DIY Project: Make USB Christmas Lights

[speedfreakpsycho]

where i can download drivers for the christmass lights..;)

[dvljet]

Ok any person with any brains would not even try this because you will fry your system and then your out a laptop or desk top

[simdude2u]

He forgot to tye a not in the usb cable, where it doesn't come out of the box.

[butchgsimolde]

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[rhcppetar95]

Can I make this with with no-batery lights?

[DidierMarin18]

@rhcppetar95 i don't think so.. non-battery use the 127 AC volts in your house.. these use x DC volts, idk what voltage the batteries it used...... the voltage from your lap is neither AC nor 127..... thats why.... the lap doesn't have enough juice to power non-battery lights

[TheSkulltear]

I am so sick from these fucking ads! Maybe if I become a YouTube partner, these suckass ads will no longer be displayed.

[TacticalGamesReviews]

@TheSkulltear haha if you think like that then your not right in the head

[TheManManolo]

how many Watt is your solderer?

[ktskid]

Why not just solder the wires together and put a switch in line?

[DaKillaPandah]

my lights burned :'(

[NancytheNippleNazi]

This would work only for 6V (4 cells) light sets. The 5V might light them slightly dimmer than normal. If any short is made, you could make the computer unhappy. Installing a fuse would be a very good idea. This guy is an example of a little knowledge being dangerous.

[sachinsoni1000]

heya , nice video, sending you a friend request, please accept if you want to.... , wanted some regarding led project of mine.. please help, any help will be greatly appreciated.....

[mlgPROtect]

The "l" in solder is silent fyi.

[MYsterYmarcus]

@brybrybailey123 Why would you want more? It would fry the lights

[bellerve201]

i have a great idea for this!! get a usb extension and cut the female end off by about 2 inches. strip both of the ends and connect all of the wires back together, but attach two leads for the power to the lights. then plug a flash drive into the female end and conceal it in the battery box. you now have a working, hidden falsh drive. just make sure the lights are off if you want to use it or it may not work properly!!

[boyrock375]

Are you not worried that since some battery powered christmas lights only use 3 volts from 2 batteries that running 5 volts from usb power thru the the lights might fry them?

[af2001]

@boyrock375 the ones in the video are 4.5v. you would want to get light close to the same output level of you usb drive.

[S5rTNrN3S6Tw6T5v]

This video was the best !!!!!!!!!!!! 2010

[2E1FUE]

YES Get in there like it nice project :)

[pez162]

Thanks for da help

[coffeesighcho]

ya maybe if you SAAWWWLDER it ugh its pronounced soh-der

[24853765]

@coffeesighcho

He can pronounce it anyway he wants, he is awesomeness in human form!

[JRBeaman]

The "L" in SOLDER, is not pronounced (silent).

Makes you sound like a dweeb.

[DToddRemix]

@JRBeaman A lot of people say it with the "L" not being silent, I just say it both ways, just to make sure everybody can understand me.

[JRBeaman]

@DToddRemix It sounds like a dweeb to people who have spent decades never hearing the "L" pronounced.

[DToddRemix]

@JRBeaman Alright, I get what you're saying now.

[JRBeaman]

@DToddRemix Kool.

Yeah, people parrot what they hear and assume it's right, like they should vote for Obama, 'n shit.

[DToddRemix]

@JRBeaman A lot of people say it like that, I use both ways, to make sure everybody can understand me, but does it make anybody sound like a dweeb? The answer is no, because people can understand it, and it makes sense. If the creators of solder didn't want people to use the L, they should have gone without using the letter in the first place.

[JRBeaman]

@DToddRemix Teah.

Like why is table and angel spelled differently near the end?

The way I pronounce it, and the way the 'rules' go, it should be spelled tabel.

Taabell

[sweetlikeADAM]

OMG The "L" in solder is silent!!!!!!!!

[JRBeaman]

@sweetlikeADAM Yeah, you tell em sweet. Guys a dweeb.

[JRBeaman]

@sweetlikeADAM

As an Electronics Engineer for over 45 years, in the USA, I have never heard anyone in my industry pronounce the "L".

solder = "SODDER" (IMHO)

[sweetlikeADAM]

@JRBeaman Lol, I know, right?

[bhenchodxxx]

cool video if you put in recharagble batteries will it also charge the batteries?

[JRBeaman]

@bhenchodxxx Yeah, but without some regulation you will probably cook the batteries.

[JonathonReinhart]

This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.... ooooooohhh cool lets run shit off the USB's Vcc

[shutthehellupasshole]

THESE NUTS?

[storealutes]

is spelled solder but it sounds like soder got it say soder next time

[jameswoods2001]

with respect, you are wrong, the "L" in solder is not silent.

