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Today, 12:44 AM

dim bulb replied to a thread Megatree power configuration and F16v3 in Power/Electric

My first 2 years i ran at 100%, a week left 8n my second year, I took some advice and turned it down to 35% and never tur ed it back up.

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Today, 12:33 AM

angus40 replied to a thread Ws 2811 Ws 2812 or ApA 106 in a straw hat in Pixels and Pixel controllers

It appears that a 75R is required on each Di also.

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Today, 12:26 AM

2k05gt replied to a thread How can I control 6 WS2812B Light Strips that are in different locations in Arduino

After I unzip the files into the Arduino Library folder and run the software I get these errors, Invalid library found in...

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Yesterday, 08:49 PM

mr fix replied to a thread New Windows in Tools and Equipment

i have them permanent on the house used pvc trim and white pex 1/2 and made it part of the trim work. i have a post on...

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Yesterday, 08:44 PM

MartinMueller2003 replied to a thread And now for something completely different. in 3D Printers/CNC and supporting technology

I would end up blowing up my house. I will stick to lights.

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Yesterday, 08:20 PM

MartinMueller2003 replied to a thread How can I control 6 WS2812B Light Strips that are in different locations in Arduino

The software is at: https://github.com/forkineye/ESPixelStick/tree/unify I use the LoLin ESP32 pro. That external antenna really pushes up the...

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Yesterday, 08:16 PM

Reddy_Kilowatt started a thread And now for something completely different. in 3D Printers/CNC and supporting technology

Good thing I'm busy building props in the off season.:razz: Cool, but i think I'll leave this one alone. https://youtu.be/qsvpU7G5IJg ...

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Yesterday, 05:32 PM

tomas041857 started a thread Adding singing face to Mega tree or matrix in V3 How do I...?

I was wondering how to add singing faces to a mega tree or matrix? Is there any where I can get the pictures of faces with the different mouth...

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Yesterday, 04:10 PM

2k05gt replied to a thread How can I control 6 WS2812B Light Strips that are in different locations in Arduino

I can only find this card ESP32 LoRa SD Card or This one ESP32 ESP-WROOM-32 SD Card ESPPixelStick-Master ?? in the Readme for...

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Yesterday, 03:02 PM

kockie replied to a thread Lowrider2 build in 3D Printers/CNC and supporting technology

The mpcnc uses a RAMPS board with dual endstops. I like that feature a lot. I ordered a couple of 6-pack boards. Shipping from the US to the...

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Yesterday, 01:55 PM

davideemccann replied to a thread Would an OLSEN be able to control some of the DC SSR's ? in Olsen 595

thanks for this post, my problem has been fixed too.

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Yesterday, 10:39 AM

algerdes replied to a thread Megatree power configuration and F16v3 in Power/Electric

Many years ago ("ancient" in DIYC time) we ran the display at 100%. Actually had people tell us it was a great display, but "could you dim the...

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Yesterday, 07:39 AM

wilmar replied to a thread Lowrider2 build in 3D Printers/CNC and supporting technology

What controller did. You use ? I got the black box motion controller Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Yesterday, 07:29 AM

MartinMueller2003 replied to a thread How can I control 6 WS2812B Light Strips that are in different locations in Arduino

I would use ESP32 modules with built in SD card readers for all of the strips. Then use ESPixelStick V4 (aka Unify) software. With that combination...

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Yesterday, 05:09 AM

Macrosill started a thread Happy Birthday relic1882 in The Lounge

Happy 39th Birthday relic1882 ! Hope you have a wonderful day, and very best wishes from everyone here at Do It Yourself Christmas.

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Yesterday, 03:07 AM

kockie replied to a thread Lowrider2 build in 3D Printers/CNC and supporting technology

Yes, i built an mpcnc 2 years ago. Did a lot of woodwork and foamwork with it. It turned out quite big and a little too floppy, so I want to build a...

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Yesterday, 12:21 AM

2k05gt started a thread How can I control 6 WS2812B Light Strips that are in different locations in Arduino

How can I control WS2812B Light Strips that are in different locations, I have back yard setup with a pool, Gazebo, Deck, and so on the Gazebo has 3...

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Yesterday, 12:07 AM

2k05gt replied to a thread Ideas on how to control lights via WIFI from a relay in Other Hardware

I was not really looking at cheap, I Race cars, and there is a saying that you can only have two out of three criterias in Race Car building 1)...

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03-04-2021, 09:06 PM

BoCa replied to a thread Lowrider2 build in 3D Printers/CNC and supporting technology

I have looked at that and at the mpcnc, I am in the process of printing the parts for the mpcnc, I am running the controls with a mega and a shield...

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03-04-2021, 08:01 PM

Shockwave replied to a thread Latest Dev Builds in V3 General

I run Win7, 64bit, sp1.

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03-04-2021, 07:47 PM

wilmar started a thread Lowrider2 build in 3D Printers/CNC and supporting technology

Anyone. Else done this build ? Or. Another diy CNC Printed all the parts ordered everything Should start build this weekend 4x8 CNC for under...

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03-04-2021, 06:49 PM

jchuchla replied to a thread Ideas on how to control lights via WIFI from a relay in Other Hardware

Not the cheapest way to go, but you can do this with insteon smart home products. Their IO link is a GPIO module that can sense the closure from...

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03-04-2021, 06:46 PM

dim bulb replied to a thread Megatree power configuration and F16v3 in Power/Electric

I can tell you from personal experience that you will find that 35% is plenty for that tree. I run 16 strings of 50 pixels at 35% 40 feet from road...

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03-04-2021, 06:44 PM

dim bulb replied to a thread Megatree power configuration and F16v3 in Power/Electric

I run 300 pixels at 35% off a single port with no issues at all.

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03-04-2021, 04:29 PM

mmais68569 started a thread RGB 5050 Strips For Sale in The Lounge

I have 2 never used 5050 DUMB RGB strips for sale. These came from Holiday Coro a couple of years ago before I moved to pixels. I have no idea as to...

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03-04-2021, 10:10 AM

curtinti replied to a thread New Windows in Tools and Equipment

Are you looking to use pixels or traditional LED string lights? If pixels, another resource to leverage is David Henry's Learn Christmas Lighting...

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03-04-2021, 07:03 AM

ukdel replied to a thread FPP PB16 Pixel Controller in Development

Hi Scott.. I am awaiting the BBB16 boards from JLCPCB but noted that around 18 Feb 21 you seem to have updated the Github, with a pushbutton/GPIO...

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03-04-2021, 03:12 AM

Stormyblade replied to a thread New Windows in Tools and Equipment

Here's a great start for you: https://auschristmaslighting.com/wiki/AusChristmasLighting-101 Part-way down the page there's a bold headline that...

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