Christmas lights without power!

[billvon 3,123]

Well, they take some power, but in this case only about 3 watts a string. This year I did the front of the house in white and blue LED lights and the back in multicolor. Total power used - 21 watts. If I left them on from now until christmas it would cost me just under $1 (if I paid for power, that is.)

Pictures below. The glare from the north is the neighbor's 700 watts worth of white outdoor C-7 christmas lights.

[Vallerina 2]

Ooh! The back looks pretty! Any tips on where we could find the LED lights for cheap(ish)?

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[diablopilot 2]

SO when do we get out invites to your holiday party?

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[billvon 3,123]

>SO when do we get out invites to your holiday party?

Everyone's invited! It will be in a place between Tucson and Phoenix.

[Viking 0]

jesus Bill do you do anything low tech?!

nice low key decorations. I hate that full blown every inch of space covered with lights look.

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[billvon 3,123]

>Any tips on where we could find the LED lights for cheap(ish)?

http://www.christmaslights.biz/categorydetail.asp?CategoryID=534

$9 to $20 a set.

[nate_1979 9]

Nice, ... One of my buddies just wired some LED lighting into a hallway in his house, .. Looks REALLY cool and like you said, costs nothing to light up.. He is a guy who just likes to rig things kinda weird though, using an old phone charger to power them

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>SO when do we get out invites to your holiday party?

Everyone's invited! It will be in a place between Tucson and Phoenix.

and from some of the rumors we will easily be able to do night jumps just from the neighborhood around...

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[JohnRich 4]

Very nice. And LED lights are supposed to last almost forever without burning out, unlike traditional xmas lights. I'm surprised they are that cheap, since I see places selling LED flashlights for a small fortune. Because of that, I figured that LED's made things expensive. But these lights show otherwise.

[Deuce 1]

Dude, put the cover on the BillRVon with a big bow! It'll look like a giant Christmas gift!

I think a nice lighted concentric ring thingie, like from Close Encounters of the Third Kind on the roof would be cool.

I'm still very occupied trimming all my outside trees so people can see the house. Hopefully I'll have my lower tech lights up by Friday.

Tree too!

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You should get that looked at before it spreads.

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[shropshire 0]

They're nice - much better than the gawdy ones that I saw on the way home this evening. These I like.
These are really subtle - good work

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