Q&A–: How to hook up lights for miniature house?
I have to hook up a scale model house with lights and electricity. When we first started, we were using lights meant for sidewalks and such; pretty powerful. They would go dim if we had more than three turned on.
We switched to Christmas lights, which allow up to four rooms to be lit at once. We are using a old phone charger to power the house. How could we fix it so that all the lights could be on at once without any of them going dim?
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Answer by Tepee
You could have as many lights as you wish if you changed to LED’s. They are small and inexpensive and easily powered by batteries or an A/C adapter. LED’s can be purchased at places like Radio Shack with the specs for connecting them. Good luck with your project.
Answer by Matt
You need a larger transformer. The Cell phone charger is not powerful enough to power the bulbs. Probably best to just use a xmas light strand of l.e.d.s.
Answer by roger
I would use LED lights
Here is a link to some very cheap yellow :LEDs
http://www.mpja.com/prodinfo.asp?number=15103+OP
they are 1.95 per hundred — that’s under 2 cents each not bad
Get a wall wart power supply to run them. MPJA has them too.
Check the Ma rating on the power supply each LED uses about .018 amps (18 ma) so add up all the lights you want to use and get a power supply that has enuf amps to handle the load.
The white leds are more expensive but might be nice too
Here is a link to some wall warts
http://www.mpja.com/products.asp?dept=37&main=1
be careful of the voltage on the LEDs they need about 3 volts to run right
You can use a 6 volt power supply and run pairs of led in series to get the 6 volt drop you need.
Watch the polarity of the leds and use a DC power supply.
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up lights–: What’s the best way to put Christmas lights up around a wooden mantle?
I’m afraid to tape them on as that might ruin the wood.
I’ve used the section cups with a little groove to hold the wires to put up lights around the windows, and that works beautifuly, but I think that might ruin the wood too, so what can I do to make the lights stay up around the mantle?
Your help would be greatly appreciated…this is driving me nuts!
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Answer by Claude B
There is a hook you can buy that has that gum glue won’t discolor or stain anything. Available at most department and hardware stores. It is by 3M.
Answer by fae
You should buy some tastefull holders made for the purpose and have them attached.
Answer by Molly M
i donta know!
Answer by madeline t
try looking for clips that fit around the lip of the mantle or the 3m they are called command hooks
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