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Flag Poles and Fairy lights -- "how I Done It" --
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well these are really good. . . and easy to deploy . . just use a USB battery pack.
Flag Poles and Fairy lights -- "how I Done It" --
p10 reserved for any questions people ask . . . . . . . got a question? - ask it. 1- how long will my flag pole lights last on a battery . . . ? 5mtr Dream LED ws2811 kit on 12v . . . . draws . . solid colours: red 600ma green 600ma blue 600ma white 800ma animation . . 50ma -...
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if you wanna go large. . . . . .
BUT . . . . . .
if you wanna go large. . . . . .
Then TWINKLEY is the way to go.
I've got 3x 250String sets.
and this year added a 600 string set.
Awesome - yes
has an APP - yes
mains powered - yes
mappable with the APP - yes
wifi - yes
bluetooth - yes
expensive - yes
worth it - hell yes
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check em out:
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250 string, black, 20m
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if you wanna go large. . . . . .
Then TWINKLEY is the way to go.
I've got 3x 250String sets.
and this year added a 600 string set.
Awesome - yes
has an APP - yes
mains powered - yes
mappable with the APP - yes
wifi - yes
bluetooth - yes
expensive - yes
worth it - hell yes
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check em out:
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250 string, black, 20m
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Twinkly Strings - Christmas Lights with 400 RGB LEDs - Indoor and Outdoor Fairy Lights - Christmas Decorations - App-Controlled Lighting, Black Wire, 32m
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Twinkly Strings - Christmas Lights with 600 RGB LEDs - Indoor and Outdoor Fairy Lights - Christmas Decorations - App-Controlled Lighting, Black Wire, 48m
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Be very careful if you have the festoon Twinkly system - there is a substantial batch delivered with 1.5mm o rings not 2mm and they are filling up with water. Twinkly being very good with warranty support but worth checking at the stage that's just sending out a bag of o rings rather than lots of replacement lamps.
If you fancy addressable LED simply there are lots of good basic controlled out there, I just find most of them have hugely frenetic patterns as beloved of the east rather than subtle ones I like.
I prefer not to use the ones that require an app as the day job makes me very wary of Chinese heritage apps - and most of them are awful. If you want app based the more proprietary Twinkly is a much better bet.
Personally I just like to build my own in much the same way that some folks prefer to do thier own furniture.
Will try and find some time to start a how I done it thread and dig around to see if I took decent video of the tree.
If you fancy addressable LED simply there are lots of good basic controlled out there, I just find most of them have hugely frenetic patterns as beloved of the east rather than subtle ones I like.
I prefer not to use the ones that require an app as the day job makes me very wary of Chinese heritage apps - and most of them are awful. If you want app based the more proprietary Twinkly is a much better bet.
Personally I just like to build my own in much the same way that some folks prefer to do thier own furniture.
Will try and find some time to start a how I done it thread and dig around to see if I took decent video of the tree.
OK, flagpole lights V3. Wifey realised she hadn't bought me a Valentines prezzie (God forbid if I ever forgot her!) These guys turned up today and they are exactly what I wanted! 5m, I can live with that, very bright and colourful, more importantly they didn't cost me £55. They will cover the middle 5m of our 7m flagpole, attached with reusable velcro straps. Sorted...
So how long does this last on anker 20,000 usb
. Need to know how many usb bricks to buy!!
Absolutely no idea! I'm running it off the mains supply from the van! About 3% of 200Ah battery with the inverter switched on for 5 hours or so... I would want to test them and see on that Anker.So how long does this last on anker 20,000 usb
Oh and Welcome along to the Forum, good to have you here!So how long does this last on anker 20,000 usb
baggyboy711
New Member
Hi Lee,p10
reserved for any questions people ask . . . . . . .
got a question? - ask it.
1-
how long will my flag pole lights last on a battery . . . ?
5mtr Dream LED ws2811 kit on 12v . . . .
draws . .
solid colours:
red 600ma
green 600ma
blue 600ma
white 800ma
animation . .
50ma - 600ma.
so say 0.5Amp.
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so 20ah battery with 50% DOD is 10ah . . .
10ah divided by 0.5A = 20hrs . . .
20hrs divided by 6hrs running per night = 3.5 days camping
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so 20ah battery with 50% DOD is 10ah . . .
10ah divided by 0.1A = 100hrs . . .
100hrs divided by 6hrs running per night = 16.5 days camping
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That means your flag pole will last 3-16 days on a 20ah battery depending on the setting.
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link to a short video i done on the whatsapp group for the T6F summer camp . . . .
@VanDamMan .
