Hello.
My first question is on the length of a smart string. The wiki says that a SSC will run a string of 128 nodes (the regular ones linked from the wiki), and the approximate length is 33-35 feet. I'd like to install a run of nodes on a gutter across the front of my house, which is roughly 42 feet. It would be far easier to do this as a single string instead of splitting it up. Is it possible to request a string of 128 nodes with 4" spacing to yield a 42 foot run, and is that something that the SSC (and cat5) can handle?
My second question is regarding year-round installation. I'm in southern NY. I was considering putting the string into some type of transparent tubing (yet to be determined), and then wrapping the tubing with some type of UV film/tint. Would the combination of the nodes' inherent waterproof-ness + the tube itself + the UV film be sufficient to withstand year-round installation?
Thanks in advance.
-Greg