Recent content by scamper

I am getting too old for this HOHO. After going away for a while and then setting up some more props I finally went back to this and found the problem....Ít was me all along. When I was opening all the controllers in Chrome, you can see that as you start to fill out the address, it suggests...

If you read it again, you will notice that I said, the run with the network and mains in the same conduit is on the other side of the yard and is in fact working fine. The problem child is the one where the power is above ground and the network cable is a permanent below ground fixture.

Don't think so, I am using cat5 cable and haven't had any problems in the past, and in the box over the other side of the yard that is working fine I do actually have the mains cable and the network cable run through the same conduit. Worth a look though.

No, the conduit is sealed all year round and then has candy cane tops on when I open it for the year. The power cable is run separately and is where the moisture problem was. On a side note, I think I should change my avatar xD

I will have another look, but it has the same network it has been running for 4 or 5 years. And it was actually running about a week ago, but then I had a breaker trip and thought I had a supply problem, but it turned out to be a mains extension lead that had moisture in it. I am also going to...

Yeah thanks. I did think of this, and when it got dark I did notice a lot of flickering in a 2 different props connected to this controller, so may look at this today. Unfortunately, this is one that is buried in a conduit that runs out to the front yard, so am hoping a bit of crc on the...

I do actually have a question... Which I am sure I will end up figuring out, but I have had one problem after another this year and the latest one is doing my head in. I have 3 falcon controllers and a Pi and all are on the same network and wired in. I have a switch that they all go through and...

Just to add to what everyone else had said, if you add a run of pixels, or a load of some sort, and check the voltage with the load, set the voltage then.

Either get a power block run some large cable to that and then each smaller wire from there, a lot of people use Alan Hansons distro boards, but if you are in a hurry and want to jerry rig something still with fuses, go to an auto parts supplier and get some auto fuse blocks.

Based on the Hanson Electronics site it looks as though you can run up to 800 pixels per output. So given that, you could technically run just 1 data cable and then just add power to the strings. This is basically how I do all of my props. I run data only then inject power separately, it helps...

I am in the same boat, for the last couple of years I haven't even done a show as my wife and I bought a business that took ALL of our spare time. We visited my dad last year who does a massive display of purely bunnings lights and blow ups. I even donated my sleigh to him last year. We were...

xD Hi!

As others have said, that is your rcd otherwise known as safety switch. It detects any current leakage across the poles as opposed to overload. Send us a photo of your power boxes so we can run an eye over it/them. Alternatively if you have several, start one at a time. The most common mistake...

I suppose a way around this would be to attach several wires that you tension and would also act as stabilisers.

I have actually come up with another solution. I am putting pixels inside cable trays :-)