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[QUOTE="Mark_M, post: 136341, member: 29098"] I'll get you started on something.... be warned this may be a little too much. Typically the Bunnings/Kmart/Warehouse lights have 2 wires from the power supply to the light string. Yet the power supply's multi-function-controller (MFC) can switch two different sections of the lights. This used to be done with 3 wires, a common anode (+) and 2 wires for each section. The Other 2 wires would be connected to negative by the MFC as per the patterns to create. In this photo; the top wire is a common. [ATTACH type="full" width="825px"]25114[/ATTACH] But now with the 2 wire strings is takes advantage of the LEDs being a diode. Now the MFC uses an H-Bridge style of circuit to constantly change the positive & negative (polarity) to make each section light up. This is very annoying thing to bypass. [ATTACH type="full" width="810px"]25115[/ATTACH] and just to make it more annoying! Now there is 3 or 4 controllable sections in some strings of lights using only 3 wires. This also changes the positive & negative constantly (polarity changing) to light difference sections. I've seen this technique used on some solar lights and colour changing lights (the smart phone app things). [ATTACH type="full" width="725px"]25116[/ATTACH] Hopefully that hasn't made your brain explode :). Just a heads up before spending money on something that won't work! [/QUOTE]
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