Recent content by TrisC

It’s really not safe to push screws through the PSU holes and secure them to the PSU body. If you do decide to do it, use nylon screws not metal. Those SMPS can have up to 350v floating around inside so a loose screw could accidentally shove that voltage through your lights.

Welcome to the journey!

Hey Claire To echo what Graham said, it too guts to get up in front of everyone and learn about Xlights on the fly. We have all been beginners once, so don’t hesitate to reach out- you got this! Also, don’t forget the zoom room. It’s a great resource when trying to wrap your head around...

What a great build! Well done!

Another vote for seed pixel matrices. I ran 2x matrices last season and they worked really well. 3500 x600 @ 840 pixels and 5000 x 400 @ 800 pixels, both with 2inch spacing, on Baldrick 8’s (thanks Alan!). The refresh rate seemed to be ever so slightly faster than bullet pixels which I...

Agreed! Perhaps vote for both?

12:04am and the number is still very high…

I built myself a multifunction meter that I can drop into a channel when testing. It’s based on an RC battery monitor and shows volts, amps and watts in real time. Admittedly a multimeter does the same thing, but I wanted something quick and dirty so that I didn’t need to carry my fancy...

I have to admit, my 4yo asked me to play Golden in the car this afternoon which I begrudgingly obliged. Our car has a decent sound system in it so I was pretty shocked at the range, depth and amplitude of bass frequencies it has in it. I wouldn’t be surprised if the modulator in the FM...

Out of curiosity, have you plugged headphones into the sound card to confirm if it’s the audio output or the transmitter???

I want to give a massive shout out to Sam at Christmas props Aust (QLD) and Damien at Lasabelle creative (Vic). After being unable to make contact with Troy regarding my order, both of these gents stepped up and absolutely went out of their way to help me out with equivalent props to make my...

Great job with using those Arlec boxes and the creative 3D design! Regarding future enclosures, If you don’t go don’t the path of white electrical enclosure from such as the ones from Hanson Electronics, I can highly recommend the tactix (pellican style) boxes from Bunnings as an option to...

Troy’s phone number is still active and available on his website but he is not taking new orders. He is now working in a full time role, so likely unable to answer during working hours.

Just rebooting this conversation as a gentle reminder about the licensing process, if you plan to obtain one, as we get closer to the 2025 season start. I applied for my licence last night and had it granted and sent through by 8.30 this morning!!! Felicity at APRA was incredibly efficient...

I've put put a small "Dab" (amount) of Epoxy glue on the thread when tightening up. It acts like a 'thread locker'. Its keeps mine in place.