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Another bad Pixel

Posted on December 1, 2019 by James

I hate thunderstorms. Last year a near by strike fried a bunch of the pixels in the display. The rain this past weekend must have had a nearby strike, as now I have one pixel that is just “stuck on” … Continue reading →

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2019 Display Up and Running

Posted on November 24, 2019 by James

I launched the full show tonight. There are 2 songs I still want to update a bit. Final count, 3914 individually controllable “bulbs” in the display. Each one can be any color I want. Final props that made it to … Continue reading →

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Getting closer

Posted on November 23, 2019 by James

Replacement controller for the “dumb” lights has arrived and is now installed. Back to getting all the programming done.

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Another one bites the dust

Posted on November 17, 2019 by James

As luck would have it, I have another hardware issue. The controller for the “dumb” lights in the dormer windows appears to have gone kaput. Now it’s decision time, get a new controller, or adjust the show to not use … Continue reading →

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Creating the 2019 Display

Posted on November 12, 2019 by James

The display for the 2019 display started many months ago. For this year, the original plan was to add 5 “candy cane” props (99 lights each), a stack of 4 nested arches, and a number of “sticks” of lights. Also … Continue reading →

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