tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post8940589541845460675..comments2023-12-30T12:44:12.224+00:00Comments on On Being a Mini Mum......: Lighting Up The Cauldron Shop........Another New Challengeonbeingaminimumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11176422732636109060noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post-7708707414775229752011-10-31T20:04:28.338+00:002011-10-31T20:04:28.338+00:00Hi Michelle, there are so many different types ava...Hi Michelle, there are so many different types available now aren't there. The strips are my favourite as they are so easy to hide.<br />Wiring all on hold now as you will see from my latest blog!onbeingaminimumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11176422732636109060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post-72981368000106632852011-10-31T19:59:59.101+00:002011-10-31T19:59:59.101+00:00Hi Sans and Dale.
LED's are a very simple way...Hi Sans and Dale. <br />LED's are a very simple way of creating light on any scene. Lengthening the wires just makes it more complicated and fiddly.<br />Railway modellers have been using them for quite a while now I think.onbeingaminimumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11176422732636109060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post-59061047350732362282011-10-31T19:56:53.463+00:002011-10-31T19:56:53.463+00:00Hi Tabitha, I think you are right the wires will s...Hi Tabitha, I think you are right the wires will still need soldering to be doubly sure.<br />I keep telling myself it will be worth all the trouble!onbeingaminimumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11176422732636109060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post-74741274441859881812011-10-29T23:33:13.295+01:002011-10-29T23:33:13.295+01:00Janice,
Lighting is a pain, but worth the look in...Janice,<br /><br />Lighting is a pain, but worth the look in the end!! I'm having both normal lighting and LED's.<br /><br />I did hope that you'd illuminate your fires and you have! YAY! :o) <br /><br />The LED's that I bought you had a choice of either 8 or 14 inch wire (and different sized/colour bulbs too) and of course you could buy the extra wire to further extend it. You could try a soldering iron to melt the wire off. :o)))<br /><br />I did wonder why you were only using the shrink tube on one light wires when you had many to attach...I read down and saw why! :o))<br /><br />My LED's can run on either 3v or 6V to 12v) or power (AC/DC). I have some flashing ones, which mean I have to attach them to a different battery from the other non flashing ones (you'll know why once you see them all in action). <br /><br />I'm buying a proper little LED fire set (it consists of 3 LED's) and I want to use if for the firebasket...it should be too hard, should it?!!? lol <br /><br />Will email asap!<br />Looking forward to seeing it all lit up!<br />Michelle xxxMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844807744316681870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post-88175027166208001932011-10-28T01:25:58.698+01:002011-10-28T01:25:58.698+01:00Wow, this post could not have come at a better tim...Wow, this post could not have come at a better time for me as I was just thinking about requiring some mini bulbs. I don't know about others but soldering is not as easy as it looks.Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post-64500345438052290132011-10-27T15:15:01.776+01:002011-10-27T15:15:01.776+01:00Wiring is so beyond me. One wishes it could just b...Wiring is so beyond me. One wishes it could just be easy some how!dalesdreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304656921813405064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post-37615375946471685412011-10-27T10:45:20.601+01:002011-10-27T10:45:20.601+01:00Hi Janice, you did a great purchase of items for l...Hi Janice, you did a great purchase of items for lighting. I appreciate the tips for extending the wires.<br />HugsElianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261456088617348850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post-2868151334942493142011-10-27T01:19:24.670+01:002011-10-27T01:19:24.670+01:00Hi Janice...I had the same problem with stripping ...Hi Janice...I had the same problem with stripping the LED wires until the lady at the website I bought them from told to melt them off with a soldering iron. You just touch the plastic insulation with the hot iron at the point you want the wire exposed and as soon as you see it melting, pull the wire under it to the end. It took only one try for me to get the hang of it. Then it worked excellently! No accidentally "cut too short" wires. And the soldering iron came clean with no trouble.<br /><br />Even if I solder the wires (which I often do though the shrink tubes alone are supposedly quite secure), I use the shrink tube to insulate the wires from each other. Wouldn't want a short in the system and ruin the lights.<br /><br />TabithaTabitha Corsicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post-34037885381126494242011-10-26T23:20:07.393+01:002011-10-26T23:20:07.393+01:00Hi Victoria. It is a damnable job isn't it. I ...Hi Victoria. It is a damnable job isn't it. I will keep you posted on how it works out. So far so good though.onbeingaminimumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11176422732636109060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450570313984527266.post-70312197685076375292011-10-26T22:33:14.500+01:002011-10-26T22:33:14.500+01:00I am so impressed LOL. I can't wait to see all...I am so impressed LOL. I can't wait to see all the fires under the cauldrons, this is going to be worth all your hard work. I hate doing lights with a passion, I hope this works out easier for you.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />VictoriaDark Squirrel Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522746644842919109noreply@blogger.com