[jmanelson]

like jameswoods claims. the L in solder is indeed not silent. You saying it soder is incorrect. Really though it can be said either way and i say soder but if you are going to criticize him about it then I will point out (as James Woods pointed out before me) your stupidity. Also awesome video and idea.

[JRBeaman]

@jmanelson It is acceptable both ways.

But sounds dumb to people who normally say it with L silent.

[iambac]

solder, it is pronounced soder, just like you don't pronounced the l in Dekalb co Ga

[PureMetalMusic]

Oh look im supporting his channel

[animehunter23]

stupid question but, will you still be able to use the lights when the computer is shut off?

[bobsaget384158]

No you will not. If the computer is off no power is circulating in the computer there for you will not have any power going to the USB port.

[Mogliz0rz]

@bobsaget384158 My computer provides power to the USB ports when it's off, so you're wrong; it depends on the motherboard (mine is Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H).

[chewy244]

That is so awsome.

[Ericsimagination]

1 AAA battery = 1.5v 3 together = 4.5v a usb cable should power the nokia speakers.

[vaisefudepqp]

Hey!! tks for the reply!!! But It wont work :( The USB generates 500mA... and the battery generates 2300 - 2450mA. So I`m kinda 1800mA short :/ but thanks anyway :)

[pungfageln]

Are you sure the batteries dont say mAh? Milli amp Hours. 2000 milliamps for 1 hour, 1000 milliamps for 2 hours or 500 milliamps for 4 hours.

[JRBeaman]

@vaisefudepqp AAA battery cant deliver 2000mah, more like 250.

so your draw at that rate, the AAA won't last very long.

[vaisefudepqp]

@Ericsimagination Well... the Voltage is OK. On the other hand, the 500mAh offered by the USB port, seems not to be sufficient to fire the speakers... god damn it... I`ll see if there is some kind of resistor or something like that (FYI I don`t really know much of electricity jargon)

[l0ixi0l]

SOLDERED

[bdubcunit]

lol i was dieing

[trx1961]

i did this, and it works! this is awsome!

[emforty2]

~5 Vdc

[trx1961]

isnt USB ac??

[bikebird]

Nope. Red wire = Positive, Black wire = Negative.

[SlayTheEvil]

I think I might just make one of these to illuminate my computer case.

[WriterBren]

I just did this, worked great! The lights are nice and bright.

[trx1961]

will regular christmas lights work??

[Dapacc21]

Most likely not.. Regular Christmas Lights are AC batteries are DC.. If you get a AC to Dc converter it will work..

[JRBeaman]

@Dapacc21 Reg Christmas lights are designed to run on AC power, but 120 vdc will run them just fine. Resistive load....

[theXdude69]

Does this work with Electric powered christmas lights? ( pls say it does )

[rdko7]

no. these are the just add water type.

[theXdude69]

i dont get it but ok?

[WoodstaS]

I like how he says solder.

I've been looking for a good usb keyboard light for my notebook, but I can't find any I like. I may just have to make one. Anyone have any ideas to make it dimmable? Maybe Radio Shack has a small rheostat or potentiometer?

[DreamingAboutDreams]

#t=2m05s

[foofoolang]

sweet now i can store all my pictures on my christmas lights :D

[vato4life22]

lol

[260830107]

great DIY but 1 problem =[

those LEDs are connected in parallel, i asume. and they look pretty bright ~20mA each, and there are like 50 of them

total of 1A =\

And with the batteries in and USB plugged in at the same time, nothing interesting will happen

[jodex96]

USB is 500mA...

[260830107]

only half of 1A

[jodex96]

Yes 1A is 1000mA. Genious things.... :D

[mayarbacha]

#t=2m05s

[mrljthedj]

yeah thats so cool you could go one step further and get some flashing lights with variouse patterns and you could use usb micro or a differend usb controller so you could controll the lights with the pc or make them flash i time with you music etc...

[appleproductsrcrap]

Neat! What about making a little desk lamp that I can connect to my computer via usb? That would be another good DIY project!

How is it detected by the PC in device manager? Or does Windows detect it at all when it's connected? And don't the lights need to be rated at ~5V, as that's what USB is (using 3 or 4 batteries).

I highly recommend this video for anyone looking for a useful DIY project!

[Shadowmaster939]

cool but couldnt u just use the batteries

[JRBeaman]

@Shadowmaster939 usb power is effectively free and goes on and off with the computer. Batteries cost money and would have to be manually turned on and off. And we all know how many times we forget to turn stuff off...

[masterducky1]

Hey i did this it work great and i actually use the data wire to program the lights

[agentstorm]

the reason why you blow the mobo is cause usb 2.0 is rated at 5v @ 500ma so you have to make sure you dont draw more then that.

[LOOPKOOL205]

i tried it with my old dell inspiron 2600 and it worked but i had nnno trouble with any thing and my computer still works the same today....

