Sabre03 Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 every year I branch wrap four large trees in my yard with red green and white. always looking for a way to simplify my setup. has anyone ever tried using red green and white flood lights to illuminate a small maple or other such tree? just thinkin if this idea illuminates the tree good this would save me tons of hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted October 6, 2013 Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 I did something similar, I used 4 90 watt around the tree and it lit it up nicely, you might have to play with the placement of the lights to get your desired look. The problem with using so many bulbs is they sure take some power. So you have a trade off, yes you can get a nice look and save tons of time but you really suck up power using 3 or 4 floods per tree/per color. Maybe a RGB flood might also do the trick but I have no experience with them. Maybe someone who has might chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilgi Posted November 3, 2013 Report Share Posted November 3, 2013 I would think a couple of these would be great. I just bought some, I'll see how good the quality is. http://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Spotlight-Different-AC85V-265V-910WFL/dp/B00CRTICPC/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top#productDetails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgroves Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Hilgi - What wattage did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Menard Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 flood are ok but nothing look as nice as a wrapped tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangfordDave Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 I did floods on my maple last year but was not overly impressed. Switching to branch wrapping this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilgi Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Hilgi - What wattage did you get? I am just using these on my roof so I only got the 10W. Based on this video, I think they should work. http://youtu.be/D52SAx1itaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyci Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 So how do you plan to control the individual colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilgi Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Me? The floods have a remote and once you set the pattern it remembers it the next night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyci Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 So how do you plan to incorporate the floods in your display? Do you sequence you lights to music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilgi Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 I just do static, I go for bright. I have seen people on youtube who used them with controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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