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[QUOTE="TerryK, post: 111460, member: 32169"] Every individual's display is rather unique; asking what would be a limiting length of string or power injection comes down to what an individual is comfortable with and the physical hardware that individual is using for their display. For 250 pixels (assuming WS2811 or similar) I would suggest injecting at 3 points, beginning, middle, and end assuming you have all 250 pixels in a single string. But how well the display works is also going to depend upon if you are using resistor or regulated pixels and how hard are you driving them. Regulated pixels are exceedingly resistant to voltage drop, resistor pixels, not so much. A power injection run of 75 feet is a bit of a stretch but is certainly possible. I've no opinion on the 14 AWG landscape wire you mentioned as I do not know its specs. To help with voltage drop you could install multiple runs of the power injection. That is, separate cables to the points in the pixel string where you decide to inject power. The Falcon F4 will in my opinion work nicely (I have one) and it can be expanded if the need arises. I checked the DrZZZ website; have not watched any of those. I would suggest if not already downloading ACL's 101 Manual. Also Canispater Christmas on YouTube. That's Jeff and he videos 'hands-on' RBG Pixel Christmas lighting from the hardware aspect mostly. There is also the forum on Falcon's website and xLights.org including all the information here (ACL). [/QUOTE]
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