Kevin Doucet Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Just wandering if all your channel are use, wandering if some of you use controller for 1 thing and then use another controller to go on the next decoration, for exemple build 2 1O' arches with 7 chn per arch, would you try and use the other 2 chn even if the controller is place with the 2 arches or would you use the other 2 chn for the next decoration and just run really long extension cause those 2 chn are out of the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Roberson Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 If you have plenty of channels I would leave them open. If you have a use for them, I would use them.I have 12 mini trees with 4 colors on each of them. I run these with 4-16 channel controllers. Each controller has 12 channels used on it. (One color per controller) This way if something happens to a controller I just lose that color on the mini trees until I can get it fixed or replaced. My mega tree is set up the same. I have 2-16 channel controllers per color for the mega tree.I would however not hesitate to use these empty channels if I needed or wanted to add something else. Even if it ment running a long ext. cord.I am a sucker for having spares. I have at least one spare for almost everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Kevin Doucet wrote: Just wandering if all your channel are use, wandering if some of you use controller for 1 thing and then use another controller to go on the next decoration, for exemple build 2 1O' arches with 7 chn per arch, would you try and use the other 2 chn even if the controller is place with the 2 arches or would you use the other 2 chn for the next decoration and just run really long extension cause those 2 chn are out of the way?It can go either way....sometimes you want/need a spare channel just in case in the middle of the season, you have a channel go bad...Others use every channel they have...as they don't come cheap!!! LOLEvery one will do it differently depending on thier layout and display...Me personally...I don't like to see channels go unused... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don Gillespie Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 jimswinder wrote: Kevin Doucet wrote: Just wandering if all your channel are use, wandering if some of you use controller for 1 thing and then use another controller to go on the next decoration, for exemple build 2 1O' arches with 7 chn per arch, would you try and use the other 2 chn even if the controller is place with the 2 arches or would you use the other 2 chn for the next decoration and just run really long extension cause those 2 chn are out of the way?It can go either way....sometimes you want/need a spare channel just in case in the middle of the season, you have a channel go bad...Others use every channel they have...as they don't come cheap!!! LOLEvery one will do it differently depending on thier layout and display...Me personally...I don't like to see channels go unused...ditto I am the same way I use every channel I have, if something does happen I can get rid of a reindeer or a penguin to make the big items still work but only if I have to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Kevin Doucet wrote: exemple build 2 1O' arches with 7 chn per arch, would you try and use the other 2 chnIn this case, I would overlay the arches with a string of strobe lights connected to one of the "spare" channels. Then you get 2 effects with one element: a regular arch bounce and a strobe effect.Or, overlay the arch with a different color as a local display did in this video (at 0:29): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wbottomley Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 jimswinder wrote:It can go either way....Now... that's a statement. LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 A channel is a terrible thing to waste... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKSedg Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 George Simmons wrote: A channel is a terrible thing to waste...I agree. I simply HAVE to find something to fill up every channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevikester Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Right now...I upgraded from to 160 this year...and I have 7 channels left...oh man, I'm strugglin with the idea of now using them and keepingin case of bad things happening...I really like to USE EVERYTHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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