Thread: cheap lightning box question

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Hey everyone. I wanted to add a cheap lightning effect to a bathroom. The idea was to pick up one of those light organs, the ones with the lightning bolt or tree on them, and connect a strand of white christmas lights to them.

For anyone that has one of these how do they work exactly? Do you just put it near an amplifier? Or do you actually have to plug anything other than a light strand into them?

I was thinking of putting the strand of lights behind the blinds in my bathroom. Would I get enough light from this to make it a least somewhat convincing?

dont quote me on this,, but i think you can connect a sound source,, OR there is a lil mic on it to have your sound source close enough to make it do its thing,,, not 100% sure on that though...

here ya go....

Description:
Turn any room into a Haunted House!

Please Note: Products are designed and rated for use in the United States using 120 volt current. With or without a transformer, this product is not recommended for use outside the US.

This Lighting Effect is a must-have to create an instant haunted house! Just connect to household lamps and watch them flicker, dim and dazzle to music. No batteries required!

Lighting FX Box has an ETL Listed AC Adapter in back. AC Cord is approximately 6' long.
Attach a single lamp or power strip to the outlet in back of the unit.
30 minute spooky sounds CD included. Simply play CD in your player and connect to unit with included audio cord!
Front of box has a volume control.
CD includes: thunder, lightning, howling wolves, moaning ghosts, organ music and more!
Please Note: You will need to connect the Lighting Effect Box to a CD Player with an Audio Patch Cord to back of unit (CD Player and Patch Cord are not included).
Unit also has a microphone on the front that will also pick up noise if CD Player with Patch Cord is not used.
Lighting Effect Box is approximately: 6.5" Long x 5" Wide x 2.75" High.
Plugs into any standard AC outlet.
Also includes 1 extra 5 Amp Fuse.
Works with lamps up to 500 Watts.
Safety Note: Not compatible with fluorescent light fixtures


yep,, both connections and a mic.

http://www.buycostumes.com/Lighting-...uctDetail.aspx

I have two of these boxes and for basic lightning effects, they can't be beat. The box has a built-in mic so you can place it near a speaker and it will react to the sounds. It also has a RCA jack in the back of the box so you can plug in a CD or MP3 player to supply the soundtrack. If you do it this way, split the signal so that one side goes to the lightning box input and the other to your amplifier.
If you want to make the illusion that there's a lightning storm going on outside, I suggest placing the speakers and lights outside of the window, if possible. Use a couple of 100W floodlights or a 250W photoflood bulb (available at photography stores) aimed at the window so the flashes look like nearby lightning strikes.

I wish you luck in finding one of those boxes - every site I've looked at recently says they're out of stock, but you may be able to find one on ebay.

Thanks for the help. Now I just need to find one.

Christmas FX for Lighting Machine

Looks like LTD is out of stock on this item. They're getting hard to find. Found a listing on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Christmas-Tree-F...item3ca5565649