This Tree Should Be LED
This artificial holiday tree manufactured in China used a gas-envelope lamp and a motor. The fiber-optic strands in the branches glow when the whole apparatus is running.
But these types of lamps get very hot, so the designers employed a 6" cage fan. This is probably fine in retail but too loud to have running in someone's living room. I decided to convert it to cool white LEDs using parts that were sitting around in the lab.
The tree came from a nearby liquor store that closed recently.
This Tree Should Be LED
This artificial holiday tree manufactured in China used a gas-envelope lamp and a motor. The fiber-optic strands in the branches glow when the whole apparatus is running.
But these types of lamps get very hot, so the designers employed a 6" cage fan. This is probably fine in retail but too loud to have running in someone's living room. I decided to convert it to cool white LEDs using parts that were sitting around in the lab.
The tree came from a nearby liquor store that closed recently.