Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I want to incorporate some strobes into my display this year. I've not used them before, so I wanted to check with some of you first.What model or type of strobes do you use in your displays? Are there special tricks and techniques you use to get them to work correctly with LOR? How do you get them to fire at the specific time you want (or can you)?Thanks for any advice!d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 http://www.christmaslightshow.comI believe you are supposed to take a soldering iron to the bottom and burn a hole in for water to escape.Use zip cord and c9 sockets for powerYou would have to modify these to get them to fire at a specific timeGreg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 d,How many channels are you going to be using?Michael B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 You can put the strobes on a standard C-9 strand where the C-9's would normally go and plug the strand into one of the LOR channels. I only need one channel for the # of strobes that I have (6 in all). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I have a question. I bought 10 strobes from Christmas Light Show and could not find any information on how many amps each strobe takes. I am working on a spreadsheet that will show be everything and need a number.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Great information guys. Those C9 strobes look pretty easy to work with.Michael B, I have no idea how many channels I would dedicate to strobes yet. I'm just starting my planning now, and starting to think about strobes and where to put them. I've got 48 channels to work with this year, so I'm having fun thinking about the possibilities...Does anyone ever try to control exactly when a strobe fires via LOR, or do you just turn them on for a few seconds and let them flash at will? If you do have more fine grained control over them, what strobes do you use and how do you achieve that?d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 d,Very little power comsumption with strobes. I controll the strobes in my display using five AL channels - 225 strobes. Strobes store up current until they reach the point of firing - light -and then begin storeing up current again. Because of the randomness of firing AL or LOR can't dictate an exact time of fire but if multiple strobes are assigned to a given channel you can be assured that at least a couple of the strobes will fire within miliseconds of the command with the rest firing thereafter.Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 d,Go to this thread:http://planetchristmas.mywowbb.com/forum25/6166.htmlFind Brian Mitchell's videos. He has a show with 16 channels. He uses 20 strobes. He explains what kind.I love the effect his stobes create.Michael B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 neworder wrote: I have a question. I bought 10 strobes from Christmas Light Show and could not find any information on how many amps each strobe takes. I am working on a spreadsheet that will show be everything and need a number.Thanks.Darryl's strobes draw 6 watts each.20 strobes = 1 amp (confirmed with a meter yesterday)Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Glenn,How many channels are you dedicating to strobes?Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Not for power reasons, I am using 3 channels for 150 strobes. I have 3 different areas of strobes that I want to control separately.Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Glenn,I'm doing pretty much the same thing...4 channels, 4 zones and hopfully fewer than 4 cars off the road when the 225 strobes fire up!Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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