lumen aeternum
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Have several malfunctioning strings of LED Icicle lights that have a controller that changes the "display."
Two by gemmy.com, one of them at least is their Color Motion Icicle Light:
gemmy.com/set-of-24-colormotion-icicle-deluxe/
One does not work at all; the other lights but the remote controller only works on the very first light in the string.
The control receiver on the string has a lid held by industrial screws with a recessed triangular shape. Tried drilling it out but no luck, so I sawed the top off between the screws. And its potted !!!
So I'd like to figure out how to snip off the controller & connect it to a DC source just so they will light up. But which of the 5 wires to use? There are 24 LEDs on the string, and they are the nice ones with the recessed cone shape, not what they call a "5mm LED."
Should I try a 5v power supply?
Two by gemmy.com, one of them at least is their Color Motion Icicle Light:
gemmy.com/set-of-24-colormotion-icicle-deluxe/
One does not work at all; the other lights but the remote controller only works on the very first light in the string.
The control receiver on the string has a lid held by industrial screws with a recessed triangular shape. Tried drilling it out but no luck, so I sawed the top off between the screws. And its potted !!!
So I'd like to figure out how to snip off the controller & connect it to a DC source just so they will light up. But which of the 5 wires to use? There are 24 LEDs on the string, and they are the nice ones with the recessed cone shape, not what they call a "5mm LED."
Should I try a 5v power supply?