I just wanted to clear up a simple electrical mistake in the video. Using less than the 15 LED's on your 300 miliamp power supply will not force more power through the LED's. Its actually better to NOT load your power supply past 80%. In this case that would be 240 miliamps, or 12 LED's. Also if you using a long length of wire between your power supply and the light locations you could have some voltage drop which could actually add to the "amps" that are being used or supplied by the power supply. The moral of all this........Just use the 80% rule and your LED's and power supplies will thank you with long life.
If you use a lower voltage supply with a LED set up for 12v they will still light up but be dimer, now if you have a larger supply say 24v then you will need to put a min of 2 in series to make the 24v. The resistor limits the amount of current to the LED.
adding longer wire leads add to total loop resistance. This reduces total current in the loop, which slightly dims the LED. For a given input voltage, increasing loop resistance lowers current as I = V/R. Power in the loop is P = VxI, so for a constant input voltage, lowering the current (by increasing lead length) directly lowers the power required from you supply.
I use 3mm 5mm and 10mm, they happen to make tomato stakes that are perfectly in those sizes. In this video I used 5mm. yes I maed spotlights in this video but they can be little floods if you diffuse them. the LEDs themselves have about a 30 degree spread on their beam, so they are not regular bulbs but are geared towards spots.
Allen I absolutely love your videos, they are so good, but this one is extra super. You break down each step and show just how easy it is to make these terrific LED accent lights so that a novice like me can just GO MAKE IT. Thank you for your simple clear instructions they were perfect, I live for the fun of creating Halloween stuff and I can’t tell you how much your videos have inspired me & helped me in resolving technical issues. KUDOS to you!!
I just built about 20 of these,in various colors, and they are *fantastic*! The only problem I had was after cutting the tubes, I used an awl to clear the bur left by the pipecutter. Anyone who needs good, dramatic lighting should use this system. Thanks for a great (and cheap!) lighting system! Your "Tricks&Tips" have greatly improved my haunt.
Try Light house LEDs - they have the green ones. Most LEDs aside from white ones will blow through gels with little effect- I have had bad luck with it.
Had to come back and see this one again. I have the LEDs and remembered your How-To. Amazing, it was at the top of your feed list. Thanks again for all your priceless info!!!
This helps ease my stress with wiring. My 9 year old is obsessed with Halloween and i rather help make it for him than spend a fortune on what he wants to aid his passion, thank you!
How did we spend New Year's Day? Watching 6 straight hours of Stiltbeast videos! You're a great teacher, Alan. You had us riveted, watching how to make everything from cornstalks to statues. For added fun, we waited for appearances of your heat gun and your cat.
just gave this a go and is brilliant, needed some lighting for my workbench and this worked a treat. Now planning on making a silicone caulk mold! Thanks for the tutorials and looking forward to the next one
Oh that was not clear to me in the question. No, you cannot run both from the same mentioned powersource. It will run the 15 LEDs or the motor. I thought you were asking if you could remove that power source from the motor and then use it to power the lights. Getting a 600ma 12V transformer will allow you to run both.
Ha, you've made his ol'lady happy yet again! Opened the HomeDepot app just minutes into the video - tomato stakes ✔ speaker wire ✔. I have an entire tote full of 12 volt power supplies - tend not to throw those out - lol - 💁♀️
Thanks for the great tutorial on wiring LED's. I have made a number of characters of the years and have always wanted to use LED's for eyes or, with hollow figures like pumpkins / Jack O.lanterns, internal lighting now I know some of the basics.
Thanks for making an idiotproof start-to-finish 12v wiring vid! Our 2021 haunt goals for mini spots, pumpkins, candles and lanterns. No more batteries, yay!
@tzkelley could it potentially hurt anyone? If so please correct me and I will pull the video. electricity is complicted and Im very much a layman- I have been making these for three years with no issues, but it dosent mean I understand why it works. Electricity and lights in general are like magic to me- I have no issues being corrected, I just want to help those that I can. No doubt I oversimplified.
This is fantastic! well done. (it's been said before) 15:15 is not true. the mA rating is the max output. so you could only run 1 or 2 on a single power supply and no damage would occur. other than that. brilliant job.
