mcorbo Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 My first year with LOR and first decorating the house in quite a few years. 2 16 channel controllers and about 4000 lights all in red and white.http://www.youtube.com/bdfan2I got a letter in the mail yesterday from our town, telling me that I won the Annual House Decorating Contest for Best Display! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWSanta Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Congratulations! Nice display. Love how definitive your lights are, very crisp!-Evan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcorbo Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 NWSanta wrote: Congratulations! Nice display. Love how definitive your lights are, very crisp!-EvanThere's one hyphenated word responsible for thatWind-o-lights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 mcorbo wrote: My first year with LOR and first decorating the house in quite a few years. 2 16 channel controllers and about 4000 lights all in red and white.http://www.youtube.com/bdfan2I got a letter in the mail yesterday from our town, telling me that I won the Annual House Decorating Contest for Best Display!thats only 32 channels?i'm confused and must be missing something here, I assume each window and tree are seperate channels, I count 13 windows 4 top level 3 middle and 6 bottom and 6 trees a channel each and then theres the arches above the bottom level windows, i assume the arches are 1 channel for both arches in one colour i count all the above as 24 channels....wouldn't this double for the 2nd colour being red? I am yet to do my first display having just ordered 3 boards and starter pack and have sequenced for 32 chanel show but looks nowhere as good as yours...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcorbo Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Robbo wrote: mcorbo wrote: My first year with LOR and first decorating the house in quite a few years. 2 16 channel controllers and about 4000 lights all in red and white.http://www.youtube.com/bdfan2I got a letter in the mail yesterday from our town, telling me that I won the Annual House Decorating Contest for Best Display!thats only 32 channels?i'm confused and must be missing something here, I assume each window and tree are seperate channels, I count 13 windows 4 top level 3 middle and 6 bottom and 6 trees a channel each and then theres the arches above the bottom level windows, i assume the arches are 1 channel for both arches in one colour i count all the above as 24 channels....wouldn't this double for the 2nd colour being red? I am yet to do my first display having just ordered 3 boards and starter pack and have sequenced for 32 chanel show but looks nowhere as good as yours......The trick here is, only the bottom 6 windows have 2 channels (red and white, 12 channels), the other 7 windows are only white (7 channels). Both arches are on 1 channel only (red). the 6 trees, 12 channels, red & white. Comes to 32 channels. Next year, each item will have red and white, 2 channels each, each side of the arch will have 2 channels, so far, up to 42 channels. I will be adding 4 more trees, that brings me up 50 channels. Plus another color (green) on all 10 trees, 60 channels, with 4 more to spare. I need to put the spots, wreath and the north pole on a channel to dim the during the shows.No one really notices that the upper windows are only white, but it bothers me A LOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 okay kewl thanks for that. I have been told that because i have done 32 channel sequences i might want to think again as it would be a nightmare heaven forbid i blow a channel, at least if you have spares you can remap a channel if you manage to blow one rather than risk not having a channel which could ruin your whole show, so it seems you have been lucky with your 32 however having the 4 spare now with your 60/64 may be a blessing if ya ever need to remap a channel.Once I was told this i changed my order to get 3 boards 48 channels now i have 16 spare LOL but will most likely use up 10 of them so now I am wondering where and what to put on 10 more channels.so far I have gable split into 2, 2 channels, left outside of house and right outside, another 2 channels, 4 panel windows with rope light for inside and another channel the outside and motifs for each panel on 2 sets of windows making up 12 channels, a merry christmas sign 1 channel, a star 1 channel and a santa on roof another channel then i have 6 mini trees with 2 colours each another 12 channels then candy canes 1 channel, adding up to 32 channels, now thinking i might add more mini trees, then next year maybe add another board or 2 and introduce some arches over driveway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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