Happy to be here, time to learn and join the 2014 Christmas light show

brettbert

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Hello, my name is Brett.
I have had a small display of rope lights, string lights and motifs. My daughter was a bit disappointed with the light displays in 2013 as 3 major ones locally were not set up. So this year I thought I would step it up a little hopefully with some help from here.
After watching the American series Christmas light fight there was a lot of things I saw that I would love to do, but I really would like to start with one item. I'd like to set up as sign with rgb changing lights to display words and pictures that scroll. I know this is not going to be a small project and maybe difficult but it must be able to be done, I saw it on tv. Actually I have seen Fasteddys display previously and I'm sure he had a face that sang like this.
I imagine the sign would be made up of rgb strip or the like, and by having multiple drops words and pictures could be made.


I am here for guidance and help and hopefully a meeting during the year.
My background is as an electrician although I haven't worked in that field for a while, I do have exposure to electronics, soldering, computers and fault finding.


I have been reading the guide book and watched some videos, even visited aliexpress.


Looking forward to this challenge and hopefully have something special for this December.


Thanks
Brett
 

Benslights

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Welcome to ACL Brett

hope to see you in chat some time. there is so much good information on this site aswell as a great bunch of people
 

brettbert

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Thanks for the welcome.
I thought I should let you know I am in Wollongong so not that far from Sydney.
 

fasteddy

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Welcome Brett. Yes I was one of those local displays that didn't do anything this year but it was good to see the Mt Warrigal display back up and running this year. I do plan to come back bigger and better for 2014.

There is a lot of info and great members here and you only being 10 minutes up the road means that I can give you some one on one on hands guidance which will get you up to speed very quickly.

So welcome to the addiction
 

brettbert

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Thank you for the welcomes. Fasteddy I really appreciate your offer and will have to take you up on it for sure.
A pixel tree sounds great and that can probably be made to display a sign very well.
I will endeavour to visit here a few more times in the next few days.
Brett
 

kel

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Habbosrus

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Fasteddy said:
There is a lot of info and great members here and you only being 10 minutes up the road means that I can give you some one on one on hands guidance which will get you up to speed very quickly.

So welcome to the addiction
That's it! Now I want to pack up and move to Wollongong too. You're a very lucky man Brett.
 
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