Vic Fortenbach Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 One new ides for Christmas 2009 may be the LED Snow falling Meteor tubes. These tubes are about 1 ½ inch in diameter and range in length from about 1 ½ to 4 feet. Inside the tube are some closely spaced white LEDs mounted on a long circuit board. The LEDs sequence or move in a downward direction to create the look of falling snow. These tubes resemble a vertical leaping arch, only smaller with LEDs.So far the tubes operate in a standalone mode, which means you can only control the on/off function. No dimming, twinkle or other effects.Galaxia has the capability of creating this look with their system, you can see them hanging in a tree on the owners YouTube video. The Galaxia version is not contained in a tube.There is talk about these on PlanetChristmas chat room. There is also a group buy, videos and more information here on these tubes. There are at least one vendor that sell these tubes off the shelf, a bit pricy, but the look is very cool. What do you think, are they pretty cool or not? To get a good effect of falling snow, I think 3-5 or more tubes should be combined in a tree or hanging from a house eve. I want to get in on the group buy, but I want to get LOR users opinion first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky741 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Youtube link does not work. Says URL contains malformed video. I would actually like to see these in action.Just watched video on the group buy website. Interesting effect. Any way to speed up or slow down the fall rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Fortenbach Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 That was one of the features I wish the meteor tube had.Here is the correct link to the Galaxia owners You Tube video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad02 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 There might be a cheaper way to go...http://lightorama.mywowbb.com/forum79/18126.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Fortenbach Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 BrianC,The link above goes to a removed YouTube video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad02 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Try thesehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcpaWpZBzQY&feature=channelhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIeW1X1Qj7s&feature=channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Fortenbach Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 BrianC,Very nice, and very good DIY instructions with a drawing, and it uses only 5 channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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