Niffty device to test pixel nodes...

[tbone321]

So can you just run a wire jumper between the correct pins to start the supply?

What size wire is needed?

I saw this $1.xx ATX PS starter/tester on ebay ...

The wire size in not all that importand as there is litle current flowing thru it.  What is important is that it makes a good connection between the two pins so I would go with a heavier guage of solid core to make a good connection.  If the connection is loose, the supply will keep flickering on and off which is obviously not good for it.

[tng5737]

Thanks for that suggestion - now I don't have to use my little tester.   I think it was designed to put the ps under load - probably has some honker resisters inside the case.

[tng5737]

It is too bad that we can't invoke some of these controller macro effects from a pc !

[mokeefe]

Did all you guys who mentioned picking up this controller get it from Ray or is there another source?

-Mike

[tbone321]

I ordered mine from Ray.

[tng5737]

Ray, see first post for link

[urthegman]

That is AWESOME! I have a 6 foot ferris wheel that a plug and play controller like this one combined with some flexible strips would be incredible on!!! Don't know how to do it, but my wheels are definitely turning!!!

[rm357]

The rigid strips are wired: red +12v, green -ground, blue - data

You hook red and green to your power supply and hook the controller gnd and data1 to the green and blue respectively. Power does not flow through the unit.
Also, it had no problem driving two strips off of the same data connector. The aligator clips I was using tohook things up got pretty hot when I had two sets of four rigid strips running in parallel...

RM