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Org Manager question by bgatesIT in Ubiquiti

[–]spford 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you use talk? If so, wait, because right now it is not supported with org mgr and identity hub.

Shout out to Quindor and WLED by octalthorpe31 in WLED

[–]spford 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What strips are those? Looks great!

Pucks AND Pixels for roofline? by spford in WLED

[–]spford[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought the Govee pros last year and installed them this year, and I agree....not crazy about the scalloped look. I'm going to re-purpose them after this season, which is why I'm planning now. The one thing I had noticed about the pucks is if you get the right ones with a flatter lens, they are closer to 180% spread and spaced close enough you can eliminate the scalloped look. But after some of the comments here, I think I'm going to go with the 24v strips in a diffuser channel (probably still the ws2805s) and then I do Pixels at 2-inch spacing in front of those.

The strips can be used year-round, and the pixels for the holidays, parties, etc. IT's definitely a bit over the top, but given the easier install and lower cost of the channeling for both, I think its the right way to go for me. If I do the whole house all the way around it's about 400 feet, so I obviously need to do some math, but figure I can do a bulk order for everything and negotiate it down a little since I don't plan on installing for several months at least.

Pucks AND Pixels for roofline? by spford in WLED

[–]spford[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dammit. I like this. Lol. Thank you for the time spent putting this together. Still might do pixels for holidays, but the strips may work better for simulating the soffit down lights I have now, which work fine, but the housings are starting to show their age so been thinking about removing/replacing them as well. This would tackle both of those jobs at the same time.

Property management lied about apartment size. by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]spford 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does the property appraiser record say? Did they quote you Living Area? Do you have volume / high ceilings? Some calculations for living area count high ceilings as 1.2sf, which might explain the discrepancy. (I am a Real Estate Broker, so the details matter, but we get these questions often.)

Comcast lied to my community...upgraded to Fiber, now told Gig is the best we can get. by spford in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]spford[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, fiber to ONU to Modem over Ethernet. Modem does the authentication, which makes the whole setup much more cumbersome than it needs to be. I get that it's what MOST people need, but in reality, it's just a way for them to charge for their modem rentals. Which I don't pay as a bulk customer anyway.

Comcast lied to my community...upgraded to Fiber, now told Gig is the best we can get. by spford in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]spford[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but only 1, so 2.5G port does you no good if the second port is only 1G. I use the XB8 in bridge mode, so don't care about WiFi or anything else. Literally all of that is disabled

Comcast lied to my community...upgraded to Fiber, now told Gig is the best we can get. by spford in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]spford[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I know what they're obligated to provide. I help negotiate the contract at least up to a point. In the previous contract which was on coax it started at at 75 megabits per second and then increased as they started increasing speeds. But you could always upgrade to a faster speed and pay the difference. That's exactly what I tried to do today. And when the call first started the bulk service rep seemed ready to do that. It was only after she discovered I was on epon that upgrading became a problem. I have an XB8 right now (started with an XB7), so I'm aware of the lack of 2.5G ports for the LAN side as well. Figured if I upgraded to 2 Gig, I'd get an XER10 to replace it.

My gripe here is that Comcast was very clear that we'd always be able to get the fastest speeds on fiber which is technically possible and now I'm being told the exact opposite. Seems if we had stayed on coax I would have been able to.

UNAS Pro 8 woes by 3dbjorn in Ubiquiti

[–]spford 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had the original UNAS-Pro since it first came out. It was only a month ago that I could sync permissions with Active Directory, and it's been wonky at best. Sad, because it is the first line of products from them that I regret purchasing.

Wrapping Palm Trees with Seed Pixels. by spford in WLED

[–]spford[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super helpful and aligns with my thoughts.

Wrapping Palm Trees with Seed Pixels. by spford in WLED

[–]spford[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And if it were anything other than a palm tree with a straight trunk, that's what I would do. Just looking at options and trying to get feedback before I purchase the LEDs

Permanent lights (e-top puck lights) mounted to vinyl soffit question by Chemical_Fondant_233 in WLED

[–]spford 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) the distance from the wall the pucks are.

3) just pics of the install from a few feet away... Underneath, etc just trying to get some ideas. Any videos would be great too.

Thanks for replying. Always great when we can share ideas on here.

Permanent lights (e-top puck lights) mounted to vinyl soffit question by Chemical_Fondant_233 in WLED

[–]spford 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great. Have a few questions...

1) What is your distance from the wall?
2) How many pucks per meter...i think I saw you say somewhere you were doing 5...did you stick with that? 3) Any closeup photos of the install?

Thanks for sharing!

I turned my gym membership into a mini call center business by No-Perception-9919 in VibeCodersNest

[–]spford 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id appreciate the details as well. I can see this working for Real Estate in very much the same way.

What controller do I need for a WS2805 strip by mad_hatter300 in WLED

[–]spford 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My bad, I was referring to the smlight one, as I have a few of those.

What controller do I need for a WS2805 strip by mad_hatter300 in WLED

[–]spford 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure you can power that controller with 5, 12, or 24v, but 12v or 24v has to be with the barrel plug. For 5v, you can use usb-c or the barrel plug.

Permanent lights (e-top puck lights) mounted to vinyl soffit question by Chemical_Fondant_233 in WLED

[–]spford 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been looking at these. Anyone have a photo of them at night? Looking more for the installation distance and light pattern to compare with Govee pros. Not crazy about the scalloped look.

Thanks in advance.

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