Thanks so much. I haven't done this is in years and couldn't remember how. And of course, the kit directions were no help at all. Such clear, no frill instructions. You are my hero!
A tip from an electronics assembler: For individual lights, don't just pull the insulation off the wires. Look at how the strands split apart, you don't want that. Instead, get the insulation started slipping off, and then twist it on the wire while pulling it off, it's easy to do. This leaves the individual strands twisted together and easy to manage. Also, you can touch the LED wires to the battery wires you intend to attach them to so as to verify you are attaching them to the correct wires. You will not hurt anything by doing it wrong, and it is good to verify before you finalize the assembly, just in case. A cleaner assembly is possible if you use solder and shrink tubing, but it takes a little more effort. Once done that way the result looks cleaner and it is not easily accidentally tugged apart.
@1:14 once you separate the jacket but before you remove it, rotate the jacket a few times and it will twist the wires within. It helps to prevent breaking the inner wires.
Thank you so much for this video. But c an you explain how to extend the wiring so that it works for a 3-story houser? Im building the Flever Fairy Tale Homestead.
After building a 1:12 scale 3-foot/3 story dollhouse with copper wire lighting I decided to build my first ever 1:24 scale miniature dollhouse by Cutebee. The kit ;has the same wire packaging with LED light strands and battery pack as you used here so I am hoping that I can get my lights to work because when I followed the instructions in the manual I got nothing! Could you consider talking the viewers through the steps next time as I am usually trying to follow the step-by-step instructions as I listen to them. Wish me luck! If I get my lights on I'm going to share this video with my Instagram followers. Thanks again!!
I’m thinking the same thing because I took the lights from a fairy light pack. But he says you have to keep trying. I think I’ll try each light with its two wires and match them to the battery back till it works. Then I’ll color code them.
Owh great tutorial but can u do the obe were u need to cut it bc my light in the book says to cut 6.5cm and stuffs. Yes i alr tried urs buy it didnt work😞
This helped me because I didint understand what it meant but cutting the wire so the copper would show and at first it didint work so then I re did the wiring then they turned on this helped me so much thank you
Un grand merci ! Enfin une marche à suivre pour aboutir ! Je suppose que cela est valable y compris quand on a des éclairages à des niveaux différents de la maison ? Par exemple, éclairage piscine, rez-de-chaussée, étages ? Donc plus de fils ? Bravo encore
I did my wires as instructed but my problem is the lights stay on even when I turn the switch off. When on OFF the light is softer, when on ON the light is stronger... can't figure it out
Sounds like power leakage. It’s often something you won’t notice for your more power intensive lights, but when you hook up a “cheap” light like a tiny LED, it’ll stay on, only a bit softer, or it’ll flicker if the power leakage isn’t enough to power the bulb constantly. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tzWz_guJHvY.html This thread has some more technical details, apparently it’s often due to an incompatibility between the switch and bulb: diy.stackexchange.com/questions/81431/electrical-current-leaking-from-light-fixture-when-off
I bought this exact kit from amazon. I'm so glad I found your video because it did not come with instructions! My main concern was which of the two wires was + and you cleared it right up for me. Thanks!
THANK YOU so much! The project I was working on gave little in the way of instruction with the lights, In fact, I had given up on ever getting it right. My miniature looks AMAZING now!
The white going to the black wiring confused me because in my instructions it said white wire was positive and usually red wire is positive I was so confused for ten minutes then saw this and switched them and it worked perfectly. Thank you so much for this tutorial! I am now onto getting this house done lol
Could we instead of using the battery box from a kit, use the original battery box that came with the fairy lights? Just trying to figure out if i can use the stuff i already have (basically just fairy lights and wire tape)
thanks for watching! i'm glad it helped! for me, the most i've done is probably 5 or 6, but i'm sure you can run more than that if needed. not too sure what the limit would be, but from experience, i didn't need any more than 5-6 for my miniature builds.
What should I do if I connect he light bulb correctly yet it won't light up, and the light bulb also prevents he other light bulbs from lighting up as well if I connect them all together.
Thank you! I got a kit from my mom, and I'm almost finished, but these wires keep driving me crazy:(. They're probably half the gauge of the wires you're using, and they keep breaking. I've already used too much of the wire and heat-shrink tubes, so I'll have to buy more. I'll try this, but I'll more than likely just break them again.
Yes! I have a model that has 7 lights, 14 wires. I have another that is the same as this video. Instruction book is crap. Thanks now I can finish my two projects!
So glad i found your video 😍 can you also teach me how to put on the music box please, the guide book leave me with nothing except a picture of it already stick to the wall 😭 sorry English is not my first language
I broke one of the wires that is attached to the battery box. Does anyone know where I can get another battery box with the wires or how I can fix the one I broke off of the battery box.
Thanks for the tutorial! Any tips with shorter than average wires? There was extra wire included- can I graph it in between the short wires and battery box?
Excellent demo. And no chat or music 👍👍 thanks. Please where do I find a battery with on /off incorporated switch like yours? So neat. Has it a name? I’ve been using a small, separate connector but it adds to the fiddle and bulk.
Thank you for showing me this. I hope I can still find those battery boxes you used for this. I hope this method will work on my train board layout I am working on. You made this simple to follow.
i just use the cable tapes that comes in the dollhouse kits. i'm sure you can substitute with masking tapes or whatever you have. the idea is just to hold the wires together.
The simplest circuit to power an LED is a voltage source with a resistor and an LED in series. Such a resistor is often called a ballast resistor. The ballast resistor is used to limit the current through the LED and to prevent excess current that can burn out the LED.
I have the same battery box and the same color cables, but I have an extra white cable without a light on it. I think it’s for the cables that are to short to reach the battery box but I can’t seem to figure out how to use it. Do you maybe know how to fix it?
