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Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: Steve Gase on July 30, 2012, 03:42:21 pm
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IMO it seems like time is running out for any additional coops this year... the time to gather orders, to get the estimates, collect the money, order, package and ship is running out.
I'm not interested in creating problems and whining, but I would like to have a water-cooler discussion to understand how everyone is doing with their hoarding requisitioning for the upcoming shows.
Maybe you are in great shape, you've built most or all of your kits, and your plans are pretty solid at this point.
Maybe you know that you have all that you need, and maybe you have some things you don't -- but you aren't ready to put anything up for sale. (I know that, I'm a pack rat! :) )
Or... maybe you know what you want to do, but you are discouraged about the lack of kits and can't seem to find someone to answer your "WTB" solicitations.
I'm asking this to find out...
1) what kits are you still waiting for?
2) are you in good shape and have what you need?
Let's keep it positive, and maybe someone can help fill that missing piece!
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I'll start out with the obvious...
I'd LOVE to have a couple Conductors and Slaves in my hands now.
Lately I've been thinking of a 3D cube of lights (there are kits or preassembled products out there now) and how a conductor could be used to drive it all if I built my own out of Smart String parts. Building the box, and creating the sequences might take my attention away from my christmas show -- so it could be a good thing that that missing conductor is not in my hands now. :)
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I'd love to have a conductor, but I primarily focussed on Halloween and I'm not planning a Christmas light show.
So for me, I already have what I need for Halloween and I'm only about 12 weeks away from when I put up my Halloween lights.
I have six songs sequenced. All the H/W is built and tested, the only thing I'm planning to add into the mix is a three color DMX Laser, but that's not a killer if I don't get time to complete it before Halloween starts.
The only thing I'm waiting for is LSP 2.5, that should fix the scheduler issue, but even then I have a fall back plan if that doesn't come to fruition on time.
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I would love to at least have a back up etherdongle on my hands!
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Waiting for Conductor coop and LSP 2.5 release.
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Just waiting on the Conductor.
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Been waiting for another ssc and active hub coop
I missed the previous coop by a few days
I realize pcbs are available and I could order boms from mouser, but was hoping for coop cost advantage
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etherdongle, but I can live without this year if I have to.
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Waiting for Conductor coop and LSP 2.5 release.
Me too!!!!!!! :P Also slave!!!!!!!! >.d9
animal
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Waiting on the Etherdongle coop to start. I've been waiting all year for that. I just got my SSC and my Athers, but nothing else.
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Waiting for Conductor coop and LSP 2.5 release
+1
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Waiting for Conductor coop and LSP 2.5 release.
+1
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I have everything I need from DLA, but I will jump in the conductor coop when it happens.
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My guess is behind the scenes RJ is working on getting things moving. I'm hoping for an ED coop but I have the tools I need to run this year. You always have to plan a year in advance under this model. If you can't wait, you need be using commercial gear.
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Conductor, Slave, and E-Dongles are top of my list.
I am willing to help with a coop if there is a need.
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Hoping for a conductor and etherdongle to run my show.
Started late.
This year will run only 2 to 4 SSC.
Breaking the SSC into eight sub channels maybe more. Hopefully I have time to do this.
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+1 jeffl
Today is my cutoff for incorporation of new items. Anything I buy starting tomorrow is for 2013...
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I'm desperately waiting for an Etherdongle. I have everything else, but won't have a show this year without one. :(
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Would like a few more wireless board and an eatherdongle. Dont need them right now but would be nice to have.
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Etherdongle, pls
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I would like an Ather 2 (5 or 6 really). I missed the last coop. Altho I saw a neat sopt from holiday coro that I could control with a ssc. It uses 10 nodes (30 LEDs ) in the same spot case and the Ather.
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I'm still building.
I finished the 3 Aether's from the last coop.
I have 3 Lynx Express kits to put together that I got from the store.
I am still trouble shooting an Express that has no display when fired up (yes, still working on that).
I have 90 strobe lights to build.
I'm still ordering parts, cases, wire, transformers....
That's just equipment. I won't go into the displays I have to build in my spare time.
No matter how much I build it seems like I don't have enough!
I would like to get into Lynx Smart Strings but right now I'm struggling to get what I have up.
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I'm waiting on the Lynx Magic Wand, that you just waive, and everything builds, and is setup. >:D
<fp.
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Would like to get an E dongle but it probably will not get included till next year at the point. To many other things I'm still working on.
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I'm waiting on the Lynx Magic Wand, that you just waive, and everything builds, and is setup. >:D
<fp.
What do you mean waiting??? We just had that coop. Did yu miss it??? Bummer dude!!! I guess that you were one of the ones filtered out of seeing it. Wait ....... was I supposed to say that ??? >:D
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Lynx magic wand works great. I just setup my entire display, tested it and had it take it all back down. <;d
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i myself need 5 le v5's. i am new to all this and still trying to establish my show that i have planned.
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I am in need of the Aether II, ED, Conductor and Slave. Finishing up Halloween just as PeteAndVanessa, however, mine is not all lights. Bobcat Servos, MR16's firing solenoid's shooting cannons and such! Glad to have found this group at the first of the year, wife, not so much <fp.
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All I need is Aether IIs and a conductor would be nice to try out. Although I first really need to get my ED figured out as to what is wrong with it. Maybe next week when not working I will try and get some pictures and post to see if anyone notices the problem.
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Would like a backup e-dongle, still waiting for a small fix for it though.
Would jump in on a conductor coop but probably wouldn't push it's use for this years shows.
I am still building some new replacement elements for Christmas.
I am beginnning an inventory of stuff to put up for sale later, I know I have more hardware than I will ever use. :)
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I really need an ether dongle, and a conductor would be awesome too!
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Conductor and maybe an Aether (would like to have it the show this year for better testing next year)
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really high on my list on a scale of 1 to 10 1 being lowest and 10 being highest
i would rate the following for coop's
conductor +20 rating <;d
slave +15 rating <;d
I'd just LOVE to have a couple Conductors and Slaves in my hands yesterday <;d.
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There is now only 9 to 10 weeks before people start setting up for their Halloween Displays and 17 weeks until most Christmas displays go live.
While this seems like a long time it's really not.
IMHO even if a coop started tomorrow it would be cutting it close for use this year. Go back and look at previous coops, these things take weeks even the faster ones.
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Conductor is still in Beta test (AFAIK). My personal opinion is that the chance a COOP on the conductor happening in time for your 2012 Xmas show would be slim. I am not speaking in an official capacity, just from my personal opinion. I would caution counting on the conductor being ready for yourself by this Xmas (remember most COOPs take 3-4 months from announcement to ship).
Kurt
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I have all the hardware I need for this year. What I really need is some "Get up and go".
Think we will ever have a coop for that?
John