ecestero1 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Can I use CTB04-PC independently, I have a person that is selling this 4 channel controller only $50.00 and I dont know about much about it, can I use it as a mini show and how many lights I can put on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSignGuy Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) Well you will need some software to program the lights, for $50 I would grab it. What I'm doing this year is using a older mini director to control a spare 16 channel for the rest of the yard props not in the music display. The CTB04-PC has a 15 Amp capacity so you should stay under 1440watts to be safe @ 80%. All lights are different so: https://www.christmaslightsetc.com/pages/how-many-watts-amps-do-christmas-lights-use.htm Edited November 1, 2021 by TheSignGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Unless you are using Ancient Incandescent floods or C9s, 15A is hard to hit with modern LED strings or floods(~13W ea) You need some software to run (or load a simple seq) Basic will do you (unless you get addicted 😛) Just remember IF your strings have any module besides a simple fused plug, you can NOT dim or switch rapidly (unless it says dimable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecestero1 Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 what you guys recommend me to do if I buy it, what should I use. Description Lights/string Amps/string Mini-lights 50 0.17 Mini-lights 100 0.33 C7 bulbs 25 1.04 C9 bulbs 25 1.5 100 watt bulb 1 0.75 150 floodlight 1 1.25 LED mini-lights 70 0.03 LED C6 or C7 25 0.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 18 minutes ago, ecestero1 said: what you guys recommend me to do if I buy it, what should I use. Description Lights/string Amps/string Mini-lights 50 0.17 Mini-lights 100 0.33 C7 bulbs 25 1.04 C9 bulbs 25 1.5 100 watt bulb 1 0.75 150 floodlight 1 1.25 LED mini-lights 70 0.03 LED C6 or C7 25 0.02 Whatever fits with what you want to LIGHT UP. OK, the 100 W bulb would have very special uses (where heat and Light are needed) The nice thing about the 120V controllers is they don't mind long cords to the lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSignGuy Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Don't invest a ton into it at first. For me the hardware and buying stuff for the display is the fun easy part. Sequencing isn't bad but it takes some time to catch on and set-up is a whole different story, it is a very addicting hobby though. If I only had 4 channels I would use 2 floods and LOTS (1000 bulb min) of minis for the other 2 channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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