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Single RGB strip controller

In order to replace the house outline with RGB strips, I need the ability to control individual strips. I still have way too many RGB Kittys made up so I decided to create a new shield for the kitty to … Continue reading

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Editing Vixen 2.5 Profile

How To – Manually editing your Vixen 2.5 Profile by Matthew Edwards – 27/10/2011 As I added 3 universes this year I needed a way to create new profile outside of Vixen.  This How To details how I created the … Continue reading

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HOW-TO: RGB Spinners

A fellow country man created what he called an RGB Spinner.  Check out his video here.  Also Barbotte ate DIYC.com made a similar unit using Frank’s SuperStrips.  You can check out his project here. I liked the idea concept, so … Continue reading

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El Light Costume

Our daughter’s youth group decided to have a party one evening and requested the girls came as Disney characters. On Wednesday night Rose announced she wanted to go as on Quora of Tron. That night I found a close seller … Continue reading

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DC Power Distribution

With a lot of decentralized controllers, I need to run both DMX and power to a lot of places. Some times it is convenient to daisy-chain the power, others is is best to run a separate feed from the Power … Continue reading

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RGB + Strobes Mini Tree

Let me say first and foremost, I am still trying to find good uses for RGB strip lights out on the display and not against a flat surface or tacked up under an alcove. This is another attempt. Some time … Continue reading

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RGB Kittys

Back in 2007 I stumbled across a house decoration that had fading RGB lanterns high lighting a path to the front porch.   John Chapman of Engineering Solutions Inc Developed a suite id LED Based RGB Pixel projects/products.  the one that … Continue reading

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Falling Icicles

Falling Icicles made their debut in my area 2009.  Initially they were hideously expensive and hard to find.  But secretly I always knew I would get some. Then least year Big-W  / K Mart started sell small falling Icicles  sets … Continue reading

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8 Channel RGB LED Flexible Strip Controller

My leaping arches were a disaster this year. originally constructed by cutting 36″ lengths of white rope light that was bent back on itself, to form a 18 section, about 8 of the 32 sections failed to turn on!  So … Continue reading

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HOW-TO: Soldering SOIC devices by hand

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