My last few years I have simply put up a display without much consideration for, setup, take down and storage. With that in mind...
In an effort to make set up and take down easier (as well as storage). I was considering making 1,2, and 4 ft sections of PVC with SS attached. Probably using the 4' sections, one end would have the controller attached. At the other end I would place a 3 wire waterproof connector. The other sections would have one male and one female 3 wire connector at each end. I could then connect sections to make bigger lengths. Granted, once I have a setup I certainly don't need to make different lengths next year. But what if, I don't like my set up this year and want to tweak it some? This seems like a nice idea. Storage would be nice as well.
I know there is a limit of the number of nodes (depends on the type of node) so the total length per controller is obviously limited.
My only thought is that each connection is a bit of a voltage drop and at the end of my run I could see some degradation in performance with several such connections. Any idea how many? Would this behave much differently than a splice in the string?
The same kinda of question but for the Cat5. Are couplers good ideas with Cat5 and SS (with or without pigtail on the controller)?
Thanks.