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Lighting question
Have been going back and forth on lighting up my sw structures.
Have viewed many structures here with great beautiful lighting.
My question is, has anyone come up with remote controlled or wifi connection to operate lighting rather than using wires/switches..etc..?
I have a small waterfall in my backyard with remote controlled lighting and just thought why not add this feature to our structures rather than using wires/switches.
Just a thought and going to look into.
Chris (Pappy)
Have viewed many structures here with great beautiful lighting.
My question is, has anyone come up with remote controlled or wifi connection to operate lighting rather than using wires/switches..etc..?
I have a small waterfall in my backyard with remote controlled lighting and just thought why not add this feature to our structures rather than using wires/switches.
Just a thought and going to look into.
Chris (Pappy)
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There are a number of remote control LED lighting systems available like the one you have outdoors. All you would need to do is separate each light from the strand and wire them in series. Probably wouldn't be able to put them in a fixture but you could hide them strategically.
Just wanting to eliminate most of the wiring and switches to light up my buildings.
I do understand I need to do a little wiring to the receiver and battery source.
The transmitter will be another issue.
Looking for something simple.
As I stated earlier, I have a cheap lighting system for my water fall, all remotely controlled from a hand held controller and looking for the same technology.
I'm not an electrical guy as you can tell..lol
Thanks again Jim for you input
The only thing the remote controls is the power to each light, led, accessory, activation unit. None of that needs to be incorporated into the model/diorama.
So, run the wires from the base electrical components long enough to go to an ancillary base/box/unit separate from the model itself and control it from there.
Use one of those connector plugs from an old PC or from radio shack, whatever, to connect the two parts (diorama and base), they have about 20 connections.
Make a box for the wiring and crap to go in, the diorama sits on top, which is better for elevated viewing any way, or you can just unplug the dio from the 'electrical' base box and view it in the raw.
The box can be 6" high for display rooms and visibility, or just 1/8" plywood with everything attached underneath for layout install.
The point is that the electrics are separate from the actual model dio for ease of working on and installation.
Plug'n'play.
(Oh, that's a tree, a structure, a vehicle, a light pole and a burn barrel, in case you were wondering.)
Are you thinking battery operated lights with a remote to switch the lights on and off? If so, something like this could fill your need but you'd have to obviously alter the string of lights. I'm sure that could be done. There are many other options out there too, this is just one I found quickly. You wouldn't even need to use the included lights, you could just use the battery case and remote and then wire your own LED's to your structure.
https://www.shoplc.com/set-of-3-multi-color-3-meter-micro-led-string-lights-with-wireless-remote/p/3127451?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpdqDBhCSARIsAEUJ0hNJ9uDkvNArWt_mxRCVVUtWzDGBinqWOMp2LWIBWxb8AzJnNbgnUWAaAjRJEALw_wcB
Like your sketch.....
That's what I'm trying to avoid but may have to go that route.
What I vision is an app for my iphone that controls the lights. No wiring up switches, no additional box.
Wire up a few lights (two wires maybe) to a power source and a small receiver....done.
Jim, unfortunately the site you pointed me too won't load up.
Thanks again Jim for your input.
Thanks again Jim for your input."
That's odd, it loads for me. Sorry
but couldn't you simply eliminate the LED strip and just wire in normal lighting to the remote reciever and just use the on/off on the remote.
Plenty of versions of this on Amazon, (I'm looking into it too, so I'm thinking out loud)
Wonderful how 'cheap' all this electrical stuff has become these days.
Using the parts as an example shown below, my thought was to do what these folks did. Thinking about taking the light source enclosure apart to see how its wired and use as a guide. There are many of these remote lighting systems available and very cheap. The transmitter would be left in tack.
The power source is just a couple of batteries. No big power supply to operate.
Very simple.
Just a thought.
As you can tell, I am not very savvy at electrical stuff...but learning as I go along and getting input from you, Karl and others.
The Black case battery holder appears to be a bit larger than what I am thinking.
But again, still learning and looking for very little wires and a small battery holder to sit in a small cavity under my dioramas but easily accessible. No additional box to accommodate my idea is my goal.
The Hand held controller with a light dimmer would be a plus.
In place of the switch you could wire this remote board. That receiver board fits on a fingertip, very small. I'm not 100% sure the coin battery would provide the required voltage but I'd give it a try. Not a huge investment if it didn't work.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/223501906203?chn=ps&var=522256421624&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=522256421624_223501906203&targetid=1068323860990&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9059892&poi=&campaignid=12589944623&mkgroupid=121185198673&rlsatarget=pla-1068323860990&abcId=9300523&merchantid=6296724&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6-SDBhCMARIsAGbI7UjW_ADXIN81dRVLaOube2I4j5Rk5Ou5A8NzkBE8OASLyVhNhLQsS9UaApSIEALw_wcB
I loaded a picture so you could see if the link didn't work for you.