DiyLightAnimation
Hardware => Other Projects => Topic started by: deanathpc on January 07, 2013,
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Hey folks I'm trying to make some stars using yard sticks I got from Home Depot. While the stars are not assembled I'm toying with lighting them up with RGB instead of incans / led strings.
So I'm looking at Holiday Coro's RGB LED strips instead of their modules (rectangle / square). For $50 (give or take) you can get from him about 16 ft. 6 in. worth of LED's.
I'm looking on E-Bay for some and found a couple different types from obviously different countries. Anyone else using something they found on ebay?
Holiday Coro: http://www.holidaycoro.com/RGB-LED-Strip-12v-30-LEDs-per-Meter-Waterproof-p/59.htm
What I found:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5M-500CM-5050-SMD-LED-RGB-Waterproof-300-Flexible-LED-Strip-Light-60-leds-Meter-/170947284236?pt=US_String_Lights_Fairy_Lights&hash=item27cd408d0c
and (U.S. based location)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5050-SMD-RGB-5M-Waterproof-300-LED-Flexible-Light-Strip-/170896728288?pt=US_String_Lights_Fairy_Lights&hash=item27ca3d20e0
So my question is are these the same? Will they work with the Holiday Coro DMX controller? If you have any experience please share. Or experience with something else that I can research and price out to use.
Dean
A quick shot of my star.. Just disregard the clutter all around it! :) My garage is a mess. I made 2 of these last night in my garage.
(http://www.brooksfamilylights.com/images/2013-01-06%2017.57.38.jpg)
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holiday coro link mentions 30 leds per meter, both of the other two links are 60 leds per meter
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I got these from amazon,
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007VDTTJC/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1357579708&sr=8-5&pi=SL75
They work fine and are well built. I haven't hooked them up to DMX yet though.
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Yes I noticed the density of LED's from what I found compared to what Holiday Coro has.
Robert any idea if / when you'll be hooking those up to DMX? That's a good price. Too bad I couldn't get those without the controller and stuff in hopes to knock the price down some more.
What is everyone using for power supplies? I like the one from Holiday Coro but it's limited to the number of amps obviously. I'd like to be able to get a higher output power supply just to reduce the number of 120 VAC connections made (and extension cords). I know you can push just so much power through Cat 5 cable but I could split the power amongst a couple of Cat 5 cables to help reduce the power on those cables.
Dean
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If you go to the wiki and look under DSC light order chart, go to the last one and click on it and it will link you to different flex options. for example, the lights you posted in your first link (LED RGB Strip 30 LEDs per Meter Waterproof IP68 ) I bought 10 rolls at 10.50 each. There are also so different options to control them. You could use an MR 16, or a dsc.
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If you go to the wiki and look under DSC light order chart, go to the last one and click on it and it will link you to different flex options. for example, the lights you posted in your first link (LED RGB Strip 30 LEDs per Meter Waterproof IP68 ) I bought 10 rolls at 10.50 each. There are also so different options to control them. You could use an MR 16, or a dsc.
Wow.. I feel like an idiot now.. Didn't even see that before.... Duh!!!! Thanks! Going to look at the offerings on E-Bay now!
Dean
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I did the wiki but the one auction has expired. I bid on another just to test. It's a U.S.A seller. Yeah I know the come from Hong Kong or China but still. With any luck these will work for the fraction of the cost.
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You an find some of the venders that will sell outright without bidding look for a buy now tab
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I know. I'm looking for cheapest until I know these will do what I need. No rush just yet :)
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Any updates on the Ebay sources? Need a few strip lights as well for some DSC's I have coming, would like to maybe have something for 4th of July if an etherdongle comes along for co-op.
Alan
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Robert any idea if / when you'll be hooking those up to DMX? That's a good price. Too bad I couldn't get those without the controller and stuff in hopes to knock the price down some more.
Dean
I decided I am going to use smart strips this year. So I won't be playing with the dumb/DMX.
Have you looked at,
to see what Todd has to offer?
Edited by RJ
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I edited the previous post. DLA does not allow outright advertising for commercial vendors.
I am not happy with all the alibaba links I see posted either as they are also commerical. I understand the intend in most cases but if we do it for one then how can I prevent others from doing the same. It becomes a ugly issue fast. This is a difficult issues and has always been an issue.
RJ
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Would someone mind pm'ing me who Todd is and where? Trying to get a handle on these strips, one member found several at $10.50 each, I only find them in the low 20's for RGB 5050 with 60 leds a meter.
Alan
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PM me too then. Since it was removed before I could even see it.
Never mind.. I'll just pm robert.
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I went to ebay for a few minutes and found several strips( 30 leds per meter) under 10.00. It could be how you are entering it on the site :)
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huh o.k. then how you entering it? Apparently I am not a good google person. lol
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I was looking for 5050 strips. The 30 leds per meter are less than the 60. do most of you guys use 30 or 60 led's per meter for your strips?
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I was looking for 5050 strips. The 30 leds per meter are less than the 60. do most of you guys use 30 or 60 led's per meter for your strips?
Ah o.k. Just started searching like that now.
I'm curious about the 60 LED's per meter strips to be honest. Going to assume more light but not sure if it would be worth the extra money.
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I guess it depends on how bright you want it. I personally like the 30 leds / meter on some of the things I do. The 60 leds/meter seem to wash out some of the areas on the elements.It is totally a personal choice. Amp draw is for some another deciding factor.Without getting amp technical, for the most part you can use a full 30 leds/m @ 5 meters. with 60 leds/m you can use aprox 3 meters of a 5 meter strip if both are being used with a DSC
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Just a reminder to remember current draw when looking at led count.