Al Saunders Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Hi Everyone, Hope everyone had a great show this year. Mine is ending this Sunday night and we have had more visitors this year so that has made us very happy. I am planning a new Mega Tree next year and was wondering if anyone else has used the LOR Single pixel (dumb strips) to illuminate a mega tree star. I have the 2' 3D star topper from Christmas Light Show mega tree kit and my wife and I are not fans of rope light which is what they offer. I am thinking of using the dumb RGB strips to attach to the star that way I can not only have white but any other color I may want. The other option I would probably do is zip tie LED white lights to the 3 channels of the star. The draw back is looking at price it would make more sense to buy the 8 strip kit and power supply instead of just the 3 strips I need but what about the other 5 strips. Could I have the 3 needed for the star then use the other 5 somewhere else in my display on other fixtures? I have 2 CCR's now that I use for one arch and another just a straight line under the arch on my roof. Would be using RGB dumb strips be overkill for a tree topper both in the use and expense? I would appreciate any input. Thanks,Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve synek Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 My mega star is made out of dumb strips. 4 concentric stars controlled by 12 channels of a DC controller. It took a lot of soldering to make all the joints. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve synek Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Sorry................didn't read very well..............my star is not 3D...............no edit.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Saunders Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hi Steve, Thanks for the reply. I'm still thinking of what I want to do. Since most of the planned animation of the star will be on/off giving motion I may just use M5 or M6 LED's attached to the frame for illumination. Thank,Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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