Not all 5MM LEDs have a max current rating of 20mA. Red for example is typically lower 16-18mA and blue can be upwards of 30-35mA. You should always check with the source you're purchasing them from to verify. Also, something that wasn't covered in this is long wire runs will drop voltage and current over long runs. Typically over 100ft runs you'll notice voltage and amperage drops. Lastly, you CAN run a 12v LED at lower than 12v, it'll just be dimmer. We've done this in the past with blue and green LEDs as their wavelengths are much brighter than RED and can drown it out. We ran blue and green at 9v and Red at 12v for an even effect.
This was a great idea and I plan to build this next year. I am consulting for another haunt. I have a idea to take this one step further for mobility. Going to Mouser.com purchase a ABS encloser and Shielded RCA Cables (Panel mounted Female Connectors) & Shielded Male Connectors with Strain Relief. Then install the Female connectors in the top and wire all together with power supply then wire RCA male connector on the end of your Speaker wire. This then gives you a Power pack. Just a Thought.
Great video, thanks! I'll definitely make some of these for my home haunt. I will say, however, some of your electrical information is a little off but it doesn't really detract from the idea being presented.
I want to be able to easily switch out a dead light, or add a light if an area is to bright. I also have to take down my show every year so versatility is king. wire nuts can be carried in my pocket and are pretty fast to add or replace.
What brand tomato stakes? Can only find steel (not hollow) and bamboo without the coating. I am in Texas as well. Thanks for all of the great videos! You are our idol!
As long as it has the correct resistor wired on the Single Wired LED - that sets the Maximum Current that can flow through the LED. If the Voltage were increased higher it would change slightly - but allowing for Automotive use they have usually been figured for 15 volts to prevent damage to the LED. Normally 680 Ohm Resistor - 15 volts divided by 680 Ohms =.022 or 22 milliamps of current and 12 Volts divided by 680 Ohms =.017 or 17 milliamps which either Voltage is safe.
Love your videos!!!! I have a question on the LED's, I have been looking on eBay and there are several sizes, 3mm up to 20mm and larger. I am just wondering what size LED's you are using. Also in the video you put the LED about half way into the tube, does this give it more of a spotlight effect, and would placing it closer to the end give it more of a flood effect as the beam would spread out more the closer you are to the end? I'm wanting to build a bunch for next year. Great tutorial!!
Not much I can do about it. The dog is a great Pyrenees living in TX. There will be no small amount of panting involved. I shoot most of my videos at home, you might hear panting dogs or even bugs and birds outside, and all my projects will most likely have cat hair on them. That's just my life.
looks like the leds i get off ebay i get 25 leds for 14 bucks or less running on a 9v battery last for a long time idk how long i have one on for 2 days and its still on thanks for the video
Question on outdoor use. I realize the power supply must be protected from weather. But when wire nutting the LED at the outdoor location, do you need to electrical tape protect it from wet weather conditions?
You have these in groups of 5. Was that just for the video or can u put them in any order like 1 here 3 there 2 back there. You just have to make sure that you have the correct number. Like you said 15 = 300ma
How big of an area do one of these lights light up? Will they flood a tombstone or multiple tombstone? This seems like a simple way to do LED and I would like to do it. However, I want to make sure it works for what I intend them for. Thanks!! Great Vid!!
@StiltbeastStudios Nope, won't hurt anybody. Your explanation of AC is closer to what PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is and it's okay for your power source to put out more amps than the device needs. Otherwise, everything else is close enough and the main thing is, the project rocks. :)
I could not find tomato stakes that were hollow. So I used a curtain rod from the hardware store. About $4 for 5' of tubing. It worked okay. Hope this helps a few of the people that are trying this project.