[260830107]

whats the point? i'll rather have it powered by the 4pin connector on he power supply so it wont fuck up my USB controller + all computer power supplies comes with a safety feature that if the load is too big it will automatically shut down.

[itszackry]

teehee

he said solder wrong

[david942k]

I tried this and now i need a new motherboard.

[cankarales]

what the hell did u do?

[vick5r]

WTF DUDE!!

[itszackry]

thats bs, you can do anything to your motherboard with this mod

[RuNiTzSpAnKy]

if you plug it into the computer with lights on it could burn ur power supply out if its low so that means the motherboard would essentially die but not fry just shut down

[slyda007]

Buddy tried the same mod... fired his motherboard as well. Don't how the hell he did that.

[minibaby123456789]

make sure the lights pull no more or less than 5 volts

[destinystruth]

oh dear.. feel sorry for you lol

[260830107]

if you are using a PC with windows XP, it should give u a USB power surge warning. unless u ignored it or went afk =(

[emzirek]

If it is battery powered to begin with, why not just use the batteries?

Better yet, use plug in lights and skip all these aforementioned steps and use the power that is supplied in the building's power grid.

[GMLSX]

and if the lights pull more than 500ma your USB-Host controller gets fried.

[BabeeLuv1]

cool

[TuPP3]

_Maybe_ if you use 2 usb ports for single device, you would get twice that amount. Someone correct this wrong or confirm right.

[zaqmlpxswnko12345]

this would only work if you hooked the wires up paralell. how u do that... put the +on the + and the negativ on the negativ and get your device. solder all three wires together and there you have it

[JRBeaman]

@DJszymon NOPE. The Neg is same on both cables (common).

Still only be 5v 500ma

[JRBeaman]

@TuPP3 Only if you split it into two circuits and not run them both thru a USB splitter, unless the USB splitter has it's own seperate Power Supply.

500ma per USB channel.

[crashtester009]

@TuPP3 yes

[TheBrassHole]

@TuPP3 I think that's right, but there's a reason why you wouldn't want to do that...? I forgot why though. lol

[zomgwtfbbqbagel]

@TuPP3 you can get shorts, do not do it.

[exeterfb83]

could you do that to power other things too? by hooking up the red and black wires to the + and - things to the things you want to power by a usb cable?

[jasmeet015]

intelligent guy...+

[qqtyin96]

Cool it works thanx

[computerknower123]

i did build this but it didnt work plz reply i built ur airconditioner to..

[DuNNo767]

ur mad how do u figure this stuff out

REPLY

[1ToeJam1]

haha he prounounced solder sollllder

the l is silent...

but good video besides that

[danielsuser]

? No it's not. What do you call it then, soder?

It's solder not soder. Hmmm, not meaning any disrespect or discrimination, but are you from America?

[NatoleProduction]

Are you? We pronunce everything messed up. Are you kidding! Like Knee, Know, Phone, Dumb, Solder!

[urvidsuks]

luv ur vids =] wheres the vid on how to make them dance thanks 5*!

[infdecoy]

wtf is this? who cares how he pronounced a word...he just made awesome usb lights!!! if i like how you kept the battery case intact...if i would have done it, it would have been just wires pigtailed together with about 3 pounds of electrical tape to hold it together haha...no seriously

[kamikazemkad]

why is your stomach fat

[mandrake2273]

Very slick!

[ArtistWoOoOo]

it's difficult and useless sorry that's my opinion

[adicontakt]

is not difficulty but yes is useless. you can burn your usb port if the current excced 100ma

[gigafide]

that is the point of using battery operated ones. there aren't any retail ones that exceed 4 volts (usb ports output 5). i don't do stuff based on usefulness. i do it based on creative content. mixing technology and creativity is what i'm good at. if u want useful, i recommend purchasing professional tutorials as opposed to watching the free ones on youtube then complaining about them. it's like being given a free meal and then complaining that it's too cold. that's just my opinion.

[JRBeaman]

@adicontakt That would happen only with 15 LEDs or more.

Assuming each group of 3 leds draws 20 ma, => 5 * 20 ma = 100ma.

Most Christmas Light strings draw less than the 20ma maximum of LEDs, so you should be safe with a 20-25 light string, but measuring the draw using the batteries first, would be a good idea.

[Manguitom]

The Audio Preview voice on Youtube is the same as your voice! try!

[webkinzwatchertv]

ur videos rock but its pronounced soder but its spelled solder stupid english language i hate it

[ManicPanic9000]

I agree with Silogistic.

This is cool, thank you for sharing.

[Silogistic]

To gigafide:

All your videos are interesting!

And I have a request: Please just don't let yourself put aside by comments like the ones of DarthMalignous and his twin, krankiev!

And, as Dino Provenzal says: "Some of my friends do not know too much. But they always DO know what to do instead of me." (Own translation, maybe not the best one)

[Silogistic]

To DarthMalignous and krankiev:

WOW! The world lost two GREAT linguists!

1. Did you confuse the shape with the content?

2. Why don't you show somethig BETTER YOU DID?

And yes, btw of linguists, your nicks are pretty similar, I wonder what inspre you to chose them!

[DarthMalignous]

unngghhhhh... *shudders* "sawlder?" someone who knows how to do things like this should not be saying "sawlder"...

[gigafide]

it's regional. 42% of american's pronounce it as "sawlder", while the other 58% pronounce it as "sodder". come to nashville saying "sodder" and be prepared to get laughed at.

[KandiStomper]

I used to live in nashville and, NEVER want to go back. sodder is just easier to say considering it's not a "stress" word. I'm sure some dumb ass out there is going to say "WTF is a stress word?!".

[wibrle]

lol that would be true. I live in TN and in my class (electronics technology) thats how everyone pronounces it.

[twebb72]

@gigafide, is the 42% of americans you mention all living in nashville? 'cause I live in atlanta, where all races are united in murdering the English language; sawlder still sounds a bit odd.

[pjharro]

@DarthMalignous

hey in Aus we pronounce it "solder" like the word is actuallt spelt. Don't be so ignorant.

[krankiev]

lol!! he said "Sawlder" it's pronounced "sodder" lololol

[CTSSTC]

yup I came from kip's video, but then.... the dates, do prove that this video is before his :D

[zanes98]

cool but my usb enterances are pretty full.....

[unlikeuoru]

i have the same speakers that i use with my mp3 player

[Bradschmidt11]

wow lol i didnt know there was that much power going through usb.

[natedelong1992]

COPY CAT

[MB3141]

from who

[farhmoha]

I thought soo too but check out when the videos were made

[vampir3blood]

totally digging the vid...just one thing. its not solder, its sodder

[astonmarten]

not where i live

[insertnamehere0001]

it IS spelled solder, however :s

[MadnessDays]

Really nice!

[ne014x]

awesome

[fast201yoyo]

nice i will do this

[mgsxprt]

I did this and ditched the battery box and tied the ends with electrical tape.

Works perfect and lights turn on when i turn on my pc.

[ginolatino8]

n1c3 v1d dud3

[TripSnowmen]

hmmm maybe just put batteries in it lol.

[blr2295]

nice

[gadgetlink]

this video keeps pausing on me, can u tell me what to do after you sauter the red and black wires?

[JRUJR]

just cut a hole in the casing for the usb cable, hot glue the wires into place, and close the casing.

[CrossbowRanger]

close the casing. and tada. just dont put in batteries

[cakk15]

Nice

[foadysfah]

Merry Christmas! Awesome video :D

[spiritboy459]

awesome...i'm gonna try this...5 STARS!!!

[devotions4U]

cool video ;o) patent your idea ... or else watch next year's shelves

[obaidshera]

awesome

[Coleslayer9]

that was really cool, but unconventional.

Why not just plug it in the wall, then decorate your computer area? easier and safer.

[rabbidhedgehog]

lol... "to decorate...your computer area"

[Thsiscool]

brilliant!

[FalconNeko]

why didnt you put the web site link at the end of the video in the Tags and or category

then people can just click on it....weird how you did people will have to write it down then type it in

[Jamestp19]

he did

[hyChrisL7]

just be grateful

[THExBENJ]

LOL

[lupinPL]

i have an idea before :D itwas a long time ago...i have this program download at download . com it work like a remote access sort of..i forgot the name of the program..it was nice for making prank of youre computers friend all u need is download that on other computer get the code hide the program once it run so he never noticed it.. and u can check what hes doing even sabotized his work shutdown his computer... scare him like typing or opening the program which he didnt do..just i forgot d name

[JustMeYouNub]

i love it !

[xgenesx]

kinda lame...

[thehalflifedude]

damn you are awesome man, you have such a huge amount of fans that you have 200 views and 20 comments and it hasn't even been up for a day 0_o

...mes is jealous :P

[FreakguyX]

That's hardly a lot

I agree he's awesome but a lot more channels get like 50 comments after 30 minutes of posting a vid

But yeah I'm gonna make some USB lights now :]

[saturrdayzz]

that pretty cool

[wweboss]

nice

[apples4lyphe]

thanks, another good video from tinkernut

[lupinPL]

.well thanks just im bit confused this program PD178v6A.exe i always end process it.. you think its important.. also i have bunch of svhost.exe processing with bunch of memory usage... dont what this things are..hope u can advice me...

[yokonater]

i noticed that when i end process svchost.exe i end the process, i just did one and it said i closed one that said SYSTEM And it said shutting down in 1:00 and started counting down so i hit run then shutdown -a and it worked! still want to restart it soon though its just good for finishing and saving a document or whatever

[CyanProductions]

Um Svhost is for Sound, Windows, And other things. So just leave them alone.