Talk:Candy Cane Upgrade to Rope Light
Materials
In this tutorial we will be using the materials.
Gather your materials, supplies and tools.
1. Rope Light 12" or 18" Cut spacing.
2. Power Cord, pictured is SPT1, approx. 24" in length.
3. Male Vampire Plug.
4. 1/4" Heat Shrink Tubing, 2 pieces 1" long.
5. 1/2" Heat Shrink Tubing, 1 piece 3" long.
6. Liquid Electrical Tape.
7. 1 1/4" 3d nails, qty. 2.
8. White electrical tape.
9. Wire Cutters and Strippers.
10. Heavy Duty Cutters.
11. Heat Gun.
12. Solder and Soldering Iron.
Assembly
Start by cutting your rope light down to size. For this project I had purchased a 150' spool of rope light that had 18" cut spacing. I cut the rope light down to 3' sections.
Assembly
Start by cutting your rope light down to size. For this project I had purchased a 150' spool of rope light that had 18" cut spacing. I cut the rope light down to 3' sections.
You will need two 1 1/4" 3d nails. These will be put into the rope light to create terminals.
Place the first nail at one of the braided wires in the rope light.
Using hard surface, push the nail into one braided wire.
This is the nail nested in the braiding.
Repeat with the other nail on the other side of the rope light braided wire.
Both nails inserted.
Use liquid electrical tape on the other end...
... to protect and cover the exposed braided wire of the other end of the rope light.
Using the soldering iron to heat the nails.
Apply solder to the heated nails to connect them to the braided wires in the rope light.
Completed soldered terminals.