Great tutorial, as usual! Any idea if you can wire LEDs along one speaker wire, or must they all be at one end? Also, are the wire nuts waterproof? Electrical tape could also work for this, yes?
awesome tutorial man. just updating niktronicsonline is now lighthouseleds just ordered 50 of them, still good price .48 a peice + shipping first class mail about 5 bucks hope i can buy tomato stakes in november! really dont want to wait until spring
I didn't go through all the comments (this is an 8 year old video at this point...), so this may or may not have been mentioned. If you configure your LEDs to run off of a 5v power supply, then you can use a USB port to power your spotlights. ANY power source with a USB port.. So, depending on your set up you can use a television, a computer, clock radio, LED power strip, or a cell phone charger. This seems pretty obvious, but it also gives you the ability to power your lights off of a battery bank, which means you don't have a ton of wiring to contend with. You may not be able to wire up a lot of LEDs together, but you can put them anywhere you can hide your battery bank and make your wiring as long or short as you want. The downside, of course, is that they must be recharged every so often, but a cheap little $5 power bank should run 5-10 LEDs for 12-24 hours depending on the output, and will be about the size of 2 "C" cell batteries. That will vary from unit to unit. The upshot though, is that you won't need to hide all the wiring of a plug-in system and your spotlights will be mobile and be more versatile. If you really want to be slick, they sell fairy light strings that have multiple flashing and dimming options for as little as $7 on Amazon. Some are already set up for USB, but the ones that run on 3 AA batteries will work just fine. They're wired for 4.5v, but a 5V system isn't even a strain for them. So they will work just fine. The circuit boards for those are pretty small and can be hot glued or taped directly to the battery bank casing or you can simply solder your USB wiring to the positive and negative battery leads. Incorporating these little boards will give you even more options for your LED spotlights whether you use a battery bank or not...
I was wondering...I have a 12 V deer motor I got from electronic goldmine and I'm using a 12V 300ma transformer to power it. Can I use the same transformer to run 15 LEDs?
Hi! I know it's been a long time since you uploaded this video, so I'm hoping you might still be checking the comments and answering questions! :) I don't see any LEDs on the Nitronix sight that are green, do you know if it works to put a yellow film over the end of these to turn the blue lights green?
LED Light come in many sizes shapes and colors even Ultra-Violet or Black-Light LED Lights for Glow In The Dark Posters and Effects - Blood,Urine,Lint Certain Insects like Scorpion will glow using the Correct LED Light.
We tried using the tomato stakes however they were square on the inside and would not fit (5mm LEDs).We ended up using short sections of straw wrapped in electrical tape. As a matter of fact we used a single power supply to drive about 500 of these and lit a 7500 square foot haunt this way.
The outside was round green plastic but as soon as I cut into one the inside was square metal tube. It actually worked out better because it was cheaper using plastic straws and electrical tape. I got a 30a 12v supply and used Cat5 cable along the tops of walls to power all the lights. Funny side note, one night halfway through the night half the leds (of about 500 ) stopped working. This was due to the cheap power supply not really being rated correctly and I inadvertently created a choke point in the wiring. Thanks for all your videos!
hey I'm looking for the power supply / transformers , but i can't find it in sciplus.com can post the direct link or more description on it please thanks .
i found these three ,i really like the first one , but i don't know if it would work. 1) www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Supply-AC-100-240V-To-DC-12V-1A-Adapter-Plug-For-LED-Strip-ON-OFF-Switch-/311459514916?hash=item48846f0a24:g:SxUAAOSwAodWE01z 2) www.ebay.com/itm/US-DC-12V-300mA-1A-Switching-Power-Supply-adapter-100-240-AC-Charger-PSU-Mains-/350669445101 3)www.ebay.com/itm/AC-Converter-Adapter-DC-12V-300mA-Power-Supply-Charger-US-DC-5-5mm-x-2-1mm-0-3A-/191553552085
Can I wire these up to a battery pack? We do a charity haunted hayride and the ride is about an hour through the backroads. We don’t want generators at every scene so we need battery lighting. If so, how would I do that? Or any suggestions? IMG_5648.jpg For those of y’all wanting a pic of graveyard with LED spotlights. These are battery pack spot lights from Dead Head Props.
absolutely!!! Use these! 9V pre wired you can just buy 9V battery boxes and wire them the same way- 5 LEDs per battery. lighthouseleds.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9v+prewired+LED
LOL im a poor idol. here is the tomato stake info-Gardener's Blue Ribbon 6 ft. Heavy-Duty Plastic-Coated Steel Sturdy Stake Model # ST6 Store SKU # 320951 that is pulled from the home depot website.
