Monthly Archives: January 2025

Electrical 18: Return of the Gremlins

Posted on January 27, 2025 by RussD

In a previous post on Chasing Gremlins I documented problems with the courtesy lights coming on when they weren’t supposed to. I fixed this problem. Several times. In September it came back. The courtesy lights are coming on and staying … Continue reading →

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Tree Up. Again.

Posted on January 20, 2025 by RussD

With the increased power requirements I decided to add an additional 5V power injection cable. Moving on to the controller, the output on the controller can handle 600 pixels. No problem with the original 400 pixel tree, but the upgraded … Continue reading →

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Tree Up. Tree Down.

Posted on January 13, 2025 by RussD

With everything done drag the Mega Tree into the front yard and plug it in. And commence with the light show. From the street everything looked great! She Who Must Be Obeyed had immediate feedback; “Looks good. Needs a back … Continue reading →

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MegaTree Controller Packaging

Posted on January 6, 2025 by RussD

With the MegaTree fully functional the last stage of the build is to move the controller and power supply from the breadboard to its final location (hopefully not its final resting place) in a waterproof outdoor box. For this I … Continue reading →

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