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I disassembled a Christmas light projector to try and identify the cause of why the images from the projector weren't moving at all, when they used to. Looks like a couple of wires have come loose between the board and the motor wires.
I'm not sure which points they need to be soldered back on...
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Can someone explain how these are wired - a diagram would be great. I have stripped a few bulbs just to see how they are wired. One continuous wire goes all the way back to the source and that leaves some bulbs with 2 wires connecting them and others with one wire connecting them. I have...
Hi, I am hoping you can help me please.
My wife purchased some American Christmas lights from a friend, it has a two pin American plug on them and an inbuilt 7amp fuse.
I have attached a photo of the lights, did buy an adapter plugged the lights into it and then into wall socket and it blew...
i have an old motorola ac power supply and i want to convert my battery powered led christmas lights to an outlet.
The power supply says
Input 120v
Output 4.0 vdc 350mA
Will this work? The batteries box uses three 1.5 double AA's.
Thanks
Hi all,
Our kitchen is going to be ripped out and replaced in the new year, and currently has just one small oven in it - I have 10 guests for Christmas dinner and it ain't going to be up to the job!
However, I already have two new built in single ovens delivered but uninstalled and a carcass...
I'm disappointed to see how many people these days are turning their backs on the ancient tradition of connecting many low voltage filament lamps in series to mark the occasion of Jesus' birth.
The mains-voltage series string of lamps brings with it a noble symbolism that goes all the way back...
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I've been a spark for 12 years and I'm moving into the realm of food by doing up a grub trailer. I've largely been domestic and wrapped up in wool! So I'm having a but of a hard time wondering how I connect the earthing system to my trailer via a generator. I've heard phrases like...
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What a weird year we’ve had!
We will need to keep our wits about us during these next couple of months, but I think we’re near the end of it all and at a place where we just live with it.
London Christmas Tree feels the same as every single person in...
Hope everyone has a good Christmas, despite the Covid, Stay safe, don't drink and drive, and above all enjoy yourself it you can.
All the very best
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A neighbour called on me today clutching a carrier bag...
Could you look at my Christmas lights please, they aren't working?
I took the bag and dug out a set of lights about 48 in all, all wired onto some green coloured bell-wire, terminating in a 13A plug.
many of you will remember these! A...
Hi there. Have a nice set of coloured LED Christmas lights and wanted to frame around the house....and the windows....but to put them around the windows I would like to not have this section with lights...was hoping to cut the lights....bring wire to the window frame and then reattach to lights...
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I'm not an electrician and have no idea when it comes to electrics. I have some Christmas lights at home and have lost their transformer. Here is the information on the wire:
lamp type max 6w (334 x 3v/0.048w)
transformer: input 220-240v- 50-60Hz
Output:24 Vdc 6VA
They are the ones that...
I’m signed up with the Schneider Electric as recommended by people on here.
I’ve had an email from a marketing company who claim I have won a competition in the 12 deals of christmas competition.
No links in the email.
However logging onto Schneider’s website no longer works, it comes up...
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