Cheap, great looking lunar lights!!

[stang5_o2002]

This maybe should have been in the DIY forum, but i figured what the heck.

I just went to Autozone and bought some mini blue LED lights that are in the "import tuner" section. They are supposed to be in a car shining on the dash or floor, or whatever. They come in a pair. I also bought a female dc (cigarette lighter) plug. The lights come with the male end attached to them. Then i found an old ac to dc home charger for a cordless phone. I cut the end off of it that plugs into the phone and attached the female dc plug to it. The lights had douple sided tape on them, so i mounted them inside my light hood on my tank.

BAMM!! intant lunar lights!! No spot light effect either, the light fans out perfectly in the tank, and gives a nice shimmer on the bottom and on the LR. They are bright enough that the pair was all i needed on a 46 bowfront. It looks VERY good imo. Even if i hadn't done it myself and it was on someone elses tank, i would still say that .

Anyway, just wanted to share a cheap and easy way to get great looking Lunars for under 20 bucks.

[DebsSisterFlo]

hey thanks! I'm gonna have to look into that! Is there any way to make it a regular outlet plug in?

[christensonjes]

Those lights can only run on DC. Your wall outlets r AC. So, you have to have that converter.

[Loverotties]

moon light is 480 - 490 nm,are they?ussally those are like 400 nm.which isn't like the moon.

[stang5_o2002]

Originally Posted by DebsSisterFlo

hey thanks! I'm gonna have to look into that! Is there any way to make it a regular outlet plug in?

Actually thats where the old cordless phone plug in comes into play. Plug it into the wall, then plug the lights into it.

I'm not sure about the spectum being like the moon or not, but I just did it for looks. It has a really nice looking blue color and the shimmer on the bottom looks awesome.

[Phishnoob]

Send me a pm with whatever old transformer you have and LED's and I will help you wire it...any old wall charger has a rectifier built in that converts AC to DC.

For the bigger wall chargers you will need to install a load dropping resistor which you can get at radio shack...I can do the math for you.

I have white lights but now will try out the blue. If the night PC's are blue then a minimized moon light that is blue could be a great idea!

[wharyat]

Originally Posted by Loverotties

moon light is 480 - 490 nm,are they?ussally those are like 400 nm.which isn't like the moon.

Moonlight is light reflected off the surface of the moon directed back to the earth. It is tri-chromatic, so a wavelength can not be applied to it. It appears to be a bluish color due to it's dimness.