Can LED Christmas lights be connected to dimming/flashing music box?

Question

For nearly 20 years, we have had a little electronic box ("Mr. Christmas Carolites") that plays various Christmas carols. It has an electrical outlet on it to which you can connect a few strings of Christmas lights, which then flash and fade in and out in rhythm with the music the box is playing. It has always been a part of our Christmas tree, and has always worked quite well.

This year, we are changing over to LED lights on our Christmas tree. On one hand, we don't want to give up the music box that has made our tree a conversation starter for so many years, but on the other hand, we don't want to risk possibly damaging the new LED lights by subjecting them to the repeated rhythmic flashing and brightening/dimming the music box creates.

So, I thought I would ask those who have more experience with LED Christmas lights...would they be damaged or otherwise adversely affected by connecting them to this music box, causing them to brighten and dim and flash hundreds of times per hour?

Answer 1

Depending on the manufacturer of the LEDs, you may see shimmer, or flashing when the controller fades them. I have used LEDs in my display and turned them on, off, shimmering fading up and down without damage to the LEDs themselves.

But, if you see flashing or shimmering in your LEDs the way to stop that is to add a strand of conventional lights to the end of the chain to generate a load on them.

There has been a great deal of discussion about LEDs over on the http://www.PlanetChristmas.com and http://planetchristmas.mywowbb.com/ forums.

http://www.crazylightlady.us in Allen Texas talks about how to build a resister which will accomplish the same as a strand of lights.

Answer 2

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Can LED Christmas lights be connected to dimming/flashing music box?
For nearly 20 years, we have had a little electronic box ("Mr. Christmas Carolites") that plays various Christmas carols. It has an electrical outlet on it to which you can connect a few strings of Christmas lights, which then flash and fade in and out in rhythm with the music the box is...

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