Santas Helper Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 29 minutes ago, k6ccc said: Last night I laid four strings of these across my lawn - one each of red, white, blue, & green. They don't have the bright pop of a real xenon strobe, but for what they are they do look nice. Let's put it this way, I am going to take advantage of their flash sale and get some more of the three colors (I have enough of the white ones). Thanks Jim, I may get a few more strings as well. Nice pop for the size. A nice add of strobe effects to certain areas without the higher costs of a bunch of xenon. And thank you for listing the colors in a patriotic fashion. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfuller8400 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Man - I sooo wish I had some extra $ right now to order some of these. I'm bumming ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I finally got around to using these (strobe strings) in my Halloween display. Be advised they do not behave well on a Gen 2 controller. Did a test on the Gen 3 controller :perfect (Wouldn't ya know 🙄 that one was on the other side of the main walk. More cords crossing ☹️ than I really wanted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 30 minutes ago, TheDucks said: I finally got around to using these (strobe strings) in my Halloween display. Be advised they do not behave well on a Gen 2 controller. Did a test on the Gen 3 controller :perfect (Wouldn't ya know 🙄 that one was on the other side of the main walk. More cords crossing ☹️ than I really wanted) I don’t see how controller gen makes a difference. You program all on or all off. What’s not behaving well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, Mega Arch said: I don’t see how controller gen makes a difference. You program all on or all off. What’s not behaving well? LOR did something to make the Gen 3's more led friendly.. I simply copied the channel over to the Gen 3 On the gen 2, some bulbs strobed ,( those near the plug) others were just ON, and you could see a tiny flicker.. Note: this was 2 strings on 2 different channels. On the Gen 3, all bulbs have a strong strobe (similar to when plugged direct into the extension cord from the wall. which was my first test) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfuller8400 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 13 hours ago, TheDucks said: LOR did something to make the Gen 3's more led friendly.. I simply copied the channel over to the Gen 3 On the gen 2, some bulbs strobed ,( those near the plug) others were just ON, and you could see a tiny flicker.. Note: this was 2 strings on 2 different channels. On the Gen 3, all bulbs have a strong strobe (similar to when plugged direct into the extension cord from the wall. which was my first test) Didn't they add some type of phantom load/snubber on the Gen 3's? I wonder if they would work on a Gen 2 if you added a snubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 14 hours ago, TheDucks said: I finally got around to using these (strobe strings) in my Halloween display. Be advised they do not behave well on a Gen 2 controller. Did a test on the Gen 3 controller :perfect (Wouldn't ya know 🙄 that one was on the other side of the main walk. More cords crossing ☹️ than I really wanted) I think there's something abnormal going on with your setup/controller. Having 50+ strings of these, and then seeing this in my LOR feed I almost pooped my pants. Then I did some testing. I tested on two different versions of older CTB16PC controllers and also on an old CTB08D and on all three the strobes worked just fine at full on. Whew! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, George Simmons said: I think there's something abnormal going on with your setup/controller. Having 50+ strings of these, and then seeing this in my LOR feed I almost pooped my pants. Then I did some testing. I tested on two different versions of older CTB16PC controllers and also on an old CTB08D and on all three the strobes worked just fine at full on. Whew! Sorry for the panic George. Other than 1 bad Triac, the controller: 02 - CTB16PC Ver 4.40 seems to behave. It was the 2 channels behaving the same on 2 strings that made me try the other controller: (an the wall outlet) 01 - 16PC-G3 Ver 1.08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james morris Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Just order 3 Red Blue Clear 50 each on way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 During setup, found more places I just have to use these. Got on CLE last night and ordered more. Darren is awesome! Already received email shipping today! Man, his service is great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 On 10/31/2018 at 12:07 PM, TheDucks said: Sorry for the panic George. Other than 1 bad Triac, the controller: 02 - CTB16PC Ver 4.40 seems to behave. It was the 2 channels behaving the same on 2 strings that made me try the other controller: (an the wall outlet) 01 - 16PC-G3 Ver 1.08 UPDATE: What I found out. The board had a prior owner. The 'config' was set to 98% Maximum intensity Range. Changing that to 100%, cured the issue (Wheeew!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 14 minutes ago, TheDucks said: UPDATE: What I found out. The board had a prior owner. The 'config' was set to 98% Maximum intensity Range. Changing that to 100%, cured the issue (Wheeew!) That could screw with all strobes. Glad you figured it out before you blew them all up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, Mega Arch said: That could screw with all strobes. Glad you figured it out before you blew them all up. Me too! I've already blown another (color changing) string. I really like what the Gen 3's do. Set the port to only ON/OFF. (I now have 3 set that way for strings with electronic balasts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 On 11/12/2018 at 9:41 AM, Mega Arch said: During setup, found more places I just have to use these. Got on CLE last night and ordered more. Darren is awesome! Already received email shipping today! Man, his service is great! Just delivered! 3 days. What took so long? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Saw the earlier post about different gen controllers. I'm running 28 strings on V1 controllers and no problems at all. For those curious to know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 On 11/14/2018 at 2:30 PM, Mega Arch said: Just delivered! 3 days. What took so long? And their service is reminding me of LOR's stellar service. I emailed last night that I forgot to use my Red Suit points, but receiving the order in 3 days meant so much, who cares with that great service. Seriously, that's really the extent of my email yesterday. Was notified today by paypal a credit went through at the same time CLE emailed me a copy of the credit. What? Kidding me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 41 minutes ago, Mega Arch said: And their service is reminding me of LOR's stellar service. I emailed last night that I forgot to use my Red Suit points, but receiving the order in 3 days meant so much, who cares with that great service. Seriously, that's really the extent of my email yesterday. Was notified today by paypal a credit went through at the same time CLE emailed me a copy of the credit. What? Kidding me... Good story. I can add... when I placed my order with CLE for the strobe strands earlier in the year (while on sale), I got an email from CLE a few days later of a credit because I was charged incorrectly (and I didn't even notice). I was charged a cheaper sale price but apparently not the price they advertised and they corrected it without mention from me. Talk about honesty. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibblejr Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 51 minutes ago, Santas Helper said: Good story. I can add... when I placed my order with CLE for the strobe strands earlier in the year (while on sale), I got an email from CLE a few days later of a credit because I was charged incorrectly (and I didn't even notice). I was charged a cheaper sale price but apparently not the price they advertised and they corrected it without mention from me. Talk about honesty. They are stand up. Got to meet them at the Expo when I picked up my order. I can’t wait for the rain and snow to end so I can start setting up. Yes I said snow. First snow in Nov here since 1918 high temp today 38 70 degrees Sat Sun Monday. Gonna take advantage of it JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeBobO Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Finally got around to editing this video on the 5mm strobes. I really liked the white which I mounted along the roofline. The blue seem dimmer and I am not so positive about them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 50 minutes ago, ItsMeBobO said: Finally got around to editing this video on the 5mm strobes. I really liked the white which I mounted along the roofline. The blue seem dimmer and I am not so positive about them. Kinda hard to tell being so close to the lights in the video. But I'll take your word for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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