Ron Boyd Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Ok. I've seen several videos which include Strobe incorporated either inside of Mega Trees or on the actual house. Nice effect to say the least. My question is "How is it done?" What are the best lights to use? How is it sequenced? How many channels do I use and how many lights can I use on one channel? Thanks in advance for the help and Merry Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 dariansdad wrote:Ok. I've seen several videos which include Strobe incorporated either inside of Mega Trees or on the actual house. Nice effect to say the least. My question is "How is it done?" What are the best lights to use? How is it sequenced? How many channels do I use and how many lights can I use on one channel? Thanks in advance for the help and Merry Christmas1. It us done by placing strobes in the display2. In my opinion the best strobes are from CDI3. It is sequenced by on/off only4. From one channel to as many as you want.5. How many on one channel? Don't know the max. I'm using 75 on one channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dslowik Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I've got them inside my mega tree using a single channel with on/off commands. The max number would be quite high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james campbell Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I like xenon strobes,not led strobes. I get mine from Christmas light shows. I also like the strobes with a faster flash rate,like 3 to 4 times a second. as the other posters said no shimmers or fades and with xenon strobes always 100 percent intensity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Boyd Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 If I understand, I build or buy the C9 string and strobes, add them to a channel in sequencing, and at the time I want them to come on, just sequence a 100% intensity for a few seconds and they will flash random except for the first fire, is that correct? Sounds simple enough. Thanks for all the replies and Merry Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmacw Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Ive tried a few different types and I definitely think CDI has the best. I've used them in a mega tree., regular trees & this year spread out through out the yard. I have 100 on one channel using on 100 percent. They work great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownOut Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 The xenon strobes from WowLights seem to be identical to the CDI lights. Even come in the same box. You definitely want xenon over the LED- much brighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Only thing I can add is this. If you use the type with the flash tube (NON LED) there is a brief delay. I found that turning on about .6 sec before the beginning of the first flash. Some call this a pre charge time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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