Tutorial: Outdoor flicker lights

I love the flicker lights using tealights but I wanted something that I could put on a timer. So I hacked a string of Christmas flicker lights.

Videos of them in action can be found here: http://www.halloweenforum.com/halloween-props/73388-fcg-without-led-eyes.html#post543828

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