aegault Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 I see small strobe-type lights (look to be the size of a C7 type bulb max) and wondering where do you get these/what are they called? Thanks!
rainyoregonchristmas Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Sounds like a RGB Pixel being used as a strobe. Don't know of any standard strobes that small. This is similar to what most people use:http://www.christmaslightshow.com/mini-strobe-light.html Most of them will screw into a C9 string. They come in Xenon and LED. Use the search function of the forums and you'll find tons of info on strobes. Pros-Cons or each type, their use, etc. Edited April 18, 2014 by rainyoregonchristmas
aegault Posted April 18, 2014 Author Posted April 18, 2014 Those look like the ones. Yikes! Maybe I won't be buying those!
Dennis Laff Posted April 18, 2014 Posted April 18, 2014 The guy that won the christmas light fight in Illinos had 1000 strobes on his house
RBeachBum Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Actually the Larsens from IL had 2,400 strobes on their house. You can find stobes cheaper by a couple bucks check out other sites, just saying!
Dennis Laff Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 I live about 50 miles away went to see it lots of lights
kiplorenzo Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 There is also the option to use larger RGB Pixels http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Promotion-20pcs-WS2811-3leds-rgb-pixel-led-module-transparent-cover-DC12V-30mm-diameter-with-transparent-wire/701799_1019105929.htmlas a strobe...and if you order from Ray, he can make the lights any distance between each other.,
aegault Posted April 23, 2014 Author Posted April 23, 2014 That link doesn't work sadly. Are you finding them cheaper than $6-7/pop (the ones that screw into the C9s)
George Simmons Posted April 23, 2014 Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) $6-7 each is what you might call the "regular" price. The only people who pay that price are folks who don't know when/where to get them cheaper, and folks for whom price isn't an issue. The rest of us shop the sales. Pre-season sale prices are usually under $4 each. Pre-season sales are during January. I believe CLS has had sale prices on strobes during the summer in the past, but don't quote me on that. Also a note of caution: almost all of us who have tried both LED strobes and zenon tube strobes prefer the latter by far. Zenon strobes have a pop when they fire and are much brighter than LED strobes. Edited April 23, 2014 by George Simmons
aegault Posted April 24, 2014 Author Posted April 24, 2014 Thanks- as you can tell from my 'number of posts' I'm quite new to this- just starting to mess with my first from scratch sequence and should be receiving my controllers any day.I'll just keep a look out- and maybe that will be a late present to myself next January. I wouldn't want a ton- probably15-20 would make me very happy.
jasonlaurea Posted April 24, 2014 Posted April 24, 2014 I believe CLS has had sale prices on strobes during the summer in the past, but don't quote me on that. I'll be in the market for a few more strobes this season, so who is CLS?
George Simmons Posted April 24, 2014 Posted April 24, 2014 CLS is Christmas Light Show. Follow the link in post #2. Darryl is a good guy. Strobes are like potato chips...
RBeachBum Posted April 24, 2014 Posted April 24, 2014 $6-7 each is what you might call the "regular" price. The only people who pay that price are folks who don't know when/where to get them cheaper, and folks for whom price isn't an issue. The rest of us shop the sales. Pre-season sale prices are usually under $4 each. Pre-season sales are during January. I believe CLS has had sale prices on strobes during the summer in the past, but don't quote me on that. Also a note of caution: almost all of us who have tried both LED strobes and zenon tube strobes prefer the latter by far. Zenon strobes have a pop when they fire and are much brighter than LED strobes.Well this was certainly helpful to us newbies starting out!
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