Thank you so much for making this video and sharing with us the Evan Designs products! I'm a model railroader, so not quite a dollhouse miniaturist, but recently I've gotten into what's called 7/8ths scale model trains. These are just shy of Dollhouse Scale, being Seven Eiths of an inch to the food, rather than 1 inch to the foot. They're so close in scale they don't look out of place next to each other at all! And that fact has led me down the Dollhouse Rabbit Hole, not that I'm complaining. Such wonderful find details which I want to incorporate into these large model trains. Currently, I have a freelance model of a railway Pay Car, essentially a bank on wheels. I've been trying to figure out not only the lighting but also having working removable Marker Lamps. (Those are the lanterns that are usually hung on the caboose or last car of the train, making the end) In real life, these lamps are removable. Not only to make servicing them easier, but also, on one trip the end of that car may be different from the next. So it was easier to just swap them to the opposite end on the return journey. With the Even Designs products you've shown, I think I could make that work for my model. I'd prefer flickering LEDs (since I model oil/kerosene burning lamps) but I think I could make the lamps simply "plug" into the car ends with the Evan's connectors. The lamp would be a self-contained assembly with the LED and male ends of the plug. The female ends can be embedded into the Pay Car body. This way they could easily be removed or changed to the other end of the car when needed. Sorry for the ramble, thank you again for a wonderful video!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. Just received my lighting and your video showed my how simple to transform and install as well as where to get exactly what I need!
Excellent presentation... I've just started out installing electric lights in my dioramas... Thus looks like the most efficient system I've seen on UA-cam.
Glad you made this video - I am so grateful but wish you talked more about which lights to choose for which fixtures, not just the available sizes. Did you just use Pico throughout your house? Where do you get the 9-volt tester? And when you're wiring the light you used the wire from the fixture with something else from Evan design? I think I saw you stringing 3 different wires through the heat shrink? Why is that?
I think I want to go with Evans LED lighting for my doll house. Can their lights be put in/ replace the 12volt incandescant light bulbs? I'm also wondering about putting their lights on light fixtures that have no lights. Like maybe drill thru. LED's have no heat so could probably go in anything.
I’m doing this now - Evan designs say 12 volts will blow a 3V led but some of their LEDs are made for higher voltage. I’m not sure what she is doing here but I’m wondering if the old 12 volt incandescents will light up dimly on a 3 volt circuit? Or her LEDs are higher voltage. Did you finish yours? I’d be curious to know how it turns out. I’m making videos of mine and plan to eventually post them.
I really love this! I have so many questions though! Do you just use one transformer? Are the LEDs 3v or 12v? Do you have to use a certain amount of lights per transformer?
I use these same lights, and they are 3v. The instructions for the flickering candle style ones specify to use a 3v battery only, and they have a resistor wired into them, but I'm not sure about these since they seem to be handling the 9v battery ok.
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve watched it multiple times now. I have an old dollhouse from the 80s. There’s old wiring in it (I think round wire but not positive). It has a cord to plug into a wall outlet (but no plug). I love the idea of being able to plug in and unplug and not worry about changing batteries all the time, but I’m terrified I’ll set the house (and my real house) on fire. Can these led lights be wired to a wall outlet, or is that too many resistors to try to convert 120v into 12v?
All of our lights come with the resistors needed for your chosen power supply. So if you use AA or a 3 volt adapter there's no need for a resistor. If you use 9 volt or 12 volt we have a resistor added when you buy them
You need to match the voltage of your transformer with the LEDs you want to use, but once you get the correct current running through your copper tape, your lights will work correctly.
I am sure you know what you are doing, but the marked shakiness and blurring makes your video hard to watch. Perhaps you can refilm it after you get the problems under control.
Very helpful! Thank you!
Thank you so much for making this video and sharing with us the Evan Designs products! I'm a model railroader, so not quite a dollhouse miniaturist, but recently I've gotten into what's called 7/8ths scale model trains. These are just shy of Dollhouse Scale, being Seven Eiths of an inch to the food, rather than 1 inch to the foot. They're so close in scale they don't look out of place next to each other at all! And that fact has led me down the Dollhouse Rabbit Hole, not that I'm complaining. Such wonderful find details which I want to incorporate into these large model trains.
