Afrikaburn – the South African member of the global Burning Man Regional Network, held annually in the Tankwa Karoo desert in the Western Cape featured a 12-ton truck, mounted with a fully operational performance stage that could be driven through the desert with LED installations.
The builder of the rig fabricated a completely custom enclosure to house the LED Strip Studio controllers and power supplies. A dedicated case with controllers, PSUs, and cabling all laid out together in a purpose-built housing takes time to build, but pays off in a desert environment.
The main challenges in this environment are vibration, dust, and power stability. Vibration can shake loose connectors and stress solder joints over time. Dust infiltrating an unprotected enclosure will eventually cause shorts or connection failures. Power from a generator or vehicle electrical system can also be less stable than mains power, so a controller that handles input voltage variation cleanly matters.
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