Appropriate lights for jack-o-lanterns

Top Spin · 2003-10-23T01:29:10+00:00

My 6 y/o grandson, who has Asperger's, is fixated on traffic lights. Ithought I might help him create a Halloween traffic light out of threepumpkins. My idea was to get some sort of a tube, cut holes in thepumpkins, and slide them over the tubes like a totem pole. Then Iwould attach light bulbs to the tube in three places and put a redlight in the top, a yellow light in the middle one and a green lightin the bottom. What type of light would be best? I was thinking of low voltage lightsto make wiring simpler and reduce shock danger. I know I can get 110 vbulbs and fixtures anywhere, but what about low voltage?I also wanted to make them flash independently. Again, there arelittle insert disks that fit into 110 v sockets, but is there anythngfor low voltage? I checked one small local lighting store, but they didn't have much.I'd appreciate suggestions for stores or online places.Thanks-- Spam sink email address, sorry

Oct 23, 2003 22 Replies

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Top Spin 22 years ago

Not sure I understand. Why cut them in half and then toothpick them back together? How about just leaving them whole and cutting the hole for the post?

These are small pumpkins. I don't think the weight will be a problem.

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Rich Grise 22 years ago

I guess I'm lazy - I'm thinking about what a pain it would be for me to either slide the pumpins down the post after fitting the lights, or fitting the lights inside a pumpkin shell, reaching into the same hole that the post is going through.

Cheers! Rich

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mark Ransley 22 years ago

your kids a retardo a retardo a retardo. ha Ha Wait 10, 20 ,50 yrs. You will be the ASS that experimented, and HD now wont warranty your PUSS,,,,, Wake UP It lasts thousands of years done right ,, Bozo, YOU a BOZO , BOZO

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