@@StiltbeastStudios that's it,?????? these tech guys on the tube here make it out to be a cardinal sin if you deviate from their strict equasion, i mean i'm an 80's death metal guitar player, so i've had my hands in live electric on stage fixin stuff,, (not brave, just stupid and paniced when my marshall shut off),shit i strung most of my workshop hot, until i got hit, i must have put the breaker in "on",lol, anyway, your not powering the lunar lander,,anyway they say it's bad for the power supply,, and your led's won't be as bright, but????? i'm running 3 50 " flat screen tv screens worth of led's with 1 12 volt battery charger, and you can't look directly at them without being blinded for a while
I just wanted to clear up a simple electrical mistake in the video. Using less than the 15 LED's on your 300 miliamp power supply will not force more power through the LED's. Its actually better to NOT load your power supply past 80%. In this case that would be 240 miliamps, or 12 LED's. Also if you using a long length of wire between your power supply and the light locations you could have some voltage drop which could actually add to the "amps" that are being used or supplied by the power supply.
The moral of all this........Just use the 80% rule and your LED's and power supplies will thank you with long life.
+electriclott Thank you.
If you use a lower voltage supply with a LED set up for 12v they will still light up but be dimer, now if you have a larger supply say 24v then you will need to put a min of 2 in series to make the 24v. The resistor limits the amount of current to the LED.
adding longer wire leads add to total loop resistance. This reduces total current in the loop, which slightly dims the LED. For a given input voltage, increasing loop resistance lowers current as I = V/R. Power in the loop is P = VxI, so for a constant input voltage, lowering the current (by increasing lead length) directly lowers the power required from you supply.
I use 3mm 5mm and 10mm, they happen to make tomato stakes that are perfectly in those sizes. In this video I used 5mm. yes I maed spotlights in this video but they can be little floods if you diffuse them. the LEDs themselves have about a 30 degree spread on their beam, so they are not regular bulbs but are geared towards spots.
With the 3mm ones on the site you listed (that I bought) they are 6V. With that- do I still get a 12v power supply or a 6V? Thanks!!
Allen I absolutely love your videos, they are so good, but this one is extra super. You break down each step and show just how easy it is to make these terrific LED accent lights so that a novice like me can just GO MAKE IT. Thank you for your simple clear instructions they were perfect, I live for the fun of creating Halloween stuff and I can’t tell you how much your videos have inspired me & helped me in resolving technical issues. KUDOS to you!!
Thank you so much! I hope you have a blast making stuff! Happy Halloween!
Love this video. Breaks it down into steps that anyone, yeah I mean me, can follow! Time to beat that electrickery monster.
you can do it!
I just built about 20 of these,in various colors, and they are *fantastic*!
The only problem I had was after cutting the tubes, I used an awl to clear the bur left by the pipecutter. Anyone who needs good, dramatic lighting should use this system.
Thanks for a great (and cheap!) lighting system! Your "Tricks&Tips" have greatly improved my haunt.
Im glad you like it! Ive done them this way for about three years and they work great for me.
I bet that will look good and be functional. I use my LED system at my outdoor trail they are awesome and trouble free.
Is there anything different you need to do to them for outdoor use, when weather might be a concern?
Try Light house LEDs - they have the green ones. Most LEDs aside from white ones will blow through gels with little effect- I have had bad luck with it.
Had to come back and see this one again. I have the LEDs and remembered your How-To. Amazing, it was at the top of your feed list. Thanks again for all your priceless info!!!
I have spent two nights searching for this video. It breaks it down super simple. Thank you!!
I just renamed it so its easier to find, I was bad at youtube then.
Oh the home haunt is going to look so good next year. Another great video. Thanks Allen
so aweseome, love your attitude- Go make stuff!
This helps ease my stress with wiring. My 9 year old is obsessed with Halloween and i rather help make it for him than spend a fortune on what he wants to aid his passion, thank you!
very cool!
