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[QUOTE="Indigogyre, post: 134385, member: 35302"] Hello, So, while a port might be able to support up to 1000 pixels that is not always the case due to the refresh rate. for the Falcon controller using xLights as the sequencer if you run a 40 frames refresh rate you max out at a little bit above 700 pixels per port. If you use 20 frames refresh rate it increases. What frame rate you use is a personal issue, some people can see the difference between 20 and 40 while some cannot. Personally, I only run at 40 frames refresh rate. Also, if you want to use the maximum number of pixels on a port you will need to power inject. Power injection can making setting up a little more difficult. I'm lazy and go with more ports over power injection. There should be no issue with going up to 6 meters to a prop. I commonly run that length to props on my F16v4 controllers. It'll work 905 of the time and once in awhile for whatever reason the prop might not like it in which case you might need to run a 3 meter extension pixel boost / null pixel and run a 3 meter extension after that. For Halloween I ran 9 meter extension with no issues to a singing tree. 12v vs 5v is a personal choice and seems to be a more regional aligned oddly enough. 5v pixels need more power injection but run more efficiently and a little cooler. Stick with 18AWG and that means to buy from a known supplier and not a random place that might seem to have a better deal on pixels. If there are problems you want to be able to go back to a vendor to discuss them. Some vendors might sell cheaper but they are not spaced properly or use thinner wire to help reduce costs. Which literally is a couple pennies per pixel. While it might not be practical when just starting up I learned it is easier to buy pixels in bulk instead of in small batches of maybe 1k or 2k at a time. It's also nice to have pre-made strings in different lengths between 50 and 100, and sometimes I miss shorter 25 pixel strings. [/QUOTE]
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