Peter B Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Hi, Can anyone shed some light on what is the difference between the green PCB & the blue PCB? on the CTB16DMant thanks,Pete.:shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveCents Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 [align=left]Green board is the older version blue is the newer version. Both board do the same job.Paul[/align] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter B Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 FiveCents wrote: [align=left]Green board is the older version blue is the newer version. Both board do the same job.Paul[/align]Many thanks Paul, appreciate the reply.Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsgrfx Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Jeff Millard wrote: The green board's logic power supplies didn't really provide enough capacity to power off-controller accessories like an Easy Light Linker or iDMX. They will, but they don't like it... The Blue board's voltage regulators are beefed up and have heat sinks added. They can handle all the new fun stuf out now, and coming out soon.JeffAny ideas if we have green boards, if we can exchange them or get a replacement regulator, or is that a dan question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremler Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Jeff Millard wrote: The green board's logic power supplies didn't really provide enough capacity to power off-controller accessories like an Easy Light Linker or iDMX. They will, but they don't like it... The Blue board's voltage regulators are beefed up and have heat sinks added. They can handle all the new fun stuf out now, and coming out soon.JeffCan we not add heat sinks to the voltage requlators of our green boards, (it sound's like something I might want to do anyway, now that I am aware they don't have heat sinks)Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad-Magic Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Jeff Millard wrote: The green board's logic power supplies didn't really provide enough capacity to power off-controller accessories like an Easy Light Linker or iDMX. They will, but they don't like it... The Blue board's voltage regulators are beefed up and have heat sinks added. They can handle all the new fun stuf out now, and coming out soon.JeffAhh, i was going to get the ctb16d, so it's best to wait for the blue ones to come out? Hopefully they will be out before the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Bad-Magic wrote: Jeff Millard wrote: The green board's logic power supplies didn't really provide enough capacity to power off-controller accessories like an Easy Light Linker or iDMX. They will, but they don't like it... The Blue board's voltage regulators are beefed up and have heat sinks added. They can handle all the new fun stuf out now, and coming out soon.JeffAhh, i was going to get the ctb16d, so it's best to wait for the blue ones to come out? Hopefully they will be out before the sale.The current board is the blue board; they have been out for a year or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremler Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Jeff Millard wrote: One of the two regulators is physically larger on the Blue board.JeffJeffA heat sink would still help I think, would you happen to know what the part numbers of both regulators is (if not I'll open of of the older controllers and the newer controllers and see for my self) I am just wondering if the larger regulator is electrically wired the same, but can handle more current. It would be nice it it could be replaced.Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Jeff can you expound on that? I'd never heard that before...All my boards are either "green board" CTB-16D's or CTB-08's. Will I have issues if I ever add anything like the iDMX? No plans to add ELL's for now but maybe someday...-Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FBW4 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Looks like the same regulator on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Tim Fischer wrote: Jeff can you expound on that? I'd never heard that before...All my boards are either "green board" CTB-16D's or CTB-08's. Will I have issues if I ever add anything like the iDMX? No plans to add ELL's for now but maybe someday...-TimI should have provided some context for my question, and I can no longer edit it... I was referring to the comment:The green board's logic power supplies didn't really provide enough capacity to power off-controller accessories like an Easy Light Linker or iDMX. They will, but they don't like it... The Blue board's voltage regulators are beefed up and have heat sinks added. They can handle all the new fun stuf out now, and coming out soon.Thanks,-Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremler Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 JeffSince I cannot get to mine right now, any chance of getting a close up shot of the requlators on both green boards so I can see the part numbers.Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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