frozentundra52 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Found a similar plug like that a menards. Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundra52 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Made some up. Hope there right, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundra52 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Can the snubber expert let a newbie know if I made them right and can i place at the end of the strand. Just want to be safe and make sure it wont blow my controller. Pics in previous post. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwertz Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I’m not familiar with that plug. But if the resistors are screwed to the two prongs, it looks good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Cherry Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Can the snubber expert let a newbie know if I made them right and can i place at the end of the strand. Just want to be safe and make sure it wont blow my controller. Pics in previous post. Thanks.Your good to go. Plug the snubber anywhere on the string connection, can even go to the ouput channel plug on each channel. Anywhere is is convienent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundra52 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Standard outdoor plug from menards. I pulled the ground prong out and going to epoxy the ground plug opening & the the top opening. Will post some better pics later. Thanks for all the help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petek157 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Just throwing this out there.... Do you by chance have 3 phase power? Cause that caused me a fading problem similar to the original post. When you tested and they worked, is it the same outlet that you are using that they dont just using extension cords? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EARLE W. TALLEY Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Haven't heard from Wesley if his problem was resolved or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundra52 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Found my problem tonight. It was my spotlight for my sign. I had it plugged in on the same cord as my 9-16 channels. It was going to the beat of the music when channels 13-16 would turn on. Thought it was weird because it is only 23 watts. Plus I only have 200 led on each of those channels. Well I unplugged it & all is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwertz Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 That’s good to hear. Thanks for following up with the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundra52 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Trying to upload better pics of the snubbers made but keeps saying upload to big. Weird that 2 of them worked yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Found my problem tonight. It was my spotlight for my sign. I had it plugged in on the same cord as my 9-16 channels. It was going to the beat of the music when channels 13-16 would turn on. Thought it was weird because it is only 23 watts. Plus I only have 200 led on each of those channels. Well I unplugged it & all is well.CFL spotlight, or LED spotlight? If CFL, they are frequently the source of many problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundra52 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 klb, your right. it was a CFL spotlight. Will a led spot the do same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundra52 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Here's the snubbers I made. Plugs came from Menards $1.99 each. Radio Shack didn't carry any 47k 1 watt 5% resistors so I got 2 packs of 100k 1/2 5% as suggested by rwertz and installed them in parallel. It won't let me post my pics again. Will try from my PC later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 klb, your right. it was a CFL spotlight. Will a led spot the do same thing?So far, I have not seen any reports of LED spotlights causing the same issues though eventually someone will design one that will cause problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 florescent lights be it either in tube or CFL form are known for their ability to create large sums of noise. Stay clear of any florescent bulbs. Esp if they are on the same branch circuit as your display. Might get away with it if it is in a basement on a different circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundra52 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Still having trouble posting pics of snubbers even after reducing size. Ugh!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwertz Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Haven't heard from Wesley if his problem was resolved or not.Wesley, how are you making out? Even if you’ve solved the problem, it’s nice to follow up with that info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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