Build A Light Show - 64 Hole Tool Free Tree Topper - RAW

Everything gets bigger.

I'd previously used the BALS 32 strand tree topper and that was quite a shift from the 16 strand Boscoyo tree topper I've used for the last 10 years, but this is another level.

It's about 49cm in diameter, it's cut from steel and it's heavy.

I've used a 48mm OD thick wall aluminium tube, to take the wait of the tree, and the slots in this topper line up with a 131 48mm wall plate.

Using a larger topper means to get the proportions right, your tree will be a minimum of 3M tall before the star.

Using 2" spacing (every other hole) gives a strip Length of about 320cm and 60 pixels a strip.
With 64 strips, you will need 3,840 pixels. If you're using 100 node strings, you can zig zag 5 strips (300 pixels).

A 4M tall tree, will give you 100 pixels per strip.
If doing it this way, the wiring becomes a little easier. Each strand is 100 pixel, each strand goes straight to its own channel on the controller. Lose a pixel and you only lose a few pixel on one strand

With that many pixels on a run, you need 12V and the power consumption becomes considerable.

With that many strips and pixels on the tree, weight becomes a serious issue and guy wires are a must. Make sure the ground is stable and consider the ground getting very wet in our beautifully wet winter weather.

The topper is quality cut on CNC, the cuts are sharp, so you may want to hit it with the flap wheel first, then paint.

Quality bit of kit that will last longer than me.

Comes supplied with clips and MSRs for easy tree assembly.