aegault Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Oh my gosh!! I was very worried when I decided to keep my walkthrough Halloween arches up and convert them to leaping arches. They are fabulous!!! I had NO reason to worry! I see a few hiccups in the show that I need to go and reprogram plus I still have to put up my 'dripping lights' and my star with contrails, but even missing those 13 channels I'm pleased as punch- only my second year and 64 channels. I also need to figure out how to put a 'spacer' between my last programed piece and the start of the show. Right now it is instantaneous. I'm having serious difficulty in trying to provide a link to the short video for some reason Edited December 2, 2015 by aegault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aegault Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cy8O-7px8vY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Those are some Mega Arches... I can only see it when I copy your url and paste into browser. I'll try to link it here for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy8O-7px8vY&feature=player_embedded edit - yup - it works... Edited December 2, 2015 by Mega Arch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCas4380 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psjoe Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Driveway arches.... The ultimate goal 9 channels X two colors one day, one day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aegault Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) Thank you for linking! I still can't get them posted- GRRRR It's totally do-able and really easy! I wonder why more folks don't do them! It's 2pcs of 10' pvc with a connector placed over rebar in the ground. They are about 8' wide. I then used 7sets of 50led per arch so a total of 28 channels. (and almost a 1000' of spt1) Me and my husband had them all put up in less than 5hrs from scratch (meaning putting up arches, pulling lights out of the box and building extension cords). If you go to that link I've added a longer hd video too. Edited December 3, 2015 by aegault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry72 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Driveway arches.... The ultimate goal 9 channels X two colors one day, one day.....I did driveway arches this year, 24' wide 10' tall. They are not leaping, just LED, next year i plan to upgrade them to Dumb RGB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike H Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Driveway arches.... The ultimate goal 9 channels X two colors one day, one day.....Looking good also. I used 8 channels and two colors. That way one controller box would control a full arch. Using two 10' PVC pipes although last year I put about a 1 1/2' extension on both sides just to raise them up a little higher but they clear a two car driveway without any problems. Here's just a sample of mine to give you the motivation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psjoe Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I always have a hard time interpreting what or why something is called MEGA. I would like to know if mine are mega! Help me out, is it the 23' that makes it mega? Is it the 8 channels that makes it mega? Is it the number of lights that make it mega? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmilkie Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 wow! very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesl1982 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I made 4 driveway arches 7 channels each. Have 2100 lights each arch lol. I love em. Wish I could post pics videos from tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry72 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I always have a hard time interpreting what or why something is called MEGA. I would like to know if mine are mega! Help me out, is it the 23' that makes it mega? Is it the 8 channels that makes it mega? Is it the number of lights that make it mega?Size. My arches are 24 foot wide by 12 foot high.https://www.facebook.com/SoundsofLights/photos/pcb.514663185368615/514663125368621/?type=3&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfrog 59 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I cheated, or as I like to call it the poor mans mega arch. I used the end of my barn as my mega arch, 8 sections of curtain lights, 50' length, 14' at the peak. Same effect with total cost for lights and wire under $200.00. Will post video when I can get a decent clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psjoe Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I have two sad arches. 5 channels each, 1 color.I used to like them but need a complete makeover for next year! Will need to plan ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I cheated, or as I like to call it the poor mans mega arch. I used the end of my barn as my mega arch, 8 sections of curtain lights, 50' length, 14' at the peak. Same effect with total cost for lights and wire under $200.00. Will post video when I can get a decent clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 My arches are 20ft long, 9 channels, 1800 mini incans, 6ft high in the middle, 13ft end to end. Less than $100 per arch....but I have 5 so that puts me at $500 plus controllers (5). Total cost for each arch is less than $300 including a controller. All my wires that control the circuits are inside the arch. It took 8hrs to build each arch (5 yrs ago) but it takes less than 1 hr to put ALL 5 in a straught line in the yard. It takes yet another hour to install the controllers and hook them up. I developed a system that perfectly aligns all 5 arches 77ft long. Stand at the end and look down the line and you only see 1 arch. You can check them out in any of the videos I have posted at kevinkolak.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I use CCRs for my arches which are 16' long they are attached to 20' PVC pipe (the ribbon is about 2' off the ground because of the snow) and cost about $200 each. (and they can do a bazillion colours) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Sarge Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Im not going to even mention my MINI archs.... 8 ft long and 7 channels so I can start things in the center of them...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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