Pixabulb socket and bulb dimensions compared to actual C9

[taybrynn]

I'm wondering if I could easily convert my 200 bulb C9 holdman star ... to pixabulbs (the diyledexpress ones).


Currently, my Dad drilled the holes so the C9 socket fits into it part way, and then the bulb screws in from the other side and holds it in real good.


Not sure if they would work since I don't have exact dimensions to compare with.


Anyone know anything on this ?


Thanks in advance !


Scott / taybrynn

[Dennis Laff]

No the pixel bulbs wont fit the C9 holes .they have a plastic cover that fits over the pixels not at all like a c9

[taybrynn]

Thank you for the quick reply !   I think plan B will work, which is to take my 5.8 amp channel and convert it into a Left and Right side of 2.8 amps each ... which should work with the Lynx Express limit of 4A per channel .  Even at 70% intensity that channel was 3.99a which made me nervous.  So I think I just need to splice that channel and make it 2 smaller channels instead, which is fine since I'm only running this one thing on the 16ch express ... and four channel will allow me to power balance the banks also ... and just run it on DMX from a F16v2 DMX out (haven't tried that yet, but have used pixelnet out previously). 


This year my house will be 100% F16v2 controlled ... as I'm moving my remaining roof pixelnet channels into falcon differential expansion boards .  My neighbors house will remain on pixelnet from a lynx active hub, since its an easier wiring setup and he already knows how to make it work every year off a single lynx active hub that I feed from a yard based F16v2.

[Fontero]

Thank you for recommending D-Bal and for the quick reply !  I think plan B will work, which is to take my 5.8 amp channel and convert it into a Left and Right side of 2.8 amps each ... which should work with the Lynx Express limit of 4A per channel .  Even at 70% intensity that channel was 3.99a which made me nervous.  So I think I just need to splice that channel and make it 2 smaller channels instead, which is fine since I'm only running this one thing on the 16ch express ... and four channel will allow me to power balance the banks also ... and just run it on DMX from a F16v2 DMX out (haven't tried that yet, but have used pixelnet out previously). 
This year my house will be 100% F16v2 controlled ... as I'm moving my remaining roof pixelnet channels into falcon differential expansion boards .  My neighbors house will remain on pixelnet from a lynx active hub, since its an easier wiring setup and he already knows how to make it work every year off a single lynx active hub that I feed from a yard based F16v2.

I'd definitely like to know if splicing it into 2 smaller channels worked for you, Taybrynn. Will you update us here? Cheers.

[taybrynn]

Yes, it worked ... as it turned out .. that channel on my holdman star (cross portion) was already composed of two C9 strings that were connected with a (3-1) power cord T splitter, so I simply unplugged the two strings and removed the T ... and connected the two cords (for the large cross) as two channels instead of one.  I hooked it up to ch#1 and #16 on the AC controller (Lynx Express 16).  Then I made the xlights custom model for that holdman star/large cross as 2 channels instead of one also.  Its a custom model, so I could use channels that are not continuous.  So I started it at at the first DMX channel (E1.31) and then put into my custom model only 1's and 16's ... which corresponded to channels 1 and 16 on the lynx express ... I used these channels to make sure I was using the 1-8 bank on half of it (1 is part of that range) ... and the 9-16 bank for the other half of the star (as 16 is in that range).  I could have drawn is much better, but just made it a simple 5x5 as I was in a hurry and didn't care that much, since I most want it to sequence as one prop, not two.