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[QUOTE="spazmanaught, post: 110733, member: 24889"] Hi Ash, I'm a little confused with what you asked so I'll tell you how I have my advateks set up. See if that answers the qty per output etc. I run all mine in expanded mode. I have 2 x long range MKII's. These go out to 16 x receivers (which gives me 32 outputs) which I use for many different things. 5v & 12v and string lengths of 10 pixels to the largest of 85 (in the string type). I also have heaps of strips (I started using them before I was told they aren't the best, although so far I've had little issue) with lengths up to 6m. On the Long Range receivers the most I have connected to these is on one receiver I have 4 x 5m 12v strips @60p/m giving 300 pixels per string. This gives me 1200 pixels in expanded mode from the 2 outputs or 2400 from the 4 expanded outputs on that one receiver. So far no issues. I also have a MKII standard which I will use for my 2021 mega tree but for 2020 I'm using 8 outputs (16 actual outputs) in 5v for candy canes and a few bits and pieces and the other 16 outputs for 14 x 12v strips (they are 2 x 3m daisy chained together @60p/m) to a total of 360 per strip which is 720 pixels per output in expanded mode. The other 2 out puts run my 2 x 12v Singing Trees @229 pixels (from extremelightingdisplays.com.au). So for the 12v 8 outputs (16 in expanded) I run 5498 pixels in total. My understanding is I can use up to 510 pixels per output in expanded. I've had no dramas with this so far in all my testing (I only run it all @20%). I haven't seen any voltage drop off @20% but the singing faces @30% struggled to do white fully, so 20% seems to be the sweet spot for my 12v for what I have. I'm still doing injection but just wanted to see how it went on it's own. None of my 5v have lots of pixels to cause any issue. So from what I have done and understand in normal mode you can connect 1020 per output. The specs on the rugged definitely are different though: [LIST] [*][B]Standard Outputs:[/B] 16 [*][B]Expanded Outputs:[/B] 32 [*][B]RGB Pixels/Output:[/B] 340 [/LIST] Maybe they limit the number of pixels due to keeping the power down? Is there a reason you want to go the rugged? When I looked earlier in the year I couldn't justify the extra cost for the power-supply and box. I'm sure they are great but I used the coin saved to get some of the TACTIX waterproof boxes. Anyway good luck. Plenty of people here who can help that's for sure!!! [/QUOTE]
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