I m talking the longs runs of 120v leds that surround the front eves.
Convert led christmas lights to solar.
I want a solar powered outdoor christmas light setup.
A full circuit idea with illustrations and solar panel specifications are provided here.
The first thing that you need to do is choose christmas lights.
This is a bit more complicated but still easy for anyone to do.
Creating a battery power source for christmas lights when it is impossible to run power cords is another reason to convert christmas lights from ac to dc power.
It s also a good idea to replace the incandescent bulb in your fixture with an led bulb.
Step 1 choose the christmas lights.
Not the teeny lights that come with a 6 inch solar panel.
Enhance your outdoor lighting s efficiency and lower operating costs with this 12 volt to solar conversion kit for path lights and more.
If you like your outdoor light fixture but you don t like paying for electricity it s possible to convert it to solar without replacing it.
You could purchase solar powered christmas lights but they are expensive.
The kit includes everything you need to turn all your traditional accent outdoor lighting fixtures into 12 volt solar powered solutions including a 10 foot cord to conceal the solar panel and a g4 bulb.
This instructable will require no electronics knowledge and no programing.
Using solar power to operate your outdoor christmas lights is an environmentally friendly and money saving project.
What were will be doing is upgrading some old battery powered mini lights to leds and then using.
To do this you ll need a few system components besides the solar panels that will ultimately provide the power.
Making a basic solar powered string of led lights isn t too difficult.
It s important to carefully choose the lights so that it s easy to convert them into solar solar powered lights.
Led christmas lights can be converted to dc by cutting the cords and rewiring them to battery packs.
Make your own solar powered led string lights.
A collection the looks like it s running on the grid but isn t.
By converting your current christmas lights to run off solar power you will be able to enjoy your christmas lights without increasing your electric bill.