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I finally got around to converting my lights off this type to something useful. 16 strings converted to 24vdc, controlled by a 16 port relay and run by an Arduino Uno R3. Only finished prior to Xmas, as soldering and shrink wrapping 48 resistors took longer then I thought. Will improve on the...

Thanks guys, is anyone here associated with the house @ 19 Coleman Av Kew East? Drove past it last night and wowsers. http://cls.sharp-online.net/Australia/locationdetails.php?id=946

Already aware that they were not water proof so wasn't planning on having them outside in the weather. The PDF is exactly what I planned on doing plus lengthening the strings by adding sections in parallel with extra wire. Thanks

Ivanhoe Melbourne

As per my welcome post I'm here to get some help and advice on finding a useful solution for a bunch of cheap Chinese Christmas lights that I confiscated from my neighbour to avoid him burning down both our houses. I replaced the three sets of 180 LED strings with a set of 600 from Bunnings and...

Hey all, I'm a self confessed hobbyist who loves tinkering with almost anything but electronics are my favourite passtime having unsuccessfully studied electronics for a couple of years at uni. This makes me semi knowledgeable and very dangerous, things that go pop are common in my workshop...