Shopping List
Updated 2026-07-15
Everything the Gothic Folly needs and where it stands. 🔴 = still to order — help welcome. Prices are ballpark (USD). The Power page has the electrical reasoning behind the quantities.
⚠️ The power items (PSUs, fuses/distribution, floods) are a working proposal, not final — the electrical design is still to be worked out and signed off by Alex and a licensed electrician (see the Power page). Treat PSU counts/models below as provisional. The non-power items (controllers, receivers, strips, media, glands) are firm.
Working PSU proposal: 24 V = 20 (10× HLG-320H-24 main arches + 10× HLG-600H-24B for 4 minor arches + 6 towers); 12 V rose PSUs all in hand + 6 small flood PSUs.
🔴 Still to order (before July 17)
Power supplies
24 V — main arches
| Item | Qty | ~Unit | ~Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Well HLG-320H-24 (24 V / 13.3 A, IP67 sealed) | 10 | $85–100 | ~$900 |
2 per main arch (one at each foot), 5 arches. IP67 sealed — mounts exposed without an enclosure.
24 V — minor arches (HLG-600H-24B)
| Item | Qty | ~Unit | ~Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Well HLG-600H-24B (24 V / 25 A, IP67) | 4 | $150–180 | ~$680 |
One per 2–3 minor arches: FL 1–2, FL 3–5, FR 1–2, FR 3–5.
24 V — towers (HLG-600H-24B)
| Item | Qty | ~Unit | ~Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Well HLG-600H-24B (24 V / 25 A, IP67) | 6 | $150–180 | ~$1,020 |
Front towers: 1 each (spire + one quad ≈ 23.5 A). Back towers: 2 each — one for the lower quad (19.9 A), one for spire + top quad + canopy (17.5 A). Spirelets/wash are not here — they’re 12 V. ~36–47 % loaded under the 50 % cap.
24 V spares
| Item | Qty | ~Unit | ~Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLG-320H-24 (main-arch spare) | 1 | $85–100 | ~$90 |
| HLG-600H-24B (minor-arch / tower spare) | 1 | $150–180 | ~$170 |
12 V — rose window: all 4 in hand ✅ — nothing to order (HLG-320H-12, one per SRx1).
12 V — flood / spirelet PSUs (new 2026-07-15)
| Item | Qty | ~Unit | ~Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small IP67 12 V PSU — HLG-185H-12 (12 V / 15 A) | 6 | $45–70 | ~$300–420 |
Dedicated 12 V for the wash + spirelet floods, kept off the SR-board buck. 2 front towers (13 floods ≈ 11 A each) + 2 back towers (4 each) + 2 spares. All one model — at 10 W floods, 15 A covers even a front tower with margin.
Lights — spirelet fixture, 12 V (used for spirelets and wash) (new 2026-07-15)
| Item | Qty | ~Unit | ~Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| The spirelet fixture, 12 V variant (WS2811, 10 W, xConnect, IP65) — one fixture, used for both spirelets and wash | ~40 | $10–15 | ~$400–600 |
Same fixture throughout: 14 for the wash (7 per front tower) + 20 for the spirelets (6 per front side, 4 per back side) + ~6 spares.
Fuses + 24 V power distribution
| Item | Qty | ~Total |
|---|---|---|
| Blade-fuse distribution block (6–8 way, ≥30 A) | 4 (1/tower) | |
| 24 V input busbar (≥40 A) + common GND busbar | 8 (2/tower) | |
| Waterproof inline blade-fuse holders | ~30 | |
| Blade fuses — mix: 15 A ×16, 7.5 A ×6, 5 A ×50, 3 A ×10, 2 A ×10 (+ spares) | ~90 | |
| Section total | ~$120–160 |
Every 24 V fixture is powered from the PSU, not through the SR (the SRs run at 12 V). Each tower enclosure gets a fused 24 V bus. Full per-enclosure layout is on the Power page.
Enclosures / connectors
| Item | Qty | ~Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cable glands (multi-port / grommet plates preferred) | ~60 | ~$60 |
| Rose hub enclosure (holds 4× SRx1, ~21 penetrations) | 1 | TBD |
| Tap / hookup wire — 12 AWG (quad V+), 16–18 AWG (globe/rose V+) | rolls | ~$40 |
Cabling — quantities still being worked out ⏳
Cable-run lengths aren’t finalized (they depend on final SR / PSU placement on the scaffold). Three run types still to spec and order:
- Data — SR → LED (differential data to each strip & string; ≤ 5 m rule)
- Power — SR / PSU → LED (V+ / GND injection runs)
- Power — generator → PSU (AC feeds)
These get specced once placement is locked on the structure.
✅ Ordered / on hand
(full order + receipt history is in the project expenses.md)
| Item | Qty | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon F48V5 controller | 1 | received |
| SmartReceivers — SRx4 / SRx2 / SRx1 | 7 / 7 / 10 | ordered (last 4× SRx1 on 2026-07-14) |
| Rose window WS2815 12 V strips (9 m custom) | 18 | received |
| Arch strips — main / mini / quad (WS2811 24 V) | full set | ordered / in transit |
| Globe strings — spires (32) + canopy (6), WS2811 24 V IP68 | 38 | in transit |
| FPP Pi stack — Pi 4, PSU, SD, case, GL.iNet Opal router, USB hub | 1 set | received |
| Rose 12 V PSUs — HLG-320H-12 | 4 (all in hand) | received |
| Buck converters 24→12 V (SR board logic) | 15 | delivered — verify at home |
| USB SSD ≥256 GB (FPP show media) | 1 | ordered 2026-07-15 |
| MIDI controller — Novation Launchpad Mini Mk3 | 1 | in transit |
| Cat6, zip ties, misc | — | received |
PSU order at a glance
| Rail | Model | Qty to buy | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 V | HLG-320H-24 | 11 (10 main arches + 1 spare) | main arches |
| 24 V | HLG-600H-24B | 11 (4 minor arches + 6 towers + 1 spare) | minor arches, spires, quads, canopy |
| 12 V | HLG-320H-12 | 0 — all 4 in hand | rose window |
| 12 V | HLG-185H-12 | 6 (4 towers + 2 spare) | wash + spirelet floods |
Under the 50 % brightness cap, PSUs run ~36–47 % of rating — comfortable playa headroom.