On 01/12/2016 14:00, Muddymike wrote:
On 30/11/2016 18:00, Adrian Brentnall wrote:
HI All
I was prompted to investigate these - we like to illuminate the outside
(& inside!) of the house, and these looked like a good idea.
The one I purchased allegedly had two lasers (red & green) and four
different effects.
Trouble is - this one seems to be faulty - the ebay seller has refunded
my money (bless 'em).
The unit has a waterproof momentary push-button on the back, it seems to
need a press in order to start the thing working - which is kind of
inconvenient as our outdoor lights are usually on a timer, and, even if
this unit was working properly, I can't see me nipping outside every
night just to push the button!
Just wondering if anybody else has one of these new-fangled units - and
whether theirs starts automatically when mains is switched on, or if
it's a elfin-safety feature of the unit that it requires a digit on the
button to start the lasers?
The very thin user manual also says that the unit needs to be switched
'off' to cool down for 30 minutes after 5 hours of running... this
particular unit doesn't run for more than a minute or so before cutting
out, so it's kind of academic g
Any real-life experiences, please?
Thanks
Adrian

I have just bought such a beast with the intention of it being switched
on tonight and left on for a few hours for the first time. I bought mine
from TLC along with a few extra Icicle connectable sets.

No limitations of use in the instructions.

Mike
I'd be interested to hear how you get on.

This one is branded "Christmas Workshop" and is item no 89180...

Even if it had worked for more than a few minutes, the need to trot
outside and press a button to start it up, rather than just turning on
the mains to it, would have been a bit of a pain.

It also has a photocell in the business end of the projector, that stops
the thing from running unless it's "dark enough" - but doesn't seem to
allow it to run again the next time it gets "dark enough" (like the
following night...
Seems to have been thought out oddly... or maybe not at all?

Adrian