New P5 Panel for my show

[Snowy]

Here is some pics of my new P5 panel for this years show . as you can see a bit worried with the box , all good hopefully.

 

[Snowy]

Power Supply's and fuse blocks mounted.

 

[spazmanaught]

That looks pretty good!!

What did you use for the metal strips holding the panels together?

 

[Danno]

A very good job, congrats!
How did you attach the metal strips to the wooden frame?
I ended up incorporating a 'lip' around the interior edges on my matrix, but it makes the frame quite thick

 

[Albrador]

Look at you go Phil! Nice work

 

[Snowy]

A very good job, congrats!
How did you attach the metal strips to the wooden frame?
I ended up incorporating a 'lip' around the interior edges on my matrix, but it makes the frame quite thick

my timber is 93mm wide and i made two cut's one is 3mm thick for the poly carbonate sheet and then i left a 15mm gap and cut a 4mm gap for the aluminium flat bar to fit into which is connected to the panels. it slides in and out fairly well.
. Here is a pic.

 

[Ianpor]

Looks great, where do you get the panels from?

 

[Snowy]

Looks great, where do you get the panels from?

I got my panels from Alliexpress . most of the othe guys get them from Lysonled if you get them from them make sure you get in contact with them as shipping is a killer through Alliexpress. they should be able to do better and faster shipping . my panels took two months to get here . also make sure you order spares as they will all come out of the same batch. don't forget to get the Colorlight card's as well at the same time.

 

[Derf]

Looking good Snowy,

(Speaking from my p5 indoor panels)
Just from my experience don't put perspex or a cover on them. In summer time I was watching the plastic front cover bubble and warp from the heat. Direct sunlight with the very condensed panels don't end to well.
I ended up having to put a hinged panel of ply wood and cover them in the day as my RPI temp was reaching 88*c which was in the shade behind the panels so who knows the actual temp of the front of the panels that were in direct sunlight

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[Snowy]

Looking good Snowy,

(Speaking from my p5 indoor panels)
Just from my experience don't put perspex or a cover on them. In summer time I was watching the plastic front cover bubble and warp from the heat. Direct sunlight with the very condensed panels don't end to well.
I ended up having to put a hinged panel of ply wood and cover them in the day as my RPI temp was reaching 88*c which was in the shade behind the panels so who knows the actual temp of the front of the panels that were in direct sunlight

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Thanks for the info. i brought plexiglass which is suppose to be uv rated specifically for ouutdoor signs? cost me two arms and legs . my panel will be under my veranda in the shade so it should be ok? and Tassie weather only gets to 30deg in summer HAHA. But i will keep an eye on it when i start the show.