Carrie (of Alpenglow)Got an ugly-ass nonfunctional fireplace that someone painted black? I’ve got the solution! I’ve had the parts and custom flex boards for a while for this and just no time. Tonight’s the night! Powered by a @wizard Pixelblaze and their HDR strips. It’s gonna go all the way up the fireplace!
@wizard The two rows running KITT, always my first pattern to make sure i have the LED setup and color order right. Don’t mind the loud music and me excitedly yelling.
3 more rows up! The right ones are harder for me to solder because I’m right-handed and the angle is funny. Also I really wish I had thought to bring my head-mounted magnifiers from the shop. 😆
This is gonna be so good! This pattern is Marching Rainbow.
This is the custom flex circuit I made to connect each row to the next. It was also an excuse to order a clear flex PCB from JLC. It sokders directly to the addressable strips and is one brick in spacing.
Chris Petrilli@alpenglow how are you finding ordering from JLC in these insane times? My last order from LCSC was a horrific nightmare that's still going on thanks to UPS's gross incompetence.
@petrillic Oy. I’m also having UPS incompetance but with a shipment of PETG parts from Canada that I was charged over 100% tariffs on.
This order was just under $60 and shipped via global direct standard line which uh….has tariffs included I guess? I wasn’t charged tariffs and I’m not asking questions. Only available for orders under $60, takes 2 weeks, arrives via USPS.
@alpenglow I’ll take it. UPS is trying to extort me for $600 in fees on $300 in parts.
@petrillic They are such fuckheads. If you need the email to lodge a complaint/refund request, let me know, I have it. That dept sent an autoresponder saying they are backlogged by 3 months.
@alpenglow I've got it... spent 2+ weeks. Finally gave up, LCSC said have it returned, they'd refund me, but UPS continues to try and deliver, even after telling them on the web site, in multiple emails, on the phone, and to the UPS driver's face.
@alpenglow I will say, LCSC has been a model of customer support. Super impressed.