lee66047 10 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I'm new to all of this and bought a Mr. Christmas. It runs fine and looks pretty good for a rookie. Question: Can I open up the Mr. Chrismas and by pass its music selection by hooking a plug in for a MP3 player? I just hate the sound of the music that comes with the Mr. Chrismas. And it is too low anyway. Thanks for any advice anyone can provide. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Rose 0 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Welcome to PC! There's a wealth of information on these forums reguarding the Mr. Christmas (known by many as the LASOC (lights and sounds of christmas) As to your question. no. You can't modify one that way... Though there IS a member that hacked one and used it with his computer with LOR or something similar. But I don't know all the details. Use the "search" feature, and you will be reading well into the night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALchrisr01 0 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Nope, sorry but you got what you got. There are other mods you can do to the box to make it better. Search the boards and you will plenty of info. You will also find plenty of help if you need it. Try these: http://talk.planetchristmas.com/showthread.php?t=26916&page=2 http://talk.planetchristmas.com/showthread.php?t=23938 Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lee66047 10 Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Thank you so much....I will check the board. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vegas taco 0 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 we love our mr Christmas!!! i wish i had a video camera so i could post it!! we did the fm mod but used a ramsey 25b Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrholiday 10 Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 does anyone know exaclty how many lights you can plug into a MR. Christmas? The box does not tell you and i saw on amazon website that each channel can handle 1200 minature lights. When i calculate the amps it does not add up to 1200 lights. Any idea? Thanks, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MinnesotaMike 10 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Whoa! There's some crafty folks here. My first step is to simply USE the LASOC and see how it goes this/next year. Beyond that...I was planning to switch to LOR and ditch the LASOC once my display grew big enough. (baby steps) I had no idea the LASOC could be modified like that. Kinda makes me wonder now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Apache Lights 10 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 The Mr. Christmas can handle up to 12 amps before you blow the fuse. How may lights that is depends on the kind and type of lights you use. If you push 12 amps be sure the channels are split as evenly as possible. If it doesn't take the load you can do like I did and add contactors, and relay packs so it will take 60 amps, but friends and family will look at you funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tfischer 17 Posted November 1, 2010 Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 Whoa! There's some crafty folks here. My first step is to simply USE the LASOC and see how it goes this/next year. Beyond that...I was planning to switch to LOR and ditch the LASOC once my display grew big enough. (baby steps) I had no idea the LASOC could be modified like that. Kinda makes me wonder now. I think most here will recommend that when you feel you've "outgrown" the LASOC, to simply sell it and move on to one of the other, expandable technologies. There are ways to hack the LASOC but in my opinion it's a lot of work a very little gain, when you can buy a 16-channel LOR-PD board for around $100 or a 24-channel DIY board for even cheaper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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