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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by scoobster28 1. Has anyone done this before? 2. How much voltage does each bulb draw? 3. How many can I string up together (I would run them in parallel, not daisy chain) and would I need resistors to drop the voltage? Thanks! Ben [/quote] 1. Yes, did this back around 1987. Used about 20 lights in 8 or 9 buildings sectioning off rooms, for that added realism. HO back then. 2. it varies a little, I'd buy full strings after christmas at the local Wally world .50 to a $1 per strand cheap enough to blow a few bulbs. 3. use a combo of parallel and series to get the proper voltage, then you don't need resistors. Used to chop the plug off 100 bulb strands and just connect it straight to a car battery, for that mobile Christmas spirit. In other words you could run it on AC or DC, an old toy pack, or computer power supply etc. [:D] Chris
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