Frost-resistant outdoor LED garlands: the choice to repair

In anticipation of all expect a miracle of the New Year. The smell of mandarin, Christmas decorations and the happy faces of children fill the streets before Christmas. Many people think about the unique decoration of external facades. How to create a festive atmosphere own house? Only frost-resistant outdoor LED garlands are able to fill the house a secret and magical charm. They will please not only the owners, but also passers-by, creating a sense of celebration.

Outdoor LED garlands FROST: history of occurrence

New Year - the long-awaited holiday, not only for children but also for adults. Even in the Roman Empire with garlands of flowers adorned the streets. This tradition has survived to the present day in Catholic countries, only instead of flowers adorn the streets with garlands of mistletoe.

live wreaths with twinkling lights appeared in Germany, their inhabitants began to decorate the doors and windows. Soon this experience was adopted in many European countries.

And they themselves fairy lights It was invented by Edward Jones in 1982. First garland was in three colors - blue, white and red. In Europe, the first lights decorated fir tree in 1906 in Finland, and in 1938 the tradition has come to us.

Today it is impossible to imagine a holiday without trim decor retail shop windows and streets, facades of buildings and trees. Each year the jewelry design changes, replacing a twinkle comes LED street lamps on poles, cascading lights on the walls, advertising banners and signs adorn the diode light.

Benefits of Outdoor LED garlands frost

LED decorations are adapted to the weather change, so they are widely popular for the decoration of trees and facades of buildings.

The main advantages of outdoor ornaments:

• Resistance to low temperatures. frost street LED lights lasts long enough, it is the perfect decoration for the Christmas decorations of the street;
• efficiency - low energy consumption;
• brightness. LEDs are reflected at large distances, decorating the streets can be seen from afar;
• long service life;
• surface of high quality plastic, whereby it is not changed under the influence of weather conditions;
• a variety of attachments allows you to periodically change the external decoration.

The disadvantages of the street garlands can be attributed only consistent connection diodes. This means that if one is blown, the circuit is closed, and the garland will not work. Therefore, when choosing this fact must be taken into account and purchase garland with parallel connection.

Important! When you select a street decoration is necessary to check the integrity of the plastic.

Classification garlands in form and appearance

Selecting the street decorations is quite diverse. If the classification of the external design, they are:

• thread, despite their simplicity, they are multi-color mode can decorate the perimeter of a house or a tree trunk;
• curtains in the form of a curtain. They are suitable for decoration of windows or facades. The filaments, which are fixed on the wire bulb, directed downward, their length varies between 1,5-9 meters. You can adjust the flicker mode with the effect of falling drops or small streams.
• fringe - Outdoor LED festoon frost. This mini analog Interior not larger than 1 m;
• decoration, imitating the melting icicles or snow;
• mesh in the form of rain falls or melting. It is suitable for facades large areas, shaded areas for relaxation;
• Clip Light for decoration tree crowns. It differs from the others - thicker and more durable wire. Bulbs can be self-colored or multicolored and positioned at a distance of 30 cm;
• Rope.

Jewelery manufactured length of 10 m, 20 m and 30 m, so the product is easy to pick up necessary for maximum filling of a particular object.

Street garlands for the facade of buildings and suitable for processing the trees.

Samples garlands and tips on choosing shown in the video below:

How to choose a Christmas garland street

The most basic thing you should look for when buying - is the quality of products and the inclusion of a mechanism. Therefore, the purchase should be done only in official places of sales. In addition, certain rules must be followed.

• The presence of the automatic shutdown in the event of overload. This feature significantly extend the life of garlands;
• on the box have information about power, voltage, which consumes the product;
• the seller must be the document on fire safety of the product. If there is no need to abandon this purchase;
• you must specify data about the manufacturer and the country of assembly. Choice should be made in favor of the audited companies, which for many years engaged in production of these products;
• check the quality of all the diodes and work arrangements;
• be sure to fully deploy in-store LED garland for the street. This must be done to check all the connections, power supply and the quality of their insulation and fastening. Wiring must not break at the slightest touch.

The distance from the fork to the first bulb should be more than 1.5 meters. Depending on the desired effect, you can choose a garland with different frequency location light bulbs. Wire color is also important when choosing. It should not distract attention. You can pick up the product with a wire dark green or black. Material winding is better to choose rubber or rubber.

Important! Moisture resistance - basic quality. On the packaging is marking IP23.

Where the right to set a garland of frost resistance

Decorated articles can be any surface. What kind of effect should be obtained on the size, shape, color, brightness diodes. For example, outdoor LED string at home to be great lengths to decorate the porch - suitable fringe. To decorate the bushes for a small size. You can wrap the tape evenly in a spiral railing or trunks.

It should know! It can not be a garland not intended to be placed on the street, to carry out outdoor light decoration. She has no need of protection and can be dangerous for people.

Many organizations use a diode tape for advertising banners, big boards and signage. In this case, it will serve as additional advertising, as the brightly painted benches are paying more attention to potential clients.

Legislation on the operation of street garlands

Outdoor lighting and connection of electrical devices is regulated by Regulation (PES). Norms that must be observed when connecting the strings, set out in paragraph 6.4.18.

All advertising lighting, architectural lighting, including street Christmas garland buildings They must be supplied by an independent individual lines from the power lines or buildings power. The maximum power should not exceed 2 kW per phase. It is necessary that there was reserve power. Another condition - must be made to protect against leakage or overcurrent.

Rope Garland - what

Dyuralayt- this garland with diodes in special tubes. The distance between lights 12 ÷ 27 mm, the pick can be monochromatic or polychromatic illumination model. Cords, which are enclosed in the luminous light bulbsMay be flat with the section 11 × 18 or 11 × 28, or circular with a diameter of 13 ÷ 16 mm.

With the help of an unusual effect can be made public inscriptions or figures, as they can be illuminated signs or do any decoration on the surface.

For this type of attribute and street LED freezeproof garlands of icicles. They work on the same principle, but with the controller lights gradually fade. One item can be up to 10 icicles, spaced 500 mm apart.

LED festoon their own hands

Make a garland with their own hands is not difficult for those who have experience in similar processes, versed in physics and can read circuit diagrams. Find suitable accommodation option can be easily on the Internet.

To carry out the work necessary to have available the following tools and materials:

• LEDs 20 mA;
• wire (0,25 ÷ 0,5 mm);
• resistor with a resistance of 100 ohms;
• power supply unit 6;
• sharp knife;
• transparent silicone sealant (for outdoor works), a gun for him;
• soldering Iron, Rosin, solder.

Consider three different options for manufacturing complexity garlands.

simple design

Work simple garlands arranged on the basis of a serial connection of diodes. Run a garland of LEDs very simply by hand.

• Before starting work, you must decide bulbs will be placed on the distance. After that, should comply with the relevant marks on the wire. The optimal distance is the distance from 25 to 30 cm;
• knife gently need to execute sections of the upper layer of insulation in the marked locations. cut length - not more than 2 cm. Then, at this place should cause little rosin solder which is firmly consolidate diode. Thereafter, solder feet of the diode;
• are secure at this stage is low, so it is necessary to create a seal. Thin tape necessary to wrap the bulb so that it was in the envelope. After that, to fix the upper part thereof. Similarly, all the diodes is fixed;
• the final stage is connected to a resistor and a power supply. After that, you must test the system.

multicolored decoration

Produce multi-color LED is easy decoration. A separate generator must be connected color. Understanding the operating principle, you can connect the desired multicolor.

Due to the parallel connection, Garland will work even in the event of failure of one of the colors.

In this connection the important role played by the controller. The cost of it is low, but with the help of garlands functions expand. The wires should be soldered to the chip, which will be responsible for the product operating modes while using the control buttons can be operated modes.

At a small extra cost to get an interesting multi-faceted garland, effectively operating in different modes.

Complex circuit diode

You can try to make their own hands street garland on lithium batteries. It is distinguished by a color train with simulated airborne unusual patterns. Buy such a product is difficult enough. But if all the materials are purchased separately and spend some time, you can achieve the desired result with a good budget savings.

We will need:

• LEDs 10 mm with the effect of light scattering;
• narrow tape;
• magnets up to 1.3 mm in diameter and 30 mm thickness;
• epoxy glue;
• Lithium battery CR 2032 3V.

Next, the sequence of actions is as follows.

• Diode testing, for which the long leg of each lamp putting a positive side to a lithium battery, short - to minus;
• after testing is necessary to fix the LED on the battery with tape;
• the magnet must be secured with tape to the battery to the side of the positive pole;
• construction should be fixed on the wire.

The complexity of this work - in the monotony of care. All actions should be repeated as many times as scheduled diodes on a garland.

How to fix the LED garland

If the cost of decoration for the building is not high, and it has served for a long time, it is better to choose a new product. If the decision is still repair, You need to use the following tips.

If you do not burn 1-2 colors or the whole site

• One of the most frequent problems when stops working one or two colors. Or breaks down a portion of the product. In this case, the problem may lie in the power supply. It is necessary to disassemble it and check the attachment of contacts;
• if in the block contacts are attached securely, the problem is hiding in the wire. In parallel connection failure of the entire lamp unit because of burnout audio impossible. So you need to check the integrity of the wire.

What if garland is not working fully

Even if the jewelry has ceased to operate, repair LED garlands can be made with your own hands:

• should check whether the power cord and power supply are damaged. Then you need to examine the chip and attaching contacts. If everything is connected well, then it burned board;
• when the power supply is replaced, you can use the starter from the fluorescent lamp. Depending on its power diodes will have different flicker rate;
• You can check the wiring lamps. In this case it is important compound extreme elements groups. If they are connected to the anodes, you can find the wiring diagram on the diodes and make a change, make a connection to the data elements cathodes.

Replacing the diodes

When the diode is replaced, the product disconnected from the electricity. Then vypayat blown element and solder a new light bulb with the correct polarity.

Repair Rope

Determine the problem area can be visually or tester. After that, it must be cut at the marks, applied by the manufacturer. After removal of the segment operating areas should combine a special connector.

Help repair garlands can video

Where can I buy LED garland street frost resistance and the estimated cost of

By the New Year, many shops offer jewelry for street lighting. the cost also varies. It depends on the manufacturer, shape, length and special effects products. In online stores, you can pick up a few garlands cheaper than in stationary locations. Perhaps they will fulfill and deliver goods to your home.

Here are approximate prices for the most popular models:

Photo	Name	The parameters m	Price, rub
	"Christmas tale 100 LED», blue light, the black wire	5	430
	Garland LED street frost "LED Rain"	1,5×1,5	759
	"Fringe" with black cable	3×0,6	2 397
	"Rope"	20	2 500
	"Garland Curtain LED (led) 625 pcs	25 strands, 625 pc	4 450
	«BEAUTY LED» at the tree	Clip Layt100 m, multicolor lamp 750	20 200
	"Rope five-wire" New Year "	50, 4 colors	25 250
	«BEAUTY LED» Garland on tree Clip Light Legoled Exclusive	M Multikolor100 1000 lamps flicker	29 200

Photogallery street garlands

To determine the version of street Christmas decorations, you can see a selection of interesting The design of facades, Trees and streets.

Curtain:

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Fringe:

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Rope:

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Clip Light:

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Options street decorations:

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conclusion

Street garlands help create a festive atmosphere thanks to exclusive coverage. Diversity, diversity of forms and variants adorn not only the New Year's fir, but also facades, crowns of trees, create a holiday greetings. Any object, decorated with a garland will look magical. It is important to take into account when choosing the parameters of the product for freezing temperatures to pick up cold-resistant models. Then they will be pleasing for a long time.

And finally, a useful video on the topic of our today's article: