New Aether

[chrisatpsu]

once you have the guts out, and before you assemble, you could paint the enclosure

[tbone321]

I was thinking the same thing.

[RJ]

I wonder if a Lowes housing would work as they are bright red instead of yellow. More Christmassy.

Also much hotter if the sun is up. Remember that dark colors will increase the temp if you ever use when the sun is up. If so stay away from dark colors. If not using when the sun is out then it will not matter.

RJ

[RJ]

I got the proto together today and it is working. I had a little trouble with it fitting so I am going to mod the pcb some to move things for a better fit.

Heres a video :

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RJ

[keitha43]

Wow can't wait to see what single led puts out that much light. It look to be comparable to the 3 rebel LOR unit they are coming out with after the expo. I see why it needs a huge heatsink.

[RJ]

Wow can't wait to see what single led puts out that much light. It look to be comparable to the 3 rebel LOR unit they are coming out with after the expo. I see why it needs a huge heatsink.

It's this :

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40 watt RGBW led engine.

RJ

[jeffcoast]

So, if you really wanted to make this brighter, would it be possible to just add another of these LEDs in series, or would that be over the power limits for the board?

[RJ]

No, but you would not be able to get rid of the heat and they both would fail from overheating.  And yes the controller could not control two of them do to the power needed.

You can not look at the light as it is, I am not sure brighter is a good idea from the safety point of view. If you look at the specs in the little notes you will see it is regarded as unsafe to stare at by the manufacturer.

RJ

[mmais68569]

Will this light be able to run off the Lynx Dongle?

               Mike

[rrowan]

Will this light be able to run off the Lynx Dongle?

               Mike

Yes its a DMX device. In the video RJ is using the Pixelnet hub but the cat5 is coming off of the DMX port

Cheers

Rick R.

[taybrynn]

Looks great!!

1 - I'm assuming the bulb is a very powerful RGB module.

2 - Do you have any idea what the power consumption is while on in full white?  I'm just trying to
     determine how much power I'd save vs. my traditional (75,100w) floods I currently use.   I"m guessing lots.

3 - I'm assuming the 2nd and 4th pictures (the slightly brighter ones) are for the Aether II ??

How will a sneak this into the 2011 budget?!!!   argh!

[chrisatpsu]

How will a sneak this into the 2011 budget?!!!   argh!

MISC Expense     

[zwiller]

Business expense 

Wonder if my accountant will allow me to deduct these powerful "worklights" for rental property maintenance.   I really need several "high quality" dmx controlled lights to paint properly...

[RJ]

Looks great!!

1 - I'm assuming the bulb is a very powerful RGB module.

Yes you are correct very powerful!

2 - Do you have any idea what the power consumption is while on in full white?  I'm just trying to
     determine how much power I'd save vs. my traditional (75,100w) floods I currently use.   I"m guessing lots.

Full white is one led so figure 12w of power for a single color

3 - I'm assuming the 2nd and 4th pictures (the slightly brighter ones) are for the Aether II ??

Correct!

How will a sneak this into the 2011 budget?!!!   argh!

I am afriad that is beyond my scope of influence. 

RJ

[Gary]

So, from the looks of it (at 2:28 in the video), it doesn't run on 120V, but rather powered over CAT5 cable, like Smart Strings?