tin barn christmas Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 Has anyone purchased the snow drop lights made in China from ebay . I was thinking of making a star burst. Are they any good or a waste of money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron14 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Well, they were good until it rained hard on them. I thought they were sealed enough, but I was wrong. I lost several strings of them. Guess, I learned an expensive lesson. But, received a lot of positive comments before the rains came to Central Florida. SO... be sure to seal them well if you buy any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Fleming Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I have them as my icicles and as star bursts. they look awesome as both. not as hood as the C9 retrofit ones but still very nice. I got a lot of compliments. I sealed them before using them in fear cheap Chinese ones would fail and I'm glad I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangfordDave Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I didn't seal mine but luckily the water that got in didn't do too much damage. A few rust spots but they still work great. I was going to use them for a starburst but they eventually fall out of synch after being on for several hours so if you don't use a controller you will probably be disappointed with the star effect. They are great up high in my maple tree, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Fleming Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I used my LOR controller to turn them on for a few seconds at a time during the show to keep them in sync. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin barn christmas Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thank you for your help. I have a static display is there some kind of controller I can use to get them to stay in sync ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangfordDave Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) Well if you plan on staying static then you won't want to invest in a LOR controller as Tom mentioned above. You could make your own using an old string of multifunction lights or buy a similar cheap controller http://www.lightuplawrence.net/Home/how-to-1/4-channel-controller-1 <-- DIY http://www.christmas-leds.com/productinfo_v3.aspx?productid=SN-CONT <--purchase Just use one channel if you want them to all flash at the same time, or use 2 channels for alternating bursts. I plan on making a few of the DIY version for next year as I also have a static display. Edited January 13, 2014 by LangfordDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin barn christmas Posted January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Thanks for the help. I have a 3channel controller I pick up 2 years ago I'll try it. Yes I'm staying static Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I used mine as 3 seperate starbursts........The first thing I did when I saw them was to squirt as much silicone into them as they woyd take and boy am I glad i did we had the worst weather Christmas Season in a long time freezing rain then snow 18" ......then rain and freezing temps the next day and the held up like a trooper......FYI, they stay in sync for approx 10 sec. so I just use mine to highlight certain parts of my songs....I also attached a C9 bulb to each starburst to drain the power completely when they shut down so not to burn up the DC adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin barn christmas Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Thank you for your help. the c9 trick it will help, and I will silicone them. I think I'm going to try 3 separate starbursts one on each channel and hope it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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