RaceMedic Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 NEWBIE QUESTION .....So I was excited to walk into our local store this morning and they have a WALL FULL of Christmas lights ... It was like a kid in a candy store.I was there looking for Candy Canes ... I want to use 8 of them in my show ... paired together in a circle.They ones in the store come in boxes of 3 but they are ran together with only 1 plug.Newbie question .... I assume they can be cut apart !? How would you go about rewiring them individually ?!Or can they be purchased individually also and I just need to look for them ?!Thank-you !Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jldavis1969 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Check out Wal-mart's Canes. They usually have Red and Green canes that are single lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceMedic Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 jldavis1969 wrote: Check out Wal-mart's Canes. They usually have Red and Green canes that are single lights.Thank-you !Not really shopped for them before and I was hoping you could buy them in singles vs a string of 3 !Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymac Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 RaceMedic wrote: NEWBIE QUESTION .....So I was excited to walk into our local store this morning and they have a WALL FULL of Christmas lights ... It was like a kid in a candy store.I was there looking for Candy Canes ... I want to use 8 of them in my show ... paired together in a circle.They ones in the store come in boxes of 3 but they are ran together with only 1 plug.Newbie question .... I assume they can be cut apart !? How would you go about rewiring them individually ?!Or can they be purchased individually also and I just need to look for them ?!Thank-you !DaveYou should NOT cut the candy cane stings apart. The voltage of the bulbs are based on the total number of bulbs in the string. Cutting will reduce the life of the bulbs (also make them brighter).With that being said I cut a number of 5 cane strings apart and put each cane on a single plug. Since I do not have them on for any period of time they lasted the entitire last year season with no issues and still work now. if you mix cut sets in a candy cane wheel you would likely see a difference in the brightness. Another option is to remove the light stings and insert rope light or remove the stings and replace with short strings (20 light strings) etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Wingert Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Lowe's has single CC's too. I think getting single's saves you time from splicing all these together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I made two of these with Walmart canes bought after Xmas last year for next to nothing. Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 This is how I used the Walmart canes last year. Each cane has a string of 20 count Red and a string of 20 count Clears in it. The 8 canes use 16 channels total.http://vimeo.com/9257589 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Brian Mitchell wrote: I made two of these with Walmart canes bought after Xmas last year for next to nothing.That is sweet! Now I wish I didn't give 60 of these away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wbottomley Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 I made two of them for this year too.I copied John Bullard's idea from three years ago.Video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitePlainsNY Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Great job! It's officially on my list of things to add to my display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Just when I thought I was done for this year. I'm so disappointed in myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Sorry we are causing you more work Glen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 jerrymac wrote: You should NOT cut the candy cane stings apart. The voltage of the bulbs are based on the total number of bulbs in the string. Cutting will reduce the life of the bulbs (also make them brighter). That depends on how the canes are wired. The strings of 3 canes are usually wired so that each cane has 25 bulbs that can be individually wired.Here's how to tell: First, are their exactly 2 wires connecting each cane? If not, forget it, you can't cut them apart.Next, cut off the last cane. Tape the remaining wires and plug the remaining two canes to power. Do they light? If so, then you're good, and you can cut them apart and power them separately.If they don't light at this point, then maybe you should throw them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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