There’s so much to help you up your game and hobby in this detailed hands-on video tutorial. Including cost implications, where to start, and other details… You will learn about: – Home Design Basics – Beginner Pixel Counts – Project… Read More
Getting ready for 2016’s Leechburg Lights Christmas Display
Today marks the first step in the setup for the 2016 Leechburg Lights display. During the spring we lost the mega tree base. Due to the sewer line being replace, the old mega tree base was excavated; making way for an entirely… Read More
Calculating LED Power Needs for Your RGB Display
Working on a video series to get new people started on their own display. This video shows how to calculate total watts and amps of electric so you will know the needs of your display. After you have made some… Read More
Pixel Starter Kit Burn In
Here is a video of the pixels from the starter kit order. They have been running for the past 12 hours in the light cave/shop. The purpose was to find any bad pixels and make sure the ones I send… Read More
Dumb RGB Controllers and Nodes easy connecting and testing
Connecting up a pigtail and dumb RGB nodes to an RGB controller and DC power supply. Using a converted computer power supply to burn-in test new nodes. Sorry, these are not for sale. This is meant to be an instructional… Read More
5v Pixel Test
Here is a set of 50 RGB pixels I ordered from a vendor in China (I’ll release the link at a later date). The test puts the set of pixels through a freeze/thaw cycle that is a bit more brutal… Read More
Soldering RGB to a pigtail 4 connector
Beginner series on soldering RGB dumb nodes to a 4-core waterproof connector. I’ve made many connections using this method. Hoping that anyone new to RGB who needs help getting started will find this simple video helpful for a visual reference… Read More
Testing RGB Connector using Multimeter
Building a few new dumb RGB controllers in the shop this week and though I’d show how to test for continuity between 2 different connectors. Wire colors have changed since last year, and I wanted to verify that I was… Read More
Converting a computer power supply for RGB and low voltage lighting use
This video shows how I converted some free computer power supplies that were salvaged from St Sebastian Catholic School in Belle Vernon, PA In 2013, I converted my light display over to RGB low voltage LED lighting. There is a… Read More
Setting Up E1.31 on Windows 7 (Part 4 DMX Controller Setup)
This final video is dedicated to setting up the “EASY DMX” controller boards used in RGB displays. The video demonstrates how all the components connect together. Following the instructional section is a demonstration of the entire setup running a sample… Read More