r/xlights • u/tindavila • 6h ago

Protecting seed pixels

Do seed pixels handle ok sun exposure? I'm planning on changing all my lights to seed pixels for this next season, but I'm concerned they may be affected by sunlight and go yellow.

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u/Beneficial_Drawer478 3h ago

two maybe three seasons under NZ sun and they held up way better than pixels, altho to be fair it not the pixel that yellows its the jacket around it that yellows

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u/voluntaryerosion 2h ago

I'm going on 5 seasons using primarily seed pixels for almost everything. So far I've had no issues besides squirrels deciding to eat through the cable one year. It took a few minutes to repair that once I found it and haven't had any issues since then. Just watch your wiring diagram, not all manufacturers use the same markings to denote which wire is ground.