Permanent holiday lights that can be used all year!

I’m sure most of us don't necessarily aspire to be that house with a million holiday lights that are synchronized to music. But every time I see a house like that, I can't help but catch the holiday light bug and want to do more to bring joy to my family and the people around me. Instead of paying thousands of dollars for permanent holiday lights, I'll show you a DIY version that only costs a couple hundred dollars.

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See full digi-key blog post: https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/blogs/2022/holiday-light-display-theres-gotta-be-a-better-way

Here are some great resources that go way more into the details:
https://kno.wled.ge/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXvtxwK3jRk&t=161s&ab_channel=DrZzs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UiqrnRiqpk&ab_channel=TheHookUp

Chapters:
00:00 - Catching the holiday light bug
00:49 - Project requirements
02:16 - How to attach LED strings to a house
05:17 - Controlling the LED strings
07:57 - Voltage drop and power injection
10:18 - Installing PVC pipes on the house
11:42 - Setting up a power supply
14:33 - First test and demo
15:39 - Go watch my stranger things message wall video

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You shouldn’t need an engineering degree to make your ideas a reality. I suffered through years of engineering school so you don’t have to. I know how it feels to want to make something I’m excited and passionate about, but also feel overwhelmed by not knowing where to start. I’ve unlocked the secret to getting past this feeling of being stuck. In my videos I show you how to take complex problems and break them down into smaller, more manageable “byte sized” pieces.

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