How did we spend New Year's Day? Watching 6 straight hours of Stiltbeast videos! You're a great teacher, Alan. You had us riveted, watching how to make everything from cornstalks to statues. For added fun, we waited for appearances of your heat gun and your cat.
six hours....that could make you brain numb. Glad you like the videos!
just gave this a go and is brilliant, needed some lighting for my workbench and this worked a treat. Now planning on making a silicone caulk mold!
Thanks for the tutorials and looking forward to the next one
Awesome video. Very clear, easy, and concise. Maybe you could do a video of how to light a cemetery using the LEDs. Keep up the great work.
Mine work great in the rain, I have not had any issues running them out doors.
Oh that was not clear to me in the question. No, you cannot run both from the same mentioned powersource. It will run the 15 LEDs or the motor. I thought you were asking if you could remove that power source from the motor and then use it to power the lights. Getting a 600ma 12V transformer will allow you to run both.
Very clever! And much easier to hide in a yard haunt than the solar walkway lights we've been using.
Ha, you've made his ol'lady happy yet again! Opened the HomeDepot app just minutes into the video - tomato stakes ✔ speaker wire ✔. I have an entire tote full of 12 volt power supplies - tend not to throw those out - lol - 💁♀️
That is awesome!
@@StiltbeastStudios
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Another great video!
Heat shrink tubing would work great for attaching the wire/led.
Thanks for the great tutorial on wiring LED's. I have made a number of characters of the years and have always wanted to use LED's for eyes or, with hollow figures like pumpkins / Jack O.lanterns, internal lighting now I know some of the basics.
Once again, great tutorial. Gives me the confidence to do this. Thanks
@JimShackelford 36" stake 3" lost on each end 2" tubes = 15 ~ 16 barrels
48" stake (more common) = 21 barrels
overall, this is a good presentation.
thanks, this was about 12 years ago- I hope Ive gotten better since then lol.
Thanks for making an idiotproof start-to-finish 12v wiring vid! Our 2021 haunt goals for mini spots, pumpkins, candles and lanterns. No more batteries, yay!
You can do it!
Thanks love it, great effect. Most places overlight.
PS,
I loop a loose knot in the positive wire, so at a glance, it reminds me of a "plus" sign.
Great tip!
@tzkelley could it potentially hurt anyone? If so please correct me and I will pull the video. electricity is complicted and Im very much a layman- I have been making these for three years with no issues, but it dosent mean I understand why it works. Electricity and lights in general are like magic to me- I have no issues being corrected, I just want to help those that I can. No doubt I oversimplified.
This is fantastic! well done. (it's been said before) 15:15 is not true. the mA rating is the max output. so you could only run 1 or 2 on a single power supply and no damage would occur.
other than that. brilliant job.
wonderful... ready to place my order for my pre-wired leds!
@consolemonkey awesome, Im glad you enjoy them.
Awesome! Im glad it worked so well for you.
Not all 5MM LEDs have a max current rating of 20mA. Red for example is typically lower 16-18mA and blue can be upwards of 30-35mA. You should always check with the source you're purchasing them from to verify. Also, something that wasn't covered in this is long wire runs will drop voltage and current over long runs. Typically over 100ft runs you'll notice voltage and amperage drops. Lastly, you CAN run a 12v LED at lower than 12v, it'll just be dimmer. We've done this in the past with blue and green LEDs as their wavelengths are much brighter than RED and can drown it out. We ran blue and green at 9v and Red at 12v for an even effect.
+Matt Medley great info
This was a great idea and I plan to build this next year. I am consulting for another haunt. I have a idea to take this one step further for mobility. Going to Mouser.com purchase a ABS encloser and Shielded RCA Cables (Panel mounted Female Connectors) & Shielded Male Connectors with Strain Relief. Then install the Female connectors in the top and wire all together with power supply then wire RCA male connector on the end of your Speaker wire. This then gives you a Power pack. Just a Thought.
Great video, thanks! I'll definitely make some of these for my home haunt. I will say, however, some of your electrical information is a little off but it doesn't really detract from the idea being presented.
Another great tutorial, thank you!!!
