EmmienLightFan Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) I was watching this video: At 2:30 I learnt some very useful information.Apparently orange extension leads use more electricity than others, especially when using LEDs.There are a few funny things in that video. It was very entertaining to watch. I wonder if that guy is somewhere on the forums. Edited December 5, 2015 by EmmienLightFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 If you're going to quote somebody, at least get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmienLightFan Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Apparently orange extension leads use more extension leads than others, especially when using LEDs. This, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) why Edited December 5, 2015 by kingfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Sigh.......... Nevermind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpageler Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 The point was that the video guy said "orange cords suck...they draw more power". Nothing about "more extension leads" as you stated. Don't know where you thought that up or what it even means.At least initially, best to take what you read/hear/view with a grain of salt because of varrying opinions, irregqardless of the hobby. Only as we gain more knowledge, can we start to decipher, "that make sense" or "that doesn't seem right".Guessing if you asked video guy why orange cords draw more power, he wouldn't know, just heard it from someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orville Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) Orange cords, green cords, brown cords, color HAS NOTHING to do with how much power a cord draws, the draw is from WHAT IS ATTACHED at the end of the extension cord! If the cord is plugged in and there is no load, there is NOTHING, NADA, NOT ONE THING it can draw from because it's NOT POWERING ANYTHING! Also the draw of what can be put on the cord is also dependent on the gauge of wire used for the cord. Overload an extension cord and it starts drawing more power than it's designed for per the wire gauge used, it will get hot, and I do mean HOT, hot enough it poses a risk of burning the wires inside in two and starting a fire! So this video surely can't be serious! At least I sure hope not. Been using all colors of cords for years and my power has never increased because of the color of a cord, that's ridiculous. I've replace green ones with orange ones and my power stayed the same. EDIT: The "shimmer" doesn't work well with L.E.D.'s and orange cords according to this person? You've got to be joking, right? Because it just isn't true! I've been using those Orange extension cords for years and my shimmers work just fine! Never had an issue with them and 2 of my roof line L.E.D. strands are CONNECTED to ORANGE cords and they are very long cords at that, one goes over the roof to one of the strands from a controller. And a couple of others control the L.E.D. strands on my handicap ramp, all effects have worked 100% fine with them for 5 years now! Again, my power has never changed because of the color of the cords I use, again, ridiculous! I wonder where he got his "misinformation" from? Edited December 5, 2015 by Orville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmienLightFan Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 I just read my post I feel like an idiot. It is supposed to say electricity. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmienLightFan Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 I understand the above posts now. I should have read what I had written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry72 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 To early in the morning to deal with weird stuff like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 At least one cup of coffee (or tea) is required in the morning before becoming functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbaker4 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Orange cords work better with incandescent lights because electricity does not move as fast as it does through yellow cords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Black cords can become orange with too much electricity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmienLightFan Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Black cords can become orange with too much electricity.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebuechner Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) If I was to make a really wild guess he might be thinking that they have more resistance. But his statement was a little out there. All I can say after watching that video is there's time I'll never get back Edited December 5, 2015 by Ebuechner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 i just painted my cords white this way the electricity moves like lightning 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orville Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) i just painted my cords white this way the electricity moves like lightningGreat idea. ROFLMAO Now if that only really worked, we could paint all out cat5 cords white and no more lag issues of any kind anywhere! BTW: when i checked the resistance of an Orange cord vs a Green cord of the same length and wire gauge, both measured exactly the same at the time. Just don't recall what the resistance was at the moment, but since they are in use now, so I'll have to recheck that after they come down from where they are. Just don't have test leads long enough to measure them where they are currently mounted. Edited December 5, 2015 by Orville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebuechner Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 So if I spray my cords with that fake frost. Will they become super conductors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Vodka makes every cord the same color..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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