Frank A. Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Good morningwell I have been hit with the evil christmas ????????Several sequences utilize the derby x for the main lightingeffect --- it quit yesterday20 degrees and 40 mph winds --does anyone have any idea what the low temperature rating is for a derby xit is not an outdoor fixture but I have built a custom enclosureI can maybe try to add a enclosure heaterwood enclosure -- not sure about heaterFrank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iresq Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 The winds probably had nothing to do with it unless there was actual structure damage to the unit.Chauvet does not temperature rate the device because is it not designed for outdoor use.Did it stop while it was operating or did it just not start? A heater would probably be in order as these units have motors and internal moving parts that could freeze from condensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 HiIt never started after the cold snapwind will not bother itI mentioned the wind for dramatic effect !!!!!!!no motors in this unitsix banks of leds and a small control boardeach bank is manually adustable with screwsfactory set and not touched by meall other dmx equipment workingoh -- it is the last unit in the cable mappingI will investigate that issueI do have 110v to enclosure can not check insidewithout bringing it indoors -- next day off Sundaywill redo sequences to eliminate songs with this fixtureas prominent focal pointtrying to find panel heaters -- not recommended with woodplus I made this enclosure tight so there is not much roomfor a panel heaterthanks for the responsejust baffled that cold would affect electronics -- maybe bad jointFrank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Puryear Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Get a reptile heater. They screaw into a regular light socket, give off indirect heat, no light. Should be safe in your wooden boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Good morningnever heard of themwill get one as fast as I canthanks for the tipwill start working on this unit this eveningFrank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 20 degrees is not very cold. I'm not totally convinced a non-mechanical device should care about that level of cold... Cold is more of a problem when you have mechanics involved... Are you sure that something else didn't happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Good morningIresq, Donald, and Timfound the guilty demon in the derby xmebad solder joint came apart (I guess from the cold since it worked for 2 weeks)I made a cable 12" long with 90 degree dmx connectors forinside the enclosureworked for two weeks and quit at start of showtook unit down and disassembled enclosureremoved the twelve inch cable during diagnosis and amazinglythe unit started to function properlypics to follow hopefullyinfo: the unit would not function at all without the end terminator being installed it is the last unit in the cable layout two cables come out of the enclosure one is to the derby x the other from the derby x with the broken solder joint in the short cable the dmx signal must have been floating with the terminator installed the unit would run in auto sequence mode as if some dmx signal was recognized with the terminator uninstalled the unit did not function at all --- the units function could not be changed with a sequence or in the HWU the idmx was sending packets all the time and the derby x was interpretting them as a good dmx value --- just thought I would pass this info onhope that explanation is clearer than mudFrank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 How do you use this? Is it bright enough for outside large areas and do you have pics of your enclosure? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Good morningRobini do use this outside installed in a wood enclosurewith a lexan window front and one sidepictures to follow sometime next weekI have not taken any stills or video this seasonwill get to it next week i hopeI also use chauvet splash jr.soutside in plastic totes wrapped in duct tape for coloringthe enclosure one red one blueI will send you an email when i get the picsFrank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Plak Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Frank,Yes pleases post some video & Photos sometime down the road :-)Frank A. wrote: Good morningRobini do use this outside installed in a wood enclosurewith a lexan window front and one sidepictures to follow sometime next weekI have not taken any stills or video this seasonwill get to it next week i hopeI also use chauvet splash jr.soutside in plastic totes wrapped in duct tape for coloringthe enclosure one red one blueI will send you an email when i get the picsFrank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawyer1206 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Tomorrow I am going to Guitar Center to get two Chauvet LED Double Derby X for next years display. I would love to see a video of what it looks like outdoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted December 25, 2009 Author Share Posted December 25, 2009 Good afternoonMerry Christmastook some stillscan't believe itmy sony mvc1000 is so old it won't talk to vistaor xpI am not going to finalize the disk when it is only half usedworking tonight --- have an old windows 2000 machineI'll see if I can get pictures transferedWill work on video next weekFrank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Good morningvideo links of derby x in actionhttp://vimeo.com/groups/30771/videos/8485151http://vimeo.com/groups/30771/videos/8485562Frank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Good afternoonstill working on getting old Sony to talk to xpworking on fixeswill post pics of enclosure soon!!!!!!!!!! i hopeif there is an interest i will provide a sequence that hasdmx programming in itFrank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 Good eveningi finally got my old sony mavica talking to mylaptop again ---- had to partition hd and load 98seon one partition and xp on another parttioni have pictures now of the poor solder job on the dmx cableand pics of the enclosure with some text addedFrank A. Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 Hihere is a zip file with the enclosure infoFrank A. Attached files derby_x_enclosure.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldoradoboy Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I like those derby lights... they have a neat pattern... we used to use them on the dance floor in the clubs... the encloisures look pretty bullet-proof too.. did you have any issues wit hthe windows fogging up in them?-Christopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Good morningChristopherfrost would build in the bottom left corner of the frontlexan panel --- maybe an inch or so high ---- never affectedthe light patterni had a concern with the sun hitting the lenses in the derby xthought it might affect electronics ---- never became an issueno moisture was present inside the unit that i could detectFrank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawyer1206 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I like the enclosure support....gives me a new idea for mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 Good morningi forgot to mentionthe frame is 2x2 woodwith pre drilled steel angle and bolted on each side of thetop frame --- front to back ---with pre drilled flat stock mounted at an angleback left to front right and bolted to the angle piecesthe electrical hub is actually bolted to the flat stockit is not just the wood top holding the weighteverything from loew'sFrank A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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