Help an Aussie out!

[LightEnthusiast]

Hi all,

I was interested in LOR about a year ago and was fairly sure about everything then i lost interest. This time i think i'm back into it.

So i live in Australia and i'm going to get a sparky to wire everything up for me unless i am very sure of what i'm doing.

http://store.lightorama.com/ctcotrbowihe.html so if i get this ( TB16DWHS) does it come with the heat sinks already installed/ or it come with them?

So if i purchase two i can connect the two units together and each one can go in a plastic container? or do they get hot and need to go into something stronger/ more heat resistant?

I have also heard of the idea from someone on the Aussie LOR group that uses Power boards ( http://www.acalimited.com.au/images/cable4.jpg) instead of seperate cords to attach to the unit to plug the lights into. I might need an aussie to answer this question but do the actual power boards pull much electricity and can i connect multiple powerboards together ( we can only fit two transformers per power board.. Bloody transformers)

To connect the RJ45 cable to the computer i would need one of these
http://store.lightorama.com/uscoad.html

* Got a bit confused, the LOR unit takes RJ45 network cables right? or is it phone cables?

Thanks for reading! hopefully i can get everything sorted out and get LOR soon.

[Push Eject]

I can't answer all of your questions, but I'll jump in a bit:

LightEnthusiast wrote:

http://store.lightorama.com/ctcotrbowihe.html so if i get this ( TB16DWHS) does it come with the heat sinks already installed/ or it come with them?

If you order it with the high power heatsinks they will come installed by the factory.

So if i purchase two i can connect the two units together and each one can go in a plastic container? or do they get hot and need to go into something stronger/ more heat resistant?

That depends on where the units will be located and the current draw of your display. In general they should be securely mounted in an enclosure with standoffs.

Cheers

[LightEnthusiast]

They won't draw much. Probably a lot less than an amp a channel where i'm starting at.

Thanks for your help.

[LightEnthusiast]

So i just looked at the website again and saw this

http://store.lightorama.com/caasaop.html

Whats the difference between this and the

http://store.lightorama.com/ctcotrbowihe.html

?

[Push Eject]

This post should explain the differences: http://lightorama.mywowbb.com/forum80/16609.html

[LightEnthusiast]

So basically the CTB16PC has to connect to a computer and can't connect to a MP3 director? It also can only take a maximum of 30 amps.

I also just noticed while looking at options on the http://store.lightorama.com/caasaop.html they have Australian cordsets?

[cmoore60]

LightEnthusiast wrote:

So basically the CTB16PC has to connect to a computer and can't connect to a MP3 director? It also can only take a maximum of 30 amps.

I also just noticed while looking at options on the http://store.lightorama.com/caasaop.html they have Australian cordsets?

Incorrect. The CTB16PC can be controlled byt the MP3 Director. It cannot be used as standalone. Standalone is a mode in which an animation sequence is downloaded into the controller memory.

Yes it is limited to 30 AMPS primarily because of it being in the plastice case.

Chuck

[LightEnthusiast]

cmoore60 wrote:

LightEnthusiast wrote:

So basically the CTB16PC has to connect to a computer and can't connect to a MP3 director? It also can only take a maximum of 30 amps.

I also just noticed while looking at options on the http://store.lightorama.com/caasaop.html they have Australian cordsets?

Incorrect. The CTB16PC can be controlled byt the MP3 Director. It cannot be used as standalone. Standalone is a mode in which an animation sequence is downloaded into the controller memory.

Yes it is limited to 30 AMPS primarily because of it being in the plastice case.

Chuck

Ok thanks for clearing that up.