Don Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Some time back there was talk of a CCR extender cable that would be made by LOR. Initially for CCR's, the cable would run from the controller to your ribbon, extending the distance between the controller and ribbon by X feet.These extenders would most likely have some sort of signal enhancer built into the extender, so that the distance could be reliably lengthened. (Working from memory here.)I've had some people ask me if LOR was going to come out with them. So, in the interest of helping them, and the LOR community as a whole, I'd like to get your opinion. If LOR were to have them available, would you by them?(Note: I'm listing all three separately in the poll. It is multiple choice. Though, I don't know if the Floods will need any special extender cable or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 I've been reminded that the CCR controllers are not weatherproof. An extender cable could give you the ability to relocate the controller to a more weatherproof location. (Porch, etc.)(Thank you to the person who reminded me.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Definitely!!!!...or else my "weather-proof" boxes for my CCB controllers will need to be up in the air... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rise Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Yup, absolutely.I remember someone mentioning this before. So when I got my CCR's that was the first thing that came to mind when I hooked everything up to test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dschultz56 Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I am definitely interested in some type of extension in the 5-10 foot ranged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Saul Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Don wrote: These extenders would most likely have some sort of signal enhancer built into the extender, so that the distance could be reliably lengthened. (Working from memory here.)The voltage drop could be easily be minimized by using a thicker wire, say 16 gauge. I have no idea about the Signal degradation or the latency that more wire would introduce I'll save that for the engineers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 Jim Saul wrote:The voltage drop could be easily be minimized by using a thicker wire, say 16 gauge. I have no idea about the Signal degradation or the latency that more wire would introduce I'll save that for the engineers The "working from memory" was conversations I've had with Dan about the topic.Again, if memory serves me, there would be something more than just 'thicker wire'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevikester Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Yup...interested here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Jim Saul wrote: I have no idea about the Signal degradation or the latency that more wire would introduceLatency is not a problem. The signal goes at near the speed of light, the same as the speed of your CAT5 cable. That's insignificant.The problem is signal degradation, because the voltages are small and the cable is not optimum. I would expect that an extender cable would include a signal booster/enhancer to go the longer distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Chaput Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Ditto!! Would be a great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 In regards with the CCB's, it would be nice (if at possible) to be able to plug in (2) 50ct strings end to end and have the controller/power at one end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Count me in for both CCR and CCB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 jimswinder wrote: In regards with the CCB's, it would be nice (if at possible) to be able to plug in (2) 50ct strings end to end and have the controller/power at one end...Unfortunately, that is outside the scope of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 A request.For those interested in these extender devices, could you send me a PM with approximately how many you might order? I realize without the cost known it's hard to say, and I don't expect that everyone will purchase the exact number they send to me. I'm simply trying to get a ballpark estimate here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 I posted an update in another thread, but forgot to post it here.http://forums.lightorama.com/forum89/28216.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskernut Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Don, Anything new on this front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Leonhardt Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 It would be nice just to be able to get the wire they use, so we could cut them if we wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLTSLC Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Don, I'm spanning two rooflines with 9 ccrs, and this would be invaluable. Any word from LoR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks for the reminder.I've got an email into LOR seeing what the status is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLTSLC Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 no problem, I think some people are already using something because they have their roof lines being spanned while centralizing their boxes. Just not sure what they're using Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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