How to Make Christmas Lights Flash to Music!
by Jacks how2s in Circuits > LEDs
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How to Make Christmas Lights Flash to Music!
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In this instructable i will show you how to make any christmas lights flash to music!
MAKE SURE YOU WATCH THE VIDEO!
https://youtu.be/QbEZX_T-mnM
What You Need-
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For This Music You Will Need-
tip31c NPN Transistor
Christmas Lights (DC Power Or Battery Not 110VAC 220VAC 240VAC Or Solar!)
Male To Male Jumper Wires
Breadboard
Male 3.5mm AUX Cord
Female 3.5mm AUX Plug
Solder Soldering Iron
Protoboard
Setting Up the Audio Jack
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First get L R and GND.
Then connect a jumper wire to L and GND,
Next connect 3 wires to L R and GND,
Lastly solder everything together.
Connecting the Audio Jack to the Female Audio Jack
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First connect the ground wire to the bottom.
Next connect the R wire to the second,
Lastly connect the L wire to the top one.
Test
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FIRST DISCONNECT ANY POWER! 33volts DC can hurt you if it gets into your blood stream!
Second cut the wire and find the positive and negative wires and connect the positive together leaving the negative apart.
Now test the the power by touching the wires together,
Breadboard
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Connect the GND wire from the audio jack to the right leg of the transistor,
Now connect the L of the audio jack to the left leg of the transistor,
Connect the GND from the power to the right leg of the power supply,
Lastly Connect the GND of the lights to the middle leg of the transistor.
Test
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Turn the power on and plug the Jack into the phone and volume it all the way up!
if everything was done right it should flash to the music like in the video below!
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thanks,
Watch The Video https://youtu.be/QbEZX_T-mnM