Having worked professionally with ropelight since it was first patented and sold as a VERY expensive architectural material it's been very interesting watching the way it has changed and evolved. It's one of the most rugged ways to create an outline of light around an outdoor frame with both physical protection and (usually) moisture protection too.
I used to call this tubelight to separate it from the original ropelight from the bygone disco era, which was literally a hose with a string of christmas style lights pulled through it to get a simple chasing effect inside. But the classic tungsten and LED Christmas lighting material seems to have taken over the title of ropelight now.
This pack of material was bought from a local hardware store in Ramsey (Isle of Man) called Feltons. If I have to be honest, the main reason for buying it was the mismatch between the picture on the front and the specification on the back. It was the anticipation of what might actually be inside. As it turns out it is quite an acceptable LED version for lower intensity applications like home use. It also comes with a power supply that appears to be UK compliant, which is not really surprising for something that has been imported through the formal channels.
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I used to call this tubelight to separate it from the original ropelight from the bygone disco era, which was literally a hose with a string of christmas style lights pulled through it to get a simple chasing effect inside. But the classic tungsten and LED Christmas lighting material seems to have taken over the title of ropelight now.
This pack of material was bought from a local hardware store in Ramsey (Isle of Man) called Feltons. If I have to be honest, the main reason for buying it was the mismatch between the picture on the front and the specification on the back. It was the anticipation of what might actually be inside. As it turns out it is quite an acceptable LED version for lower intensity applications like home use. It also comes with a power supply that appears to be UK compliant, which is not really surprising for something that has been imported through the formal channels.
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Is there another video where Clive explains the "alternating polarity" stuff? I don't recall him ever talking about it (though i haven't watched every video of his) but he talks about it as if it should be familiar to the viewers. The diagram he drew also only shows one LED but I assume one of the other diodes is supposed to be and LED.
Please try overvolting them and overcurrent them.
this christmas my mum had a candle with LEDs in that was pretty interesting. Its a large glass bowl full of a clear, set gel with glitter through it, and in the middle of the gel is a 5cm diameter clear plastic cylinder with a candle in it, around which was wrapped a string of the LEDs on enamelled wire with the SMD LEDs dipped in resin, all set into the clear gel. concealed somewhere in the wax of the candle must be a coin cell, and the string of LEDs lights up when the candle is lit and go out when the candle is extinguished, no switch or circuitry in sight. after some investigation I saw a tiny clear plastic rod set into the candle, running down right next to the wick, which burns or melts away as the candle burns down, and must be a light guide down to whatever theyre using to sense the light from the flame and switch the LEDs. I wanted to dig the candle out and find out how it worked but they wanted to keep using it and there was no non-destructive way to see the innards. oh well.
i hate the polarity reverse led strings as essentially you can only get limited, 2 colours at a time, chase sequences. Im fortunate enough to own a 10 meter led 4 channel set of fairy lights which I have pinned around the top of my bedroom walls. I spliced into the 4 common wires with a switch box and I can turn on/off the red, yellow, blue, green channels at will. I tend to have the sequence on static and just have the red channel on so I get a lovely relaxing atmosphere when going to bed. The sequences are much better as you get reverse chase, fading across all 4 colours, flashing etc.. very fairgroundy kind of look to it. I wish there were more light strings with proper individual wiring of the colours. If anyone finds any for UK shipping, let me know where as I want some more 🙂
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Happy Festivus Clive. Thanks for all the videos.
Does the UK have any phase to color related wiring standards? Here in the US (it at least locally where I work) A/1 is black, B/2 is red and C/3 is blue. All I ever see in your videos is brown.
I sent a couple of bucks your way, have a cup of coffee and danish or buy more Poundland stuff. Here we have the Dollar Store where everything is a buck or the General Dollar which sounds more like your Poundland as things can be from $1-$10. I have never found anything as interesting as you have, what a shame. Something as simple as a rope LED light you can make interesting. Keep broadcasting!!