Guest guest Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Strobes have been a consistently hot topic and I'm intrigued by them. I bought 10 last year but ultimately didn't use them. Which leads to my questions:1. How many do you use? 10 didn't seem to create much of an impact?2. How densely do you cluster them?3. Mine seemed to, at least initially, start off all in sync which somewhat defeated the effect. Is it preferred to split them onto a couple of LOR channels, or does the flash frequency change after they're used a bit? I wouldn't expect to use them more than a couple of times in a 30-minute period.Any suggestions on how strobes can be best used to add an effective and dramatic element to a display?Thanks ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I started with 10 and it looked good but not WOW. So I got 10 more and ran the past 2 seasons with 20...well 19 because one died. I spread them around in the trees and the on the front items in the display across the whole front yard and have been pretty happy with the effect.With that being said, I just bought 20 more from another PC member who offered a bunch up for sale at a good deal. I will probably extend them around the house some more and just fill in some empty spots.Check my videos to see how I used them.www.imsirius2.multiply.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I like to space mine 4 to 5 feet apart generally in both trees and on the ground. I used 255 last year and plan to add 100 more this year...we'll see.Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Does anyone know where to get a simlar strobe to the one people seem to be using? Even if I had to buy a 1000 of them it seems like I could get rid of them on this site!RW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I space my 30 strobes throughout the front of the house one the ground. It gives a unique appearance at different times.I'm hoping to add then to the rest of the house to get a sparkling effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I buy mine from Darryl, They should be getting them in soon.Curtain strobe light :: Strobe Lights :: Christmas Light ShowBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I'll wait for Darryl, I think. The C9 base and his price seem hard to beat.I did find this site, though. Looks like the same curtain strobe, but has a cord and costs $2 more. http://www.epartyunlimited.com/curtain-strobe.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 JonB256 wrote:I did find this site, though. Looks like the same curtain strobe, but has a cord and costs $2 more. http://www.epartyunlimited.com/curtain-strobe.htmlBe careful about buying "similar looking" strobes. Darryl had his modified to give a faster flash rate. You will probably have to change a resistor on the one linked above to get it to flash at the same rate that Darryl's does.J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I bought mine from Action Lighting and they worked out great this year. I just screw them into a C9 line at the spacing I want and the magic begins. They seem to be sealed real well so no worries about the weather either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed26105 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 How do you space them 4-5' feet apart? Do you take a standard string and extend the wiring? I can't find C9 sockets with greater than 18" spacing.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wbottomley Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 buy a roll of spt1 wire then get the sockets seperate. Place the sockets where you need the strobe light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Do any of you guys know if the Strobes from Action lighting, flash as fast as Darryl's?Also, what is the watt consumption rate of the Strobes? I will also be using 20 or 30 this year.Thanks Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad_SCR Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Rick Hughes About synchronizing the strobs it can be done. In short....http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/strobe2.aspThis could be done by useing a relay or maybe a transistor To control L2, Q1, and T1.Then Creat a master fireing bus to control the relay to each strobe.Be shore to Isolate the master fireing bus to prevent Blowing-stuff-up.I have not done this myself yet but I do have 4 strobs that I plan on doing this with.I am 82% shore it can be done close to the outline.Note: Strobes will take 120Vac and at-less doubles it to 240Vac.We can go a bit more and slap some transistors, lm555s, miss, and 4017s ; make a basic cheap Sequencer http://www.discovercircuits.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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