Paul D 10 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Just curious how many segments everyone uses on their Mega Tree. Last year I divided mine up in 16 segments and just used clear. I'm looking at adding green and red for this year. I noticed that alot of you guys divided your Mega Tree into 8 sections. I'm debating on doing this; as this will cut my controller cost in half. Looking forward to everyones thoughts. Edited March 6, 2012 by Paul D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mtmoriah 10 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I do ten clear vertical segments and 7 red/green horizontal "blocks". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Pfeiffer 0 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I use 16 segments each of red, green, and clear, with 2 strings per segment. A total of 32 strings of each color for a 20' tree. Then I wrap with 32 strings for my spiral. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul D 10 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I use 16 segments each of red, green, and clear, with 2 strings per segment. A total of 32 strings of each color for a 20' tree. Then I wrap with 32 strings for my spiral. That sounds like the direction that I'm going to take. Sounds like that more use 16+ than 8 segments. Do you have any videos? I would love to see how yours has turned out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Senior 0 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I use 12 segments. 12 channels for color, 3 channels for star, and a spare "just in case". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alberta Bound 3 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I use 16 potato wedges, or segments, or anything else you want to call it, & 16 channels for the spirals (8 channels going one way & 8 channels going the other way)..........on a 11ft tree. I thought of cutting back to 12 channels for the tree and keep 16 channels for spirals or go with 3 or 4 colours and 8 slices each colour, but my tree design will be different this year & it will still require 32 channels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brownjm74 10 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 That sounds like the direction that I'm going to take. Sounds like that more use 16+ than 8 segments. Do you have any videos? I would love to see how yours has turned out. Paul, I do the same thing as John and I have my spiral part as 32 strands with 2 strands per channel. Here is a link to my videos of the 2011 show: http://www.brownchristmaslightshow.com/2011-cmas-light-videos.html Jeremy B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul D 10 Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Paul, I do the same thing as John and I have my spiral part as 32 strands with 2 strands per channel. Here is a link to my videos of the 2011 show: http://www.brownchristmaslightshow.com/2011-cmas-light-videos.html Jeremy B. Thanks Jermey. Your sprial looks really cool! I'm planning on incorperating a sprial in my tree in a couple years. First things first, gott add red and green Paul P. S. GO BLUE! P.P.S. Sorry, but i had to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Blue 25 Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 16 segments - 2 strand pies per segment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tennessee1074 0 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hello all. Sorry for the reply to the old thread. I am a sophomore newbie but want to build a mega. I am going to do a 20' tree with same segments as Paul and Jeremy above. Could someone tell me how long of strands are needed for these trees and what the spacing between the 2stands is? This is my first post ever! Thanks for the help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul D 10 Posted June 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Pythagorean Theorem - a2 + b2 = c2. Spacing between strands depends on how big the circumferential of you base is. Last year i used a 9' diameter base, and the distance between strands was about 3"-4". PM me if you want more details. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Tech 1 Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 So many ways to setup - I have a 10 foot mega-tree, since I have White, Green, Red and Blue, and want to use a single controller for it, I use 4 segments per color, aka 4 channels - so all 4 colors work off a single controller. My star runs on another controller and it has worked out very well - you can see my tree in action www.crazytechchristmas.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keitha 0 Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 http://www.altoonalights.com/mega/mega_calc.php is a calculator you can use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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