RichieNorthcott
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I thought I'd flag this, since it has just caught me out. I had some existing stock of 5V pixel strings which are a couple of years old. Recently I bought another set off aliexpress to finish off some props I was making. I've bought them from a few sources over the years, TBH normally from wherever's cheapest - however the product which has arrived has always seemed like it's out the same factory.
The new set I have are significantly larger (the plastic surround, not the pixel itself which is the same size. I needed to enlarge the holes in my props by about 1mm. Since I make these on a CNC it was doable, but this might be gotcha on some commercially made props. Also the material is different. The original out layer was a soft plastic (possibly silicone) with a blue tint. The new ones are much more rigid and don't soften up so well with a heat gun.
The wires between each pixel are also slightly shorter than they used to be (which is actually a good thing for me)
When I fire them up I'll update this if the colours look any different (since i have a mixture on one prop, I have 50 of the new plus 14 of the old style). My new props are 64 pixels each.
The new set I have are significantly larger (the plastic surround, not the pixel itself which is the same size. I needed to enlarge the holes in my props by about 1mm. Since I make these on a CNC it was doable, but this might be gotcha on some commercially made props. Also the material is different. The original out layer was a soft plastic (possibly silicone) with a blue tint. The new ones are much more rigid and don't soften up so well with a heat gun.
The wires between each pixel are also slightly shorter than they used to be (which is actually a good thing for me)
When I fire them up I'll update this if the colours look any different (since i have a mixture on one prop, I have 50 of the new plus 14 of the old style). My new props are 64 pixels each.