Thread: HELP! looking for an automatic fader for my lights

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im trying to put 2-3 colors of LED strings of lights in a tree and have them all fade on and off at different times. the effect im goin for is have a tree orange for afew seconds it fades out then becomes purple does anyone have any clues of anything i can make or hopefully buy (no exp with sodering and circ boards)

Try Cowlacious.com look at there cave eyes you can get it assembled. or check out simple circuits.com they have a fader which is a little simpler

best of luck

AC or DC LED?

Originally Posted by ThakingDbb

im trying to put 2-3 colors of LED strings of lights in a tree and have them all fade on and off at different times. the effect im goin for is have a tree orange for afew seconds it fades out then becomes purple does anyone have any clues of anything i can make or hopefully buy (no exp with sodering and circ boards)

Look into Christmas Tree Light Controllers. There are some pretty cheap ones that should fit the bill.

what christmas light controllers? could you send me a link or something of that nature

Depends how much you want to spend and if you are flexible with your task at hand. There are a lot of cool things you can do with lights. The more complex the effect, the more money you will spend.

Here is a basic light controller:
http://www.christmasdepot.com/produc..._WLCONT48F.htm

Not sure if it meets your exact needs, but it is a start. Also, if you have a big budget, start looking into Light-O-Rama or animatedlights. They are the big ones for lighting effects. But like I said, the more complex, the more $$.

Hmmmmmm... That's very interesting. I've only ever seen the controllers with a dedicated string of lights already attached. This is a commercially available version of what I've made from this:

http://computerchristmas.com/christm...ntroller_for_5

which worked quite well for fading spots in the cemetery.

Interesting though as it says it's usable with their LED sets. I wonder if they've figured a way to fade them. Most LEDs are not dimmable.

I'm thinking "cross faders" if you can find one. Here's a run down:

http://www.horrorseek.com/home/hallo...rossFader.html

You can plug your orange lights into one and purple into the other and voila!

these have been really helpful. the cross fader is probably what im looking for but im gonna ask the distributor some questions first