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Outlet Plug Set
Can I connect solar powered christmas lights to a normal christmas light set?
Do you know how christmas lights can connect to other lights so that you only plug in one wire in the outlet? So do solar panels have an adapter so you can plug in normal lights in it.
Hey Genius there is only one way to do it, but first let me explain what you up against. Most solar Christmas strings that I have worked on run on 6 volts, though many are other low voltages, such as 3 or 4. Household power in the US is 120 VAC, other parts of the world 240. I have never heard of a solar Christmas light set with a household adapter, that would defeat the entire purpose. Now if you are real handy with wiring, you can do this. Disconnect the solar lights from the solar/battery housing. Now take a couple of D batteries, and try connecting them across the two wires that come from the end of the light string. Start with one battery (1.5 volts) then 2 (3 volts) and so on until the string lights up the correct brightness. Once you achieve this, count the number of D batteries and multiply by 1.5, this will give you the string voltage. Now if you want to get a converter that will run that string on AC, just write down the string voltage, and go to Radio Shack, and look for a wall pack that has the same output voltage in DC.
I'm betting this is not convenient, but maybe a good hobbyist project if you like that sort of thing. If so, you probably have a wall pack around someplace with that output voltage. There are simple ways to convert 12 volt DC from your car to the lower string voltage with some simple inexpensive diodes and run the string on your car, but there isn't sufficient space here to explain it, try google if you're interested.
We sort of learned this the hard way because I had some solar strings that quit, and discovered the battery packs had all gone bad. Now we run them on a lawn tractor battery that is kept charged with a 30 watt solar panel hanging on the fence. Works quite well. Good luck, Rudydoo
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