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[QUOTE="scamper, post: 100994, member: 22285"] Firstly, the fence post for colourbond fences are usually only in the ground about 550mm and quite ofetn only a small amount of concrete. If you are in granite or similar OK, but if it is sandy soil, the added weight of a mega tree could end up tipping your fence over. I am not saying don't do it, but be mindful of it and brace with guy wires or whatever to help. When you add a bunch of pixels it gets very heavy and you can get a lot of wind loading on it. I use 5v nodes and have no problem, I have 75 up and 75 down, they are injected at the bottom of every string, none at the top, I have heard of people going even further by just running at 20 or 30% (all done in the falcon) The other thing to look at is viewing it. What I mean is you are putting it behind a side fence panel, so unless you directly in front you will only see the top of it, So maybe look at setting up a stand alone tree a little closer to the rd. Maybe in line with the front of the side fence. It is easy to get a piece of pvc pipe to use as a sleeve and concrete in the ground and have it just below the surface, so you can put a cap on it for the rest of the year. PVC concreted in the ground is extremely strong. I would feel you neighbours out on what they think of bright flashy lights before going too far though, as some people have bad experiences with neighbours and big displays. I don't , thankfully, but some do. Maybe talk to them about what you are doing, see how they feel and even look at putting on a BBQ for the neighbours at xmas to get them into the spirit. Anyway, have fun. [/QUOTE]
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