jfrisina04 Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 my question is about stobes on some of these displays, are you using single or are they part of a multiple line on 1 setthanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Not sure I really understand your question, but in general, most of us use C9 strobes on a stringer with C9 sockets. You can screw in as many strobes as you want or that you have sockets for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing4Dough Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 This is what is commonly used:http://christmaslightshow.com/product.php?productid=54&cat=11&page=1C9 type strobes:attached to something like these (as many as you want): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfrisina04 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 Surfing4Dough wrote: This is what is commonly used:http://christmaslightshow.com/product.php?productid=54&cat=11&page=1C9 type strobes:attached to something like these (as many as you want):just the answer i was looking for, thanks so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Wingert Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Whats shown above is a 25ft SPT2. Its what I am using this year as a newbie. You just snap the sockets in place. I think most people use 5 sockets per 25 ft. Was a piece of cake and they are spread out nicely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL_MCSE Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 5 per channel? why so few? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing4Dough Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 KenL_MCSE wrote: 5 per channel? why so few?(assume you are being sarcastic, but if not, or for other newbies, I will describe my setup. )I went with the CLS 25ft stringer "package" last year too for strobes (first year) since it was a one-stop shop. I thought 5' spacing seemed fine at first, but realized for inside a mega-tree that I ended up doing a lot of overlapping. 3-4' feet would have probably been better for inside a mega. Either way, I connected multiple sets of these 25ft stringers to each other, so for my display it was 15 strobes per channel. Even then I think it was only a couple amps so could have added quite a few more on that one channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL_MCSE Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 sarcastic - yes LOLBUT you bring up a great point - and that would be AMPS!Neither Daryl or Action Lighting specify how many amps their strobes draw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wbottomley Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 KenL_MCSE wrote:sarcastic - yes LOLBUT you bring up a great point - and that would be AMPS! Neither Daryl or Action Lighting specify how many amps their strobes draw... Last year, I had 125 strobes divided on two channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 KenL_MCSE wrote: sarcastic - yes LOLBUT you bring up a great point - and that would be AMPS!Neither Daryl or Action Lighting specify how many amps their strobes draw...I recently put 10 CLS strobes on a string and connected the Kill-o-Watt meter. The highest current draw observed during a 2 minute period was less then 3/4 of an amp.No need to waste sockets on a stringer and only use 5 at a time, current draw is next to nothing. Load those strings up, as William just posted like he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rstately Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 KenL_MCSE wrote:sarcastic - yes LOLBUT you bring up a great point - and that would be AMPS! Neither Daryl or Action Lighting specify how many amps their strobes draw... CDI strobes are,1 watt for LED c-7 and c-96 watts for Incandescent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL_MCSE Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 so that means while each Incandescent stobe draws .0545 amps. Which if I am calculating right means you can put 275 on a 15 circuit???I did 6 watts / 110 volts = .054515amps / .0545 for 275 stobesThats insane! - I won't even have 30 stobes this yearhttp://www.powerstream.com/Amps-Watts.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aproct Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Hey Ken, I guess you need to go and buy some more strobes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL_MCSE Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Probably so - more importantly your wife told me I could borrow that big tree of yours. Does it come with strobes before I get more or am I using the ones she is lending me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aproct Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Knowing my wife I wouldn't put it pass her...but did she mention that you have to supply you own lights and strobes for the tree?:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL_MCSE Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 LOLThe lights might be the easy part - that winch set up took some ingenuitydude, since we are in summer lets talk summer for a sec...My creepy crawler pool vacuum got stuck in one spot which tore a 3" gash in my pool liner. I lost a lot of water before I figured out where the leak was...Ok back to Christmas now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aproct Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Please don't give that much credit on the winch setup.....okay I accept......Summer, hell i can't stop algae in my pool. Rain keeps throwing off the pH level and the sun just keeps heating up the pool....Last night the pool was reading 95 degrees! at night!:shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL_MCSE Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 That was last year's problem. I found an article about how long to run your pump in this heat - mine now runs 18 hours a day - no algae or ph problems this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Stevens Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 KenL_MCSE wrote: That was last year's problem. I found an article about how long to run your pump in this heat - mine now runs 18 hours a day - no algae or ph problems this yearI've been running mine 24 hours a day, and haven't had an algae problem. I'll be happy to get to the blinky flashy season, though, so my power bill will go down. I think that pump costs me $75-$100 in power per month to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL_MCSE Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 NO JOKE!my summer electrical consumption is 3 times what my light consumption is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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