MJD430 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Hello! I have over 40 foam pumpkins I bought last year on clearance that I want to use this year to make a pumpkin patch in my yard. I want to scatter them around my yard and have each one of them lit up on some sort of nightly schedule. I'm totally new to all this and looking for the best way to make this work. Does anyone have any ideas that could lead me in the right direction? I'm totally lost! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james morris Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 you can use one 16 standard led controler you would have to plug a couple in each plug then make a sequence for them not to hard I would put led bulb in them less draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orville Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I used C7 sockets and translucent Orange incandescent bulbs{bulb looks clear, but has Orange coloring and I usually bought them at Home Depot in 4 packs}, anyway these are what was used in my foam pumpkins when I was doing Halloween{no longer do Halloween}, and I used a nice effect of varying intensities I came up with for each one so that they looked to have a candle flickering inside and also helped to make it look random. Effect was really amazing. I tried L.E.D. bulbs, but just could not get the same effect, brightness or look I got with the orange translucent incandescent bulbs. I only had 5 pumpkins, but my Halloween display pumpkins and blowmolds were all incandescent bulbs, C7 and standard lamp 40 watt bulbs, never had any issues with using them. But they also were not kept as "steady on" for more than a couple minutes at full intensity, usually between 50-75%. I rewired my 4 NOEL Christmas Candles so that the top {tip} Flame part is a separate channel from the stalk {each candle is now 2 channels} and still use the same varying intensity effects to make the candle flame look more realistic than just a bulb blinking on/off. Worked out extremely well for Jack-O'-Lanterns and Candle Flame effects. I got rid of my Halloween sequences for the most part, but I may have one or two still around that may have the pumpkin lighting effect I used, or the Christmas sequence with the candle flame tip sequenced like that, which could be copied, pasted and modified for each pumpkin in the patch. Send me a PM with subject matter "Pumpkin Lighting Sequence" along with your e-mail and I'll see what I have that is sequenced and send them to you so you can see how I did it. You can try L.E.D. bulbs, but I don't think they'll work out as well as the orange translucent incandescent bulbs. Never replaced a bulb in any of my pumpkins for over 7+ years, Pumpkins got old, broken and worn out over the years, but the bulbs were still good and burning bright when I removed the light sockets and cords from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orville Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 8/18/2020 at 12:03 PM, MJD430 said: Hello! I have over 40 foam pumpkins I bought last year on clearance that I want to use this year to make a pumpkin patch in my yard. I want to scatter them around my yard and have each one of them lit up on some sort of nightly schedule. I'm totally new to all this and looking for the best way to make this work. Does anyone have any ideas that could lead me in the right direction? I'm totally lost! Thanks! Since we've been chatting about this in the PM, but couldn't attach the LAS animation file in there, you should be able to download it and see what I've been talking about by running this simple animation file. It's only based on 5 Jack-O'-Lanterns, but I think it'll help you get the idea on how to do it. 5 Jack-O'-Lantern Candle Flicker Test.las Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Blatt Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I do this exact thing with pumpkins that have c7 bulbs in them. I created a background sequence using four channels and it works like a charm. Remember that people can’t focus on every pumpkin at the same time, so you don’t need a lot of circuits to make it look really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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