Date:         Wed, 19 Jul 1995 13:24:48 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <ui775@freenet.victoria.bc.ca>
Subject:      Re: Cheap Interior Lights.



On Wed, 19 Jul 1995, Al Knoll wrote:

> In a moment of enlightenment, I was thinking of wiring up a series/parallel
> arrangement of  clear micro Christmas lights.  These little buggers sell for
> $2US for 35 including the modifiable wiring.  They're 3-4vdc rated, so series
> of 4 should give a reasonable approximation of 12v load.  Paralleling a 
> suitable number of sets of these should give a sparkly illumination to 
> the interior of one's bus of course you oughter remove the bimetallic blinker
> bulb so you don't look like a giant firefly.
> 

Hey I had the same idea! I also have this notion of a very modern looking
ceiling light that is comprised of a string of the clear micro lights and
a bunch of test tubes. Arrange the testubes in a tight grid say 4X5 and
have one light in each, maybe held in place with a rubber bung. Somehow
wire it so that there would be 20 wires running directly up to the
ceiling, thin black wires, that supports the light/testube.
Well it looks cool in my fevered mind!

Alistair