Stair Lighting Controller

[kamilleseven]

this would drive your cat nuts LOL but I would have fun with it too.

[GEApeRya]

In prevideo picture i see a Mod for Guitar Hero

[babanachiket]

Jay shree krisna Parekh saheb, any discount for gujarati brother ?

[abbtech]

@babanachiket

LOL contact me at

alan att alan-parekh dott com and we can work something out. :)

[SuperPenetration]

And shes buying a stairway to heaven...

[SuperUsher10]

how much would it cost to get you to make me one

[abbtech]

@SuperUsher10

Thanks for your interest in the stair lights. You can see pricing by clicking the link in the comments.

[IgniTeKHD]

i wanna try to beat the lights up.

[muradxs]

this is all very well for our American and Canadian cousins but no loving for us Brits? Can the AP Projects deliver to us? This looks so amazing and the manual is so clear even a noobie like me is willing to "plash" out and give it ago... if iI could get it delivered that is.

[abbtech]

@muradxs

We ship worldwide! The shipping costs will be calculated during checkout. Our international shipping rates are very economical.

[muradxs]

@abbtech. excellent! forgive the obvious questions (did i mention i was a newbie?)

1. As its IR detected do the lights only come on when its dark?

2. Is the wiring needed for this what they call here in England "Alarm/Security 4 Core Cable" the colouring in them are different from your (American) cable, blue, yellow, red, black v green yellow red black?

3. Having this unit on "standby" all the time...does that mean lots of wasted electricity/costs?

Thank you.

[abbtech]

@muradxs

It has a transmitter and receiver so it produces it's own IR light source, this allows it to work all the time.

The different color code is not a problem just write down the colors used when installing it so you get the connections correct.

It will consume about 31.5 cents of electricity in standby mode each year (based on the electrical cost where I live).

[muradxs]

@abbtech

Is it possible set it up to active only during a certain level of darkness?

Excellent news about the cables.

31.5 cents a year?? Woah! My god thats cheaper than 1 quarter of a litre of petrol (gasoline) here. No doubt at London electricity rates it will be about £2.00 ($3.00) - still a bargain though!

[abbtech]

@muradxs

This system will operate all the time (light or dark). If you need a system that can be set to only operate in the dark have a look at the Reactive Lighting model 2000 stair lighting controller. This system has a light sensor that can be used to sense the light levels and keep the lights from operating during the day. You can see the Reactive Lighting system at reactivelighting period com

[greatidea11]

I hit the Like button as soon as I heard the music with the stairs getting lit up.

[abbtech]

@greatidea11 Thanks!

[mircoenderman]

@greatidea11 me too!

[ventende]

Could do the MJ Billy Jean effect with this.

[abbtech]

@ventende

Is that where the step lights up only when it is is stepped on?

[ventende]

@abbtech

Yes, that´s correct.

[abbtech]

@ventende

No, this system has an infrared beam at the top and bottom to detect someone entering the stairwell, the stairs are then lit and turned off in a specific pattern. It doesn't detect what step the person is on.

[gabz1989a]

reminds me almost of like how the planes are, they have the light in the passage sometimes..

[rastamillion]

What kind of flooring do you have in the video? Do you install the LEDs directly into the flooring?

[abbtech]

@rastamillion

Normally they are installed directly in the stringers but in this case that was not possible so there was a small wooden box that was approximately 1 inch X 1 inch and ran up on top of the stringer. This is where the LEDs were mounted and the wires run.

[notcranium]

Nice! Keep up the good work!

[Markie773]

i made a picture of the 211 likes and 0 dislikes :P

[notcranium]

You inspired me to do my own version of stairs lighting. Thanks!

[abbtech]

@notcranium

Great, I have just featured your lights on Hacked Gadgets.

hackedgadgets (dot) com/2011/10/26/diy-stairs-illu­mination-project-based-on-an-a­rduino/

[onedollarjuggalo]

cool

[mafjr16]

What's the song.. nice space craft lights

[abbtech]

@mafjr16

The song is listed in the video comments.

Yes those landing lights are great!

[MrAndromedean]

NIce. I'd do that to my house.

[RCWinnipeg]

Alan very cool and affordable, 2 questions for you. Are the LEDs exposed (could they be damage by an unsuspecting cleaning lady with a vacume cleaner)? And also where would you suggest storing the controller?

[abbtech]

@RCWinnipeg

Yes the LEDs are exposed but they are very tough and durable. The normal LED stair lights that we sell are 10mm ones that are in a black bezel. They are simple to install and look great. The only damage we have every heard about is during a renovation where the stairs are getting carpeted and the lights are being installed at the same time. There have been some damaged wires when the carpet installers aren't very careful.

[Zentrius]

guide or tutorial please :D

[abbtech]

@Zentrius

You can see the link to the kit in the video comments (can't leave it here since Youtube doesn't allow links). I will add a link to the manual in the comments also.

Alan

[Darkeye994]

I want Alan to be my dad so he can teach me all theese cool suff :D