the pad on the circuit board, but... I already emailed Ray, but does...