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Firstly what a great thread. For someone new to this, and a few years after you wrote this, this thread has given me so much info and help. I do just have a couple of questions. After reading the thread, I think I wont go with the USB powerbank option, and more likely to go with the set up you have in part 5 but without the solar panels. Im about to go to a festival with no EHU so will go with the small lesuire battery. I am looking at getting these, would you say they are ok?:
12V 366 program Dream chasing 5m flag pole lights
12V 366 program Dream chasing 5m flag pole lights This set consists of a 5m dream chasing light strip , it does NOT include a 240v mains power supply (see separate listing ) This set consists of a 5m length of SMD's ( surface mounted diode) or LED's housed in a silicone tube which is sealed at...
www.flagseller.co.uk
In terms of then linking this to the battery, I need to get an adapter I noticed in your thread which can then crimp onto the sealed 12v battery. Can I ask, in your picture you have blue seals on the connected ends. How does this work? Looking at the crimp attachments, how would I fully seal it similar to how you have? Is it just a matter of the crimps then connecting straight to the battery. I was going to go with this option as the clamps are obviously larger, meaning in a waterproof bag may be too large?
Thanks
Steve
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@baggyboy711
If you buy that set of LEDs & don't keep the controller bone dry it will fail - speaking from experience
If you buy these as below, the controller is IP67 rated:
flagpolelights.co.uk
Just sayin'
If you buy that set of LEDs & don't keep the controller bone dry it will fail - speaking from experience
If you buy these as below, the controller is IP67 rated:
12V 5M Dream Chasing Flag Pole Led Light Strip Button Controlled
This 5-Meter Button-Controlled LED Strip is a
flagpolelights.co.uk
Just sayin'
I used a 12v crimp set like this, crimped on ends to the wires.Hi Lee,
Firstly what a great thread. For someone new to this, and a few years after you wrote this, this thread has given me so much info and help. I do just have a couple of questions. After reading the thread, I think I wont go with the USB powerbank option, and more likely to go with the set up you have in part 5 but without the solar panels. Im about to go to a festival with no EHU so will go with the small lesuire battery. I am looking at getting these, would you say they are ok?:
12V 366 program Dream chasing 5m flag pole lights
12V 366 program Dream chasing 5m flag pole lights This set consists of a 5m dream chasing light strip , it does NOT include a 240v mains power supply (see separate listing ) This set consists of a 5m length of SMD's ( surface mounted diode) or LED's housed in a silicone tube which is sealed at...
In terms of then linking this to the battery, I need to get an adapter I noticed in your thread which can then crimp onto the sealed 12v battery. Can I ask, in your picture you have blue seals on the connected ends. How does this work? Looking at the crimp attachments, how would I fully seal it similar to how you have? Is it just a matter of the crimps then connecting straight to the battery. I was going to go with this option as the clamps are obviously larger, meaning in a waterproof bag may be too large?
Thanks
Steve
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Then plugged into battery
Then there while lot into a sandwich bag.
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baggyboy711
New Member
Ah great, slightly different to the first set I found so that makes sense. Thanks for your help, off to Amazon I go!
baggyboy711
New Member
Thats great, thanks for the heads up@baggyboy711
If you buy that set of LEDs & don't keep the controller bone dry it will fail - speaking from experience
If you buy these as below, the controller is IP67 rated:
12V 5M Dream Chasing Flag Pole Led Light Strip Button Controlled
This 5-Meter Button-Controlled LED Strip is a
Just sayin'
baggyboy711
New Member
Sorry Lee, last question, just to check, when you say you crimped on ends to the wires, did you remove the O-rings from the female charger attachments, and feed the wires straight into the sealed crimping terminals
Yes, cut off O-rings.
Crimped on blue spade terminals.
Connected to battery.
Put all in a sandwich bag to water proof.
Happy days.
Good for battery life at this time of year, you'll probably get 3 nights of flagpole lights off a smaller battery, just don't switch them on before 10pm!
We use a little Bluetti now hooked up to a suitcase solar array to power the flagpole lights amongst other things!
Just been to Lakefest and thought i'd post my results
. Generally I would put the dream flagpole lights on 5pm or 6pm and most of the time I would leave them on till 6-7am in the morning. I did order the incorrect dream lights though the mains version so had to get a DC 5V to 12V USB Voltage Step Up Converter Power Supply USB Cable with 5.5x2.1mm from ebay (Pardon our interruption...), worked a dream arrived from China within the week.I brought both of this from amazon and the INIU was the best one if i was to get it again wonder no longer get the Anker ones. This plugged in had over 50% power left.
INIU Power Bank with Built-in USB C Cable, 45W 10000mAh PD Fast Charging Portable Charger Type C, Smallest & Lightweight External Battery Pack for iPhone 16/15 Pro Galaxy S25 Google iPad Travel etc
I also found this one worked very well but pretty much was completely used up by the morning.
Anker Power Bank, Compact Portable Charger (PowerCore 10K) 10,000mAh Battery Pack with PowerIQ Charging Technology and USB-C for iPhone, iPad, Samsung Galaxy, Pixel, and More
To sum it up 1x10,000mAH decent brand powerbank should last good 12 hours I would say.
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