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Christmas Lighting | 11 comments (11 topical)
Re: Christmas Lighting (3.00 / 0) (#10)
by tawa on Fri Dec 17, 2004 at 10:08:00 AM MST

First, LEDs run on DC not AC. So plugging in LEDs into a standard XMas light string may have bad consequences. For my LED projects I got an AC to 12vdc convertor from this guy on ebay (gongadealz): http://stores.ebay.com/id=16792258  

Only $8 including shipping.

Then from www.allelectronics.com I got a cig adaptor with bare wires, plus some resistors. Now I have 12v to play with for my LED projects. Not a lot if I start using those high brightness LEDs which take up to 4vdc, but it's a start. Allelectronics has great prices on stuff but their shipping is $6 I think, so it pays to make a bigger order.
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Re: Christmas Lighting (3.00 / 0) (#11)
by tawa on Fri Dec 17, 2004 at 10:09:37 AM MST

I should probably add that the convertor converts 110vac to 12vdc. But they have other convertors too.

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Christmas Lighting | 11 comments (11 topical)

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