Chris,

Yeah mate, I've since rewired mine that way and ran it last Christmas as a non-blinking star in the window.

Regards,

Alan

Hi,

Thanks for the breakdown of the circuit. I had a mate who was sick of pushing the button to get to all on all the time mode and wanted to just plug em in and have em go.

I got into the box using a Dremel (not as much fun as a hammer but way nicer on the bits inside)

I'm no way near as electrically savvy as you but I'd read the output voltage and figured I could just hook the lights straight up to mains (240V in Oz)with a fuse and go.

Still it was nice to have some one in the know confirm it before I went ahead.

Cheers

Greg,

Where do you see 120 Hz in the article, I searched and couldn't find it, if it is in there somewhere it is a typo, should be 100 Hz. Mains here in AU is 50 Hz, not 60 Hz so full-wave rectified you get 100 Hz pulses.

Regards,

Alan

Where do you get 120Hz? I thought it would be 100Hz?! Isn't it just chopping off the top and bottom of the 50Hz input and adding them together?

Hi Matie

pitty about the board

but you sure fixed it!

What am I doing here - better not to ask!

keep smiling and next time take some 'surronding environment shots too.

Hello Alan,

Welcome back!!

WOW that burned board is cool....

The repair is even better..

73

Herb