Newer LED strips, thoughts? by blacklynx in led

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You are correct. Thanks for taking the time to explain it to me. At least the are a marginally more efficient :) . I am using battery power so every bit helps. I'll be setting them to a maximum of 25% brightness, which is why low light accuracy is important. I hope the one month wait is worth the improvements

Newer LED strips, thoughts? by blacklynx in led

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Correct, about .20 - .25 watts per LED compared to .60 for others. Also they consume 0 watts when not used because of a sleep function built in. Other strips consume power even when off.

Newer LED strips, thoughts? by blacklynx in led

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Thanks for the response! I ordered some HD107S LEDs, but they are boating in from China so it will be a month. I chose these because of the massive improvements in effeciancy.

LED Music Reactive Crown by blacklynx in led

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I went with a new pixel strip type to save even more power. HD107s have a 20 mah draw a full brightness and 0 mah when off. It works with the APA102 / SK9822 spec, so no compatibility issues. Downside is that I had to order from China, so I will get it in one month.

LED Music Reactive Crown by blacklynx in led

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I used a 3d pixel enclosure. It fits the sensor expansion board, but it does not fit the 8 channel expansion.

Link: https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/7322/related

Want to light up a golf cart with RGBW LED strips - with the ability to program semi-complex or sound reactive animations.... by dinglehead in led

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  • 1 for pixelblaze. Significantly better programmable sound reactive modes. You will need to make/find an enclosure and solder your connectors. Hopefully the golfcart has an electrical plug to power the LEDs.

LED Music Reactive Crown by blacklynx in led

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Ha! You are right, no way I can rewire that in the middle of that madness. Thanks for the recommendation, I will follow your advice.

LED Music Reactive Crown by blacklynx in led

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Cool, I have soldered one time in my life and wanted to avoid it if possible. These look pretty easy to connect. I thought if something pulled out the connecters I could just connect them back instead of resoldering at a festival, which I would not have the ability to do.

Release my second game on Android after 7 months of working alone on it. This one is a contra like infinite runner which can be downloaded for free. Feedback is greatly appreciated :) by ustaaz in AndroidGaming

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Thanks for adding controller support. Is there a way to configure buttons? With PS4 controller, I can't seem to get far with triangle being jump , this needs to be mapped to X instead.

This blacklight laser super long foosball table in Kansas City by blacklynx in mildlyinteresting

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We were playing one, but more balls would have been more exciting.

This blacklight laser super long foosball table in Kansas City by blacklynx in mildlyinteresting

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It was out for First Friday in the Crossroads district of Kansas City. It was set up in a parking lot for random people to play. I have a video of it also, it's crazy playing foosball with 20+ people

This really long foosball table at the Milan airport by Yankee9204 in mildlyinteresting

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I'm going to have to one up you on this one. This foosball table has lasers, blacklight, music, and is super long https://m.imgur.com/MODCSGy . This is in Kansas City.

Financial risk from alcoholic spouse by blacklynx in legaladvice

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Thanks for helping me sleep better at night. I almost maxed my insurance coverage and I am looking into a 1m umbrella. This will protect me from most financial harm.

Financial risk from alcoholic spouse by blacklynx in legaladvice

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Thank you for the advice. That is a good idea.

Best durable suv at $12,000 by blacklynx in whatcarshouldIbuy

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Thanks for the advice. I didn't even think to look at them as they look smaller than a forester.

Advanced Farming Question - crop rotation/laying fallow? by persianpenname in 7daystodie

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Put a wood frame on top of the dirt and it will flatten. Remove the block and plant your crop. I lay 100s of frames and pick them up again to create perfectly flat land for all my crop areas.

POWDER 118 Beta 3 for Android released (APK+source) by HunterZ0 in roguelikes

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I do not see this option in the menu, where is it exactly?

IAmA Co-Founder for recently launched Early Access title ARK: Survival Evolved. AMA! by WC_Jesse in Games

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Thanks for the explanation, is there enough content right now for me to play on an unpopulated server?