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About brad2157

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  • Birthday 06/10/1980

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  • Website URL
    http://www.CrabtreeChristmas.com

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  • Location
    Spring Hill, Tennessee
  • Biography
    2010 - First year with animated lights. Used one Renard SS24 DIY built controller.
  • Interests
    Planning for 2011 Display!
  • Occupation
    Technician
  • About my display
    2010 - First year with animated lights using around 9,000 lights. Also had 6,000 static lights.

    2011 - Planning for a larger show with many new features.
  1. ChadH

    Thanks Brad! I hope you had a Merry Christmas as well. I went by your house one night and it looked great. I can't wait to see what you have in store for next year.

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    I am adding many more controller boards for my 2011 display and therefore I will need a lot of network cable to run around the yard to "daisy-chain" all my controllers. I did not know what the best idea would be to do: 1. Buy bulk rolls of CAT5 cable and crimp my own ends on, to make the lengths I need 2. Buy premade lengths of network cable at lengths I could use (50', 100', etc..) I read somewhere where someone made their own cables and had a lot of trouble with them, so they were going back to premade cables. What is the best method that is most reliable. I am sure they both ha
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    I will keep you guys posted. I am going to see if I can find a "friend electrician" to save me some money. I believe my brother-in-law's uncle is an electrician, so I am going to see if I can get him to come take a look at it for me. Unfortunately I lost my job the end of October and have been looking for another job since, so I don't have much $ to spend at the moment. Thanks for all the input guys!
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    Thanks for the information. I wish I had known about Ken's display sooner (just found out about him yesterday), so I could have went to see it live. I only went to a few local ones, including Glenn Barber in Spring Hill and Alan Sielbeck in Franklin. I will have to make it a point to go check out Ken's display this year!
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    I just ran across this thread and was wondering if Ken Maxwell has a website for his display? You guys have me wanting to see what he has done.
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    Yeah, that is the idea. It would work out really well at my house, due to the meter & outside circuit breaker box is right around the corner of the house from everything and I would not have to run a million extension cords out of the garage. I only had 24 channels this year and it was too many cords to run through the garage window to go outside. I want to place my controllers outside this year as well. I have a security camera system now, so I won't have the worry of someone messing with my controllers (if they do, I will have some good footage for the police). I will keep you posted as
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    I am using Renard 24 Channel DIY controllers. I will have 10 of them, each with two 15A circuits. I am doing a similar thing to Holdman's display, so I should be able to use the RG spreadsheet to save a little on max power.
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    2011 will be my first year with a larger show (going from 24 channels in 2010 to approx. 240 channels and maybe more) and I will need a lot more power. I know a lot of people say switch to LED's, but I have already bought a LOT of incandescents to use for my 2011 display and I also like the look of the fades, shimmer effects, etc.. that you get with the regular incand lights. My electrical meter is on the side of the house and after reading several posts, I found this thread and want to add something like this to my house. (It will be portable with the exception of the two-50A outdoor sock
  9. brad2157

    Chad, I was super busy this Christmas season and did not get to drive out to see your display in person. I saw several videos you posted and really enjoyed your display! This was my first year with animated lights using a Renard SS24 DIY built controller and I am HOOKED! I have already built 3 more boards and plan to build several more for 2011's display. I will also be adding a lot more lights. Hope you guys had a Merry Christmas!

  10. brad2157

    Alan, Love your display. My family and I first saw it last year and that was enough to get us into animated lighting. This was our first year (started really small) and we used one DIY built 24 channel controller. I plan to expand and have many more for my 2011 display. I live about a mile down the road from Glenn Barber. Keep up the great displays, we always look forward to driving by to see your lights!

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    I am having trouble getting on the DIYC board to post, so I thought I may also find some help here. I am wondering if there is any way to increase the number of lights I can put on each channel of the Renard SS24 boards without overloading it and blowing the triacs. I plan to have a lot of C9 bulbs on the house for my 2011 display and wanted to try to save as many channels as I can. Otherwise I would have to use up several channels and just program them all to do the same sequences to distribute the load.
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    Wow, love the display. Great work!
  13. brad2157
    This is AMAZING! You really nailed it with the spacing of the strands and programming your controllers. Like everyone else, I can't wait to see the "How To" on this. I want to add this into my display next year. This was our first year of animated lights, so I have plenty more controllers to build before next year
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    I just ordered from YBBS about a week ago. They were supposed to have closed up after Thanksgiving, but are still taking orders on enclosures, if you order 10 or more (until the end of the year). I ordered ten CG-2000's for my renard SS24 boards. I got free shipping too (over $75 gets free shipping).
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    I am a newbie, but I have one up in Chapman's Retreat Subdivison at: 1296 Chapmans Retreat Dr. Spring Hill, TN 37174 I usually don't have everything on until around 7pm nightly due to getting home from work late. I leave the display on until 10p during the week and 11p on the weekends. This is my first year putting anything out. Last year we had just moved in and I was still trying to get settled in the house. I have several decorations, static lights, and my first ever mega-tree (or medium tree :giggle:) that is over 10' tall. I look forward to adding a lot of new stuff to my di
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