Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: ahofle on November 14, 2013, 01:21:23 am
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Our tree was pretty much on its last leg last year and it's time to finally buy a new one. I've been checking out all the major stores in the hope of finding something a little more advanced than the same old plain white lights or lame constant blinking 4 color LEDs. One can get on ebay and buy a huge roll of RGB LED strips and a controller for various patterns, fading, etc for next to nothing so I figured someone must have started selling such a thing in a tree, but I can't find anything! Can anyone recommend something like this? I've half tempted to build my own.
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Well ahofle you can get one idea for a controller over here (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,135502.0.html) at this build. I found this (http://www.ebay.com/itm/5M-Waterproof-multi-color-LED-Strip-Lights-SMD-5050-44-Key-controller-RGB-/220894573765) on ebay. And the video can be found on youtube. Or just reference below for the video. Hope this is what you are looking for.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpt0gFB0gfA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpt0gFB0gfA#)
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Yeah that's exactly what I mean, except pre-wired into a tree. I guess it has to be a BYO solution.
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(http://i.imgur.com/kgO5XQw.jpg)
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Yeah that's exactly what I mean, except pre-wired into a tree. I guess it has to be a BYO solution.
You've gotta be careful about the strips..... light strings look good on a tree.... those plastically rope lights... not so much. Also there is a weight issue even on the artificial trees.
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I just picked up a nice 4 foot multicoloured for $20.
I could not make one for that price.