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Re: Magnetic Switch Set with a Coin Battery Pack
@Keith Huggins For the new mag switch, we're going to be offering it in two forms: Control board with switch connected. This will provide both "normally open" and "normally closed" functionality (2…
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Combining Sound and Lighting into a single action
@Keith Huggins Awesome, sounds like you're comfortable experimenting which is great-- we love to see those kinds of results on the Forum! Keep us posted!
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Male to Female Extension Cable
@Keith Huggins Something else you might want consider for the external power connection would be our magnetic connectors: https://www.brickstuff.com/store/p140/magnetic-power-connector.…
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- 5 yrs ago
- Expansion Accessories
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Re: Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle Set 71043
Just curious to see if anyone is looking into buying the giant expansion set for Hogwarts? https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-30884/Playwell%20Bricks/hogwarts-castle-71043-epic-extension/?…
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- 5 yrs ago
- What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: Hogwarts problem.
@Jim Martin-Kaye Hi Jim, thanks for the details. When the lights on the connecting boards are on but no lights are working, that's usually a sign that the "INPUT" and "OUTPUT" plugs are reversed.…
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- 5 yrs ago
- General Questions & Answers
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Re: Cinderella Castle Version 2 Middle and Upper Lights
@Jill Mastandrea OK, thanks again for doing all the testing. The good news is that the master controller seems ok. This sounds like a bad connecting cable (the one leading to the upper level lights).…
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Disney Castle Lighting
@Rick Prescott Is the green light "on" on the main control board? If so, it could just be that your master power switch is off. Press the main power button on the remote (top center), then try the A,…
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Hogwarts problem.
Hi, thank you for your message. When you say your lights don't work, did you try the light test #4 in Step 102? Was everything working up until that point?…
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- 5 yrs ago
- General Questions & Answers
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Re: Analog instruments for Bae Hawk
Hi Ozzie, thanks for your message. Sure thing-- could you send us an e-mail to support(at)brickstuff.com? We can take it from there. Apologies if you've already e-mailed us but we haven't…
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- 5 yrs ago
- What Lights Do I Use For [a specific] LEGO Set?
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Re: Cinderella Castle Version 2 Middle and Upper Lights
@Jill Mastandrea Hi Jill, thanks for doing the additional testing. OK one more thing to try that should give us a clue about the root cause: on the master controller (see Step 64),…
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Magnetic Switch Set with a Coin Battery Pack
As long as the magnetic switch is connected directly in line with the battery power, when it is "open" (off), there shouldn't be any battery drain. That's basically the same as using the on/off…
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Male to Female Extension Cable
Hi Keith, that's a good idea, but unfortunately because the plugs we use are so small, they are not designed to be extended that way. You can't connect a plug directly to wire-- you need to mount it…
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Combining Sound and Lighting into a single action
@Keith Huggins Thanks for the additional detail. For something like that, it might be better to let us custom-make something for you. Looking at that model,…
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- 5 yrs ago
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Full Arduino Shield!

Over the years, we've had growing interest from Arduino users to control our LEDs and other products using an Arduino Uno. We're happy to announce that we will soon be releasing a full shield with…
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Re: Haunted house light kit number 2!!!!
@Jaryd Carnovale Got it, thanks! Will send the PP invoice momentarily....
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- 5 yrs ago
- Product Support and Issues
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Re: Haunted house light kit number 2!!!!
@Jaryd Carnovale Awesome, thank you. What country to you live in? Just need to know for postage calculations....
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Combining Sound and Lighting into a single action
Hi Keith, thanks for your message. Is this something where you would like to be able to load your own sound onto a module (for example, lasers or machine guns),…
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- 5 yrs ago
- Lighting Effects
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Re: New here, and a couple questions
@Jeremiah Shue For light strips, unfortunately no. The reason is a bit technical, but the driver chips provide enough current/power for only one LED per output.…
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- 5 yrs ago
- Introduce Yourself!
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Re: IR controller board discontinued?
@Stearns You are correct, that's really the only thing you lose. If you'd like an add-on cannon, send us an e-mail at support(at)brickstuff.com and I can send you a PayPal invoice. Price is $35.99.
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Broken part replacement
@David Hi David, yes we're still running behind on shipping parts, but we will be sending your BRANCH04 this week. Yes, if you have two good plugs on the broken one,…
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Front mandible wire unattached. Need replacement.
@David Awesome to hear, thank you!
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Dynamic Digital Creations Viper MKII Lighting Project
Hi @Calvin Summey , thank you for your message and for buying one of our DRADIS screens! We are working on a full kit for the Viper, so hang tight! We bought one of the DCC kits ourselves and are…
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Re: IR controller board discontinued?
@Stearns You're not losing any features. You've gained a ton of features over the original kit. Just because there are fewer buttons doesn't mean there are fewer features.…
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: New Here, Simple Build Question
@ColKlink Wow, what a great setup! It looks amazing-- thank you for sharing. The fire trucks remind me of the old LEGO wooden vehicles from the 1940s. I'm sure your grandkids will love what you've…
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- 5 yrs ago
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Re: Cinderella Castle Version 2 Middle and Upper Lights
Hi Jill, thanks for your note. Sorry for the trouble with your setup! As Paul mentioned, the first thing to do is check to see if power lights are turned on for your adapter boards.…
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- 5 yrs ago
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