Thread: ac spotlight build?

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hey folks,

i was looking through my lighting bin today and saw i only had 3 spotlights. i swore i had more and i at least need 20 more spotlights but cant spend that kind of money for spotlight and bulbs when there 14 to 18 bucks a piece. anyone build there own. im up to it.i have plenty of 1 inch pvc as well as 45 degree ebows. all my prop run off a timer so id need to plug them in
Thanks,
Chris

You can buy some outdoor double flood lamps/security lights and seperate them from the motion sensors. I have split 4 sets that I bought a while back from home depot priced at 2 for $20. Thats a total of 8 lamps for $20, or $40 for 16 as I purchased... not bad huh! Kept the 4 motion sensors for later use on another hack I plan to do!

Well if you want to do LED spotlights:

LED Pin Spots

For extra waterproofing you could do epoxy embedding.

Power connectors.

Converting an ATX power supply

Also check Monoprice for speaker wire (16 gauge, 14 gauge for long runs) and your local Home Depot or Lowes (cheaper than Radio Shack or Best Buy). I did look recently and Monoprice wasn't significantly cheaper on the wire, especially after shipping.

hey terran wanna show me a link of the lights i would be able to use from home depot? so i can get a better grip of what you did. also if you could post pics of your holders that would be great
Thanks,
Chris

Here is a blog where I did some adjustable spots: http://www.garageofevilnetwork.com/p...led-spot-light

thats a great idea ter ran. heres what i found at homedepot.com

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053

hmm i like that scary. how would they be powered when disconnecting them from the motion snesor.