Pixel Sticks Revised!!

[tpctech]

I created a new element of my display this year that I am calling "pixel sticks"  They are reworked 80's "chase strips"  the units are a 2" x 2" metal box with 8 standard base light sockets on about 6" centers and am currently using 15 of them.  I custom made 8 channel SSR to fit in the light strips.  2 cat 5's from each strip run back to the frestyle board.  I am currently using 11watt sign lamps but play on changing to 7 1/2 watt round lamps.  It it kind a different twist on "Beligiao lights"  

I will post assembly pictures soon!

KEN


PS Thanks RJ for the SSR info.  I have extra PCB's if any one is interested.

I posted the wrong video OOPS!!  I have added pictures!!

[RJ]

They look great!

RJ

[wbuehler]

Looks Good.

[kylec]

I'm not sure I am seeing them in the video, but they sound cool!

Kyle

[KeithTarpley]

Greetings,,,

Like it.

Keith

[tpctech]

I created a new element of my display this year that I am calling "pixel sticks"  They are reworked 80's "chase strips"  the units are a 2" x 2" metal box with 8 standard base light sockets on about 6" centers and am currently using 15 of them.  I custom made 8 channel SSR to fit in the light strips.  2 cat 5's from each strip run back to the frestyle board.  I am currently using 11watt sign lamps but play on changing to 7 1/2 watt round lamps.  It it kind a different twist on "Beligiao lights"  

I will post assembly pictures soon!

KEN


PS Thanks RJ for the SSR info.  I have extra PCB's if any one is interested.

I posted the wrong video OOPS!!  I have added pictures!!

More Pictures....

I will take a daytime picture of the whole assembly to post!

[RJ]

Very nice neat layout. Will come in handy for a number of people using external SSR's. How about doing a coop for them so others can take avantage of your work?

RJ

[tpctech]

I'm not sure I am seeing them in the video, but they sound cool!

Kyle

Try the video again.....I put up the wrong video!   Opps    KEN

[tpctech]

Looks Good.

Try the video again.....I put up the wrong video!   Opps    KEN

[ponddude]

OK...that is very cool and exactly what I want to do next year...but with RGB LEDs.  What software did you use to animate that? Vixen or LSP?

LSP has a matrix animator which looks very promising.

[blickensderfer]

The 8 channel SSR would be very usefull on eight channel leaping archs.  I would really benfit from your design.

Dan

[RJ]

I thought the things on the house where them.

RJ

[tpctech]

I thought the things on the house where them.

RJ

Humm.....Some RGB LED's and your MR16 boards......Now you got me thinkin about a upgrade on the porch.  I do have 7 conductor 16 awg going to each post.  What your saw are 9 posts on our wrap around porch with white and multi-colored mini's

KEN

[tpctech]

The 8 channel SSR would be very usefull on eight channel leaping archs.  I would really benfit from your design.

Dan

I will try to get the cost together over the next few week so we could maybe have a coop after the first of the year.

KEN

[tpctech]

OK...that is very cool and exactly what I want to do next year...but with RGB LEDs.  What software did you use to animate that? Vixen or LSP?

LSP has a matrix animator which looks very promising.

That was done the hard way.  Each stick is 8 lamps on about 6" centers connected to my 8 channel SSR and connected to a Freestyle for a total of 128 channels.

I am controlling it with Light-O-Rama so all of the letters are programmed by hand using a basic 5x7 matrix except for W and M.

It is working really good.  I am still tweekin the speed.  I have several different messages at different speeds!!

I am also using the display for "snow" on Let it Snow and others.

KEN