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barbosaa

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Hi my Friends thanks for your videos. I have lightorama hardware and s2 software, i am thinking build a holdman bettlehem star this year but i think use SUPER BRIGHT LED strip.

this led strip work in 12 dc volties and lor work in 120V. i need make all differents effects dimming and blink ect. can you guide me , what kind of adaptor i need to buy to conect lor 120v hardware to 12dc strip led and make all efects in lor s2 software?

Thanks
Ing Adolfo Barbosa

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I have several of those DC controllers. They work great too.

Before the DC controllers came out, I used DC wall-worts. If your budget doesn't fit to purchase the DC controller, you can purchase 12v DC tranformers (wall-worts). I used these for two years. These will allow you to fade, shimmer and twinkle just like the DC controllers do. AND they were withinmy budget.

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The wall wart will need to be an iron core transformer. A switching DC wall wort may be damaged with lots of on/off.

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JBullard wrote:

The wall wart will need to be an iron core transformer. A switching DC wall wort may be damaged with lots of on/off.

Not for sure on the iron core thing but I used the typical wall-worts for 2 years and nothing was damaged. I still have them for back-up.
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Excelent for one White color LED super bright , but if i need control 12 V RGB super bright chaing led? what hardware need to use? i have 4 lor 16 chanels 30 amps , 1 dmx LOR and 2 wireless links

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barbosaa wrote:

Excelent for one White color LED super bright , but if i need control 12 V RGB super bright chaing led? what hardware need to use? i have 4 lor 16 chanels 30 amps , 1 dmx LOR and 2 wireless links

Thanks


Use the LOR 12 volt DC card:

http://store.lightorama.com/cmdedcca2.html

it is designed for running the RGB strips
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JBullard wrote:

barbosaa wrote:
Excelent for one White color LED super bright , but if i need control 12 V RGB super bright chaing led? what hardware need to use? i have 4 lor 16 chanels 30 amps , 1 dmx LOR and 2 wireless links

Thanks


Use the LOR 12 volt DC card:

http://store.lightorama.com/cmdedcca2.html

it is designed for running the RGB strips



You will also have to purchase a 12v power supply if you do not already have one.

I get my power supplies from here.

I have several of these. I have them hooked to my LOR DC controllers running my RGB LED Strips.


The top pic has two of the power supplies and 2 LOR DC controllers in the box. The bottom pic just has one power supply and one LOR DC controller.


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Ok i undestand.

1R color 1 channel
1G color 2 channel
1B color 3 channel

white color 1+2+3 channel on at the same time. and i can make effects

Thanks
I need too a 12V 15Amp power supply, thanks for fast replies

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barbosaa wrote:

Ok i undestand.

1R color 1 channel
1G color 2 channel
1B color 3 channel

white color 1+2+3 channel on at the same time. and i can make effects

Thanks
I need too a 12V 15Amp power supply, thanks for fast replies

Also for example turn on channel 1R and 3B and get purple.


Correct. Except for a 'white' twinkle. The twinkle effect on a RGB channel will cause multiple colors.
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Some one has before use a 8 channel led arche? i think color ribbond its hight cost price. maybe using a led strip and cutting a short pieces and build a 8 channel in one arche...

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barbosaa wrote:

Some one has before use a 8 channel led arche? i think color ribbond its hight cost price. maybe using a led strip and cutting a short pieces and build a 8 channel in one arche...

By "8 channel in one arche" you are meaning 8 RGB channels in one arch? This is a total of 24 channels total for a 8 "segment" arch.
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barbosaa wrote:

Hi my Friends thanks for your videos. I have lightorama hardware and s2 software, i am thinking build a holdman bettlehem star this year but i think use SUPER BRIGHT LED strip.

this led strip work in 12 dc volties and lor work in 120V. i need make all differents effects dimming and blink ect. can you guide me , what kind of adaptor i need to buy to conect lor 120v hardware to 12dc strip led and make all efects in lor s2 software?

Thanks
Ing Adolfo Barbosa

Using the 12vdc card with a separate power supply is the way to go using the 12v LED flexible strips. I have converted my 3 existing wire frames and the new star I made last year to all 12v LED strips. The thin 26ga wire can be a real pain to solder together and add leads to, but it is well worth it. You will find that they need to be run at 75-80% intensity otherwise you need sunglasses or a welding helmet to view directly.

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