[7S POWER]

Merry CHRISTMAS to you and your family.

 

[LHNinME]

That’s a beautiful picture. Thank you! Merry Christmas to all.

 

[7S POWER]

Thanks. Merry Christmas.

 

[AZ EV Driver]

Nice, but I have to ask - What is powering the lights?

 

[7S POWER]

My guess from the picture is, there are deep-cycle 12V batteries (10?) on the floating dock at the bottom right of the tree, a DC-AC converter, and a solar panel at the top left to charge them.

 

[AZ EV Driver]

My guess from the picture is, there are deep-cycle 12V batteries (10?) on the floating dock at the bottom right of the tree, a DC-AC converter, and a solar panel at the top left to charge them.

Yes I can see what you are talking about. However, if the lights are LED the DC-AC converter could be eliminated or replaced with a DC-DC unit. Maybe getting into a technical analysis would be better left to another day, and just stick with:

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!🎄

 

[7S POWER]

Correct!

Merry Christmas. Keep warm everyone.

 

[Plant Peon]

Happy Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza, and Happy New Year to all! 🎉

 

[AZ EV Driver]

Happy Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza, and Happy New Year to all! 🎉

Don't forget Festivus!

 

[Manybees]

Don't forget Festivus!

For the rest of us.

 

[Ahab]

For the rest of us.

It's now time for the Airing of the Grievances.

 

[Manybees]

It's now time for the Airing of the Grievances.

I think we get plenty of those here year round. 🙃

 

[Huey52]

"I find tinsel distracting."

And yes, plenty o' year 'round grievances aired here abