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martinca_gw

In Trees , Lawn , Twinkle Lights for Party?

martinca_gw sunset zone 24
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago

We have low voltage landscape lighting, but how to add other lighting when electrical is too far away? For parties, I'd like to add Japanese lanterns and twinkle lights in trees , without ugly extension cords. Is there such a thing as an auxiliary battery for lighting? I am clueless. TIA

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  • User
    7 years ago

    Buy a Honda generator. It isn't noisy. It is also useful for lots of other situations.

    Comments (15)

    • arcy_gw
      7 years ago

      There are solar possibilities for sure...batteries seem possible. I know the flame-less candles in mason jars are battery operated. They are also solar powered.

    • scone911
      7 years ago

      Battery operated LED fairy lights. :)

    • martinca_gw sunset zone 24
      Original Author
      7 years ago

      Thank you, but I really dislike LED . :( Even the " warm" ones wouldn't match our low voltage lights...they look like weak lemonade. I want to use our existing Christmas string lights .

    • maddielee
      7 years ago
      last modified: 7 years ago

      If you're going to use your plug in Christmas lights your options are extension cord or noisy generator.

      martinca_gw sunset zone 24 thanked maddielee
    • martinca_gw sunset zone 24
      Original Author
      7 years ago

      That's the answer I was looking for. Thanks so much, maddielee. I was just hoping there was some electric batrtery thing I was unaware of. Nada, as I was afraid.

    • graywings123
      7 years ago

      You could run a set of lights off a car-type battery with an inverter.

      martinca_gw sunset zone 24 thanked graywings123
    • homepro01
      7 years ago

      You could use something like a Goal Zero. Depends on how long you need to run the lights and the wattage that the lights consumes.

      martinca_gw sunset zone 24 thanked homepro01
    • patty_cakes42
      7 years ago

      I think it was Walmart where I purchased the battery operated lights a couple of years ago. They're the regular little mini lights and sell out very quickly. I use themin my antique booth.

      martinca_gw sunset zone 24 thanked patty_cakes42
    • PRO
      Landis Garden Design
      7 years ago

      If you bury your extension cords in conduit along the edge of your planting beds or patio space you can run your electric to wherever you need it in the yard, without seeing cords.

      martinca_gw sunset zone 24 thanked Landis Garden Design
    • martinca_gw sunset zone 24
      Original Author
      7 years ago

      Patty - cakes, do you know the brand of your little lights? Thank you, landis. Yep, can do that, but just wondered if there was another way.

    • czarinalex
      7 years ago

      As greywings said above...

      You can get an ac power inverter. This attaches to a car or marine battery and has a few plugs for your lights. There are different wattage sizes.. I'm guessing christmas lights don't draw a lot of juice. You'd have to recharge the battery as well.

      martinca_gw sunset zone 24 thanked czarinalex
    • k9arlene
      7 years ago

      Google battery operated string lights.

      martinca_gw sunset zone 24 thanked k9arlene
    • litasart
      7 years ago

      We found solar lights for our front porch. They are a nice white not to warm. I believe we ordered them through Woot on sale, you could probably find them online through another vendor.

      martinca_gw sunset zone 24 thanked litasart
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