I want to be able to easily switch out a dead light, or add a light if an area is to bright. I also have to take down my show every year so versatility is king. wire nuts can be carried in my pocket and are pretty fast to add or replace.
absolutely genius really great idea and work
Yes, that is correct.
Im sure it would help, but I never do on my trail and I have never had an issue. Just staple the wires down and make sure the nuts are up.
Im sure that would be fine, if there is a load on the motor then the LED will be dim, so keep an eye on that.
What brand tomato stakes? Can only find steel (not hollow) and bamboo without the coating. I am in Texas as well. Thanks for all of the great videos! You are our idol!
Thank you!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖
Much needed info explained so we'll.💖💖💖
As long as it has the correct resistor wired on the Single Wired LED - that sets the Maximum Current that can flow through the LED. If the Voltage were increased higher it would change slightly - but allowing for Automotive use they have usually been figured for 15 volts to prevent damage to the LED. Normally 680 Ohm Resistor - 15 volts divided by 680 Ohms =.022 or 22 milliamps of current and 12 Volts divided by 680 Ohms =.017 or 17 milliamps which either Voltage is safe.
Thank you so much, this has helped me alot, more then your ever know. :-) I love your tutorials.
Cathy Johnson thank you! glad you liked the vids!
correct, get the number close and tht is what matters, configuration does not.
This was excellent! Thank you thank you!
@awolfinthefold is there a home depot near you?
So very clever!
Wow, you're watching on the Way Back Machine! But I would not change anything on how I made these.
I light my graveyard scene with 5mm. They're pretty bright, and do pretty good. Hope this helps!
5mm or 10mm, just buy the thicker or thinner stakes.
Love your videos!!!! I have a question on the LED's, I have been looking on eBay and there are several sizes, 3mm up to 20mm and larger. I am just wondering what size LED's you are using. Also in the video you put the LED about half way into the tube, does this give it more of a spotlight effect, and would placing it closer to the end give it more of a flood effect as the beam would spread out more the closer you are to the end? I'm wanting to build a bunch for next year. Great tutorial!!
Not much I can do about it. The dog is a great Pyrenees living in TX. There will be no small amount of panting involved. I shoot most of my videos at home, you might hear panting dogs or even bugs and birds outside, and all my projects will most likely have cat hair on them. That's just my life.
Nice tutorial!! Do you think the 5mm are bright enough to light a graveyard scene or would you go up to 10mm?
Had to stop in and check the mA #'s for my LED's. Makin candles soon.
Made wiring simple going to make life so much easier. How does this set up handle rain, being in Oregon and under water half the time.
sure you can. I just know my only use for them is LEDs.
looks like the leds i get off ebay i get 25 leds for 14 bucks or less running on a 9v battery last for a long time idk how long i have one on for 2 days and its still on thanks for the video
Question on outdoor use. I realize the power supply must be protected from weather. But when wire nutting the LED at the outdoor location, do you need to electrical tape protect it from wet weather conditions?
You have these in groups of 5. Was that just for the video or can u put them in any order like 1 here 3 there 2 back there. You just have to make sure that you have the correct number. Like you said 15 = 300ma
Those stakes would be perfect to stake Tombstones!!!
How big of an area do one of these lights light up? Will they flood a tombstone or multiple tombstone? This seems like a simple way to do LED and I would like to do it. However, I want to make sure it works for what I intend them for. Thanks!! Great Vid!!
They are like micro Spotlights! It depends on how close they are to the tombstone and what color you use :)
Track you Allen for this video. It has helped me a lot. And you see why soon
Awesome!
Allen, What size tomato steaks did u use ? I was looking at my Home Depot and the ones they had seemed too large of a thickness.
@StiltbeastStudios Nope, won't hurt anybody. Your explanation of AC is closer to what PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is and it's okay for your power source to put out more amps than the device needs. Otherwise, everything else is close enough and the main thing is, the project rocks. :)
Awesome, trying this this year
+Tim Cline cool let me know how it turns out
StiltbeastStudios did well, i really liked them. think i will spread them out more next year
I could not find tomato stakes that were hollow. So I used a curtain rod from the hardware store. About $4 for 5' of tubing. It worked okay. Hope this helps a few of the people that are trying this project.
Great tutorial, as usual! Any idea if you can wire LEDs along one speaker wire, or must they all be at one end? Also, are the wire nuts waterproof? Electrical tape could also work for this, yes?
+Patty Haber Yes you can wire them along the length- I always tape my nuts anyway and E tape works great alone.
+StiltbeastStudios Sounds painful! ;) Thanks for the reply. Just ordered 40 LEDs...have some work ahead of me. Looking forward to it. Happy Halloween!
Im in TX, it is iced tea ;)
what resistor is installed in each of the led lamp assemblies? since resistors get warm during use, how hot do the resistors get?
if you follow the link in the description it will tell you, the point of getting prewired is not having to worry about it.
awesome tutorial man. just updating niktronicsonline is now lighthouseleds just ordered 50 of them, still good price .48 a peice + shipping first class mail about 5 bucks hope i can buy tomato stakes in november! really dont want to wait until spring
thank you for the help!!
+Shay Hedden Happy to help!
Great tutorial! You should be a teacher!
Okay, one more question. What if I only use two LED bulbs and not the 15. Could I get away with that?
I didn't go through all the comments (this is an 8 year old video at this point...), so this may or may not have been mentioned.
If you configure your LEDs to run off of a 5v power supply, then you can use a USB port to power your spotlights. ANY power source with a USB port.. So, depending on your set up you can use a television, a computer, clock radio, LED power strip, or a cell phone charger. This seems pretty obvious, but it also gives you the ability to power your lights off of a battery bank, which means you don't have a ton of wiring to contend with.
You may not be able to wire up a lot of LEDs together, but you can put them anywhere you can hide your battery bank and make your wiring as long or short as you want. The downside, of course, is that they must be recharged every so often, but a cheap little $5 power bank should run 5-10 LEDs for 12-24 hours depending on the output, and will be about the size of 2 "C" cell batteries. That will vary from unit to unit. The upshot though, is that you won't need to hide all the wiring of a plug-in system and your spotlights will be mobile and be more versatile.
If you really want to be slick, they sell fairy light strings that have multiple flashing and dimming options for as little as $7 on Amazon. Some are already set up for USB, but the ones that run on 3 AA batteries will work just fine. They're wired for 4.5v, but a 5V system isn't even a strain for them. So they will work just fine. The circuit boards for those are pretty small and can be hot glued or taped directly to the battery bank casing or you can simply solder your USB wiring to the positive and negative battery leads. Incorporating these little boards will give you even more options for your LED spotlights whether you use a battery bank or not...
Most haunts want wired as opposed to battery but I have had to do it in some situations. good tips though if you need alternatives.
I was wondering...I have a 12 V deer motor I got from electronic goldmine and I'm using a 12V 300ma transformer to power it. Can I use the same transformer to run 15 LEDs?
the sound of your dog panting in the background set off my dog. mine kept looking around trying to figure out where the other dog was.
She is a great pyrenees in Texas, she pants a lot.
What size of superbright LED fits nicely in the tomato stakes?
Hi! I know it's been a long time since you uploaded this video, so I'm hoping you might still be checking the comments and answering questions! :) I don't see any LEDs on the Nitronix sight that are green, do you know if it works to put a yellow film over the end of these to turn the blue lights green?
Are these weather proof? Meaning can you leave them on outside if it's raining?
Awesome!! And you're really funny
Id pay extra for wire with different color...say in the plastic covering...maybe just dots or a line down it...
I really like the kind that are copper and steel, easy to tell apart for me.
Would these be able to be used out doors safely?
absolutely, I had several out doors for years on my haunted trail.
Thank you!!!!
@tzkelley Awesome, I look like a boob, but a safe boob. Thanks. LOL
LED Light come in many sizes shapes and colors even Ultra-Violet or Black-Light LED Lights for Glow In The Dark Posters and Effects - Blood,Urine,Lint Certain Insects like Scorpion will glow using the Correct LED Light.
How would you set this up to use outdoors?
which power supply did u use?
12V 2amps I think
We tried using the tomato stakes however they were square on the inside and would not fit (5mm LEDs).We ended up using short sections of straw wrapped in electrical tape. As a matter of fact we used a single power supply to drive about 500 of these and lit a 7500 square foot haunt this way.
+Scott Simonson weird, ive never run into square tomato stakes.
The outside was round green plastic but as soon as I cut into one the inside was square metal tube. It actually worked out better because it was cheaper using plastic straws and electrical tape. I got a 30a 12v supply and used Cat5 cable along the tops of walls to power all the lights. Funny side note, one night halfway through the night half the leds (of about 500 ) stopped working. This was due to the cheap power supply not really being rated correctly and I inadvertently created a choke point in the wiring. Thanks for all your videos!
What kind of power wire gauge?
I beleive I used 22 but anything from 18 to 24 is fine
hey I'm looking for the power supply / transformers , but i can't find it in sciplus.com can post the direct link or more description on it please thanks .
+Fredy Gabuardy just put 12V power supply on ebay and the amount of amps you want.
i found these three ,i really like the first one , but i don't know if it would work.
1) www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Supply-AC-100-240V-To-DC-12V-1A-Adapter-Plug-For-LED-Strip-ON-OFF-Switch-/311459514916?hash=item48846f0a24:g:SxUAAOSwAodWE01z
2) www.ebay.com/itm/US-DC-12V-300mA-1A-Switching-Power-Supply-adapter-100-240-AC-Charger-PSU-Mains-/350669445101
3)www.ebay.com/itm/AC-Converter-Adapter-DC-12V-300mA-Power-Supply-Charger-US-DC-5-5mm-x-2-1mm-0-3A-/191553552085
+Fredy Gabuardy the first one will work fine.
Hey where can i get that power supply I didn't find it on the website?
+CrazedHaunter24 I got my last ones from amazon.
+StiltbeastStudios thanks
Can I wire these up to a battery pack? We do a charity haunted hayride and the ride is about an hour through the backroads. We don’t want generators at every scene so we need battery lighting. If so, how would I do that? Or any suggestions? IMG_5648.jpg For those of y’all wanting a pic of graveyard with LED spotlights. These are battery pack spot lights from Dead Head Props.
absolutely!!! Use these! 9V pre wired you can just buy 9V battery boxes and wire them the same way- 5 LEDs per battery.
lighthouseleds.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9v+prewired+LED
yes heat shrink to attach wire/led and then TEST HEAT GUN ON HAND
What are the volts of your LEDs? 12, 9 or 6?
swgrinder1 He said 12v in the video.
swgrinder1 Yes I use 12V because that is an easy voltage to get wall warts for. On occasion I get 9V if I want to battery power them.
why dont you just solder em?
"you won't blow out an led by wiring it wrong." That simply isn't true. Exceed the reverse polarity threshold and they will go BANG.
I suppose, but that does exceed the confines of this tutorial.
your silver and copper colored wires are bare copper and tinned (coated) copper wire.
ok
LOL im a poor idol. here is the tomato stake info-Gardener's Blue Ribbon 6 ft. Heavy-Duty Plastic-Coated Steel Sturdy Stake
Model # ST6 Store SKU # 320951 that is pulled from the home depot website.
Loved this tutorial! Having trouble finding the website for www.Niktronixonline.com - having issues reaching this site. Any help?
They changed their name a few years back- Lighthouse LEDs now. That should help
here you go lighthouseleds.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=pre+wired
@@StiltbeastStudios Thanks!
dc currant dies off over too long a distance of wire
you lose a volt for every 125ft is what I have found with these.
@@StiltbeastStudios that's it,?????? these tech guys on the tube here make it out to be a cardinal sin if you deviate from their strict equasion, i mean i'm an 80's death metal guitar player, so i've had my hands in live electric on stage fixin stuff,, (not brave, just stupid and paniced when my marshall shut off),shit i strung most of my workshop hot, until i got hit, i must have put the breaker in "on",lol, anyway, your not powering the lunar lander,,anyway they say it's bad for the power supply,, and your led's won't be as bright, but????? i'm running 3 50 " flat screen tv screens worth of led's with 1 12 volt battery charger, and you can't look directly at them without being blinded for a while