Currently, I have a freelance model of a railway Pay Car, essentially a bank on wheels. I've been trying to figure out not only the lighting but also having working removable Marker Lamps. (Those are the lanterns that are usually hung on the caboose or last car of the train, making the end) In real life, these lamps are removable. Not only to make servicing them easier, but also, on one trip the end of that car may be different from the next. So it was easier to just swap them to the opposite end on the return journey. With the Even Designs products you've shown, I think I could make that work for my model. I'd prefer flickering LEDs (since I model oil/kerosene burning lamps) but I think I could make the lamps simply "plug" into the car ends with the Evan's connectors. The lamp would be a self-contained assembly with the LED and male ends of the plug. The female ends can be embedded into the Pay Car body. This way they could easily be removed or changed to the other end of the car when needed.
Sorry for the ramble, thank you again for a wonderful video!
Your dollhouse is beautiful.
Thanks for the tip on using 12 volts and leds!!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. Just received my lighting and your video showed my how simple to transform and install as well as where to get exactly what I need!
I like the lights you are putting in your dollhouses
Excellent presentation... I've just started out installing electric lights in my dioramas... Thus looks like the most efficient system I've seen on UA-cam.
You just saved me so much time and energy! yup was a little fuzzy at times but I got all the points :)
FANTASTIC TUTORIAL 💛 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this tutorial!
Wow! This is a very complete tutorial! Wonderful!!
9:14 If you connect AC (of the correct voltage) to an LED, it will flicker on and off 60 times a second.
This is SUPER helpful, thank you so much for making it!
Thank you sooooo much for this wonderful video!
This is such a fabulous video. It's unfortunate that it's fuzzy making it difficult to actually view the objects and what is being done. ❤
Congratulation
Very helpful video. Could you share the source of the antler chandelier?
Glad you made this video - I am so grateful but wish you talked more about which lights to choose for which fixtures, not just the available sizes. Did you just use Pico throughout your house? Where do you get the 9-volt tester? And when you're wiring the light you used the wire from the fixture with something else from Evan design? I think I saw you stringing 3 different wires through the heat shrink? Why is that?
I think I want to go with Evans LED lighting for my doll house. Can their lights be put in/ replace the 12volt incandescant light bulbs? I'm also wondering about putting their lights on light fixtures that have no lights. Like maybe drill thru. LED's have no heat so could probably go in anything.
I’m doing this now - Evan designs say 12 volts will blow a 3V led but some of their LEDs are made for higher voltage. I’m not sure what she is doing here but I’m wondering if the old 12 volt incandescents will light up dimly on a 3 volt circuit? Or her LEDs are higher voltage. Did you finish yours? I’d be curious to know how it turns out. I’m making videos of mine and plan to eventually post them.
What voltage are your LEDs? I’m curious how you are getting one transformer to run both 12V incandescents and LEDs together.
I really love this! I have so many questions though! Do you just use one transformer? Are the LEDs 3v or 12v? Do you have to use a certain amount of lights per transformer?
I use these same lights, and they are 3v. The instructions for the flickering candle style ones specify to use a 3v battery only, and they have a resistor wired into them, but I'm not sure about these since they seem to be handling the 9v battery ok.
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve watched it multiple times now. I have an old dollhouse from the 80s. There’s old wiring in it (I think round wire but not positive). It has a cord to plug into a wall outlet (but no plug). I love the idea of being able to plug in and unplug and not worry about changing batteries all the time, but I’m terrified I’ll set the house (and my real house) on fire. Can these led lights be wired to a wall outlet, or is that too many resistors to try to convert 120v into 12v?
Should I add the lighting before adding wallpaper? Love your video, thanks!
I like to add the lights first, then you can cover your wiring with wallpaper and trim boards
Are these lights water proof?
If you use picos don't you need to (I forget the word) but, buffer the voltage?
All of our lights come with the resistors needed for your chosen power supply. So if you use AA or a 3 volt adapter there's no need for a resistor. If you use 9 volt or 12 volt we have a resistor added when you buy them
@@EvanDesigns can you wire a whole dollhouse (20-25 LEDs) to a 120v wall plug or does it have to be off batteries?
EvanDesigns sells the adapter for plug ins.
Can you use led lights with tape wire?
Yes you can
You need to match the voltage of your transformer with the LEDs you want to use, but once you get the correct current running through your copper tape, your lights will work correctly.
Good instructions, but as you probably know the focus was an issue.
I am sure you know what you are doing, but the marked shakiness and blurring makes your video hard to watch. Perhaps you can refilm it after you get the problems under control.