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    Pixel failures heat related?

    Yep .. I've just been throwing entire 100 count strings in the bin, as soon as one pixel dies I just bin the whole string .. unfortunately ... due to my excellent organisational skills I've got some older strings mixed up with the strings from the bad batch so I'm not sure whats' what.
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    Pixel failures heat related?

    Yep .. I have a bad batch from 2021, some time about 4-5 months ago I bench tested them all for 12 hours, about 3k pixels, and thought I had found all the bad strings and disposed of them, this season I've already replaced 4 strings that I thought were good and just ended up taking down the high...
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    Starting 2023 Hopefully - Perth

    Arches are nice but I think of them as a really low density prop these days, they get washed out fairly quickly when you've got other props around them, for a new display I'd look into a singing face and some other type of high dense prop, simple pixel string along your straight lines of the house
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    New trend in the community of blinky - In my opinion.

    I've purchased a few sequences over the years, unfortunately now they're $50 USD upwards and in .AU dollars that's like $75, I personally can't justify spending that amount of money on sequences anymore, now I just scour the xlights google drive and adapt older and or free sequences into my show.
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    Pixel Christmas Tree help

    I have a 32 x 150 pixel mega-tree, I use a dedicated Kulp 32 port controller under it, each string of 150 pixels is on it's own controller port, it's simple, it just works. The construction of the mega-tree was a bit easier as well with each strand / string not needing power injection or looping...
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    This things going to be the death of me! Chasing an IT Wizard

    Your netmask's are a bit out, if using a mask of 255.255.0.0, 192.168.1.x and 192.168.200.x are in the same network. Maybe try shortening the mask's to 255.255.255.0 Using 255.255.0.0 as your mask is making your 192.168 subnet start and finish at 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.255.255
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    Reminder: This is a hobby

    Today I've worked out a lot of my stuff is just old and has been baked in the sun a bit too much .. My only singing face looks like it's having a major epileptic fit with most movements, the mega tree has at least 20 dead pixels or failing pixels on it, the roof strips outlining the roof are...
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    Tension for Boscoyo mounting strip?

    I tried the bungee ball things from Bunnings and like other's have said just couldnt get enough tension on them, and then I found half way through the season the elastic inside them had just given up. Big big cable-ties is all I use now
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    Any interest in RGB spots with DMX (E1. 31) over PLC (power line Ethernet)?

    Yes, this sounds really cool, I'd be interested to see what the cost is I'm assuming because of IP / Ethernet, they don't need to be daisy chained and one could effectively just plug them into a power outlet anywhere.
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    game changer ?

    Isn't that kinda similar to the boards Holiday Coro sells?
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    upgrade Mega tree controller box

    I would try and find a more common server PSU, I believe the HP 1200w PSU has been eaten up by the *coin miners, I use to install a lot of IBM servers and it was rare to be installing x3850's or x3690's, and it was around 2014-2015 IBM sold it's server business to Lenovo, so they'd be getting...
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    Build guide Boydaw Road Lights First Mega Tree Build

    I have a similar sized tree, just a bit higher, all I've done is brace it to the roof of the house with 3 braces, the base of the pole I just sit on a piece of timber to stop it sinking in. After that I can use a small extension ladder off the roof of the house to reach the top of the tree. Has...
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    why not use 24v to power your lights

    I looked into something similar a while ago as I've got a few 80amp 48v DC power supplies in the shed, it worked out just cheaper for me to buy AC power leads and power boards then what it is for all the guff to reticulate high voltage DC around my display and step down devices from the higher...
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    Most efficient way to power multiple power supplies in an enclosure

    I've done a similar thing, all though I used 4 x ip66 rated outdoor 12v power supplies, and then I've bolted them to the outside of my enclosure, I simply then use a 4 port power board to connect all AC power leads into, no problems for 2 years running it like this. I am though considering...
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