This week we have Daniel J Lewis from The Audacity to Podcast on the show to talk about how he installed RGB lighting in his home studio. We also cover the ins and outs and install successes and mistakes made during the project along with a long list (in the show notes) of lessons learned. Daniel also spends some time talking about his latest projects, like with My Podcast Reviews, and the updates he has made on this Social Subscribe and Follow WordPress Plugin.

Full show notes, transcriptions, audio and video at http://theAverageGuy.tv/hgg460

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[1:18] Daniel J Lewis Intro

[2:04] Home Gadget Geeks now on Podpage.com

[3:17] Social Subscribe & Follow Icons

[5:39] Podcast Industry Statistics

[6:34] My Podcast Reviews

[9:14] HelloFresh

[10:50] Patreon and BQQ, Grill and Smoker Meetup Announement

[12:48] Tim is home from his time in the Marines

[15:01] RGB lighting in Daniel’s Studio

[1:17:48] Show reminders

[1:18:56] Maple Grove Partners Hosting

 

Key lessons learned:

* MDF is great for this! But make sure it’s cut straight!

* Don’t get thicker MDF to prevent bending. Instead, place a cross-beam at the wire-mounting location and use thinner MDF for lighter panels.

* 24”-wide panels are big! 16” could have been fine

* Use 24-volt RGB strips and powering to reduce voltage-drop effects

* Get the right power supply! Make sure the fan is automatic, it has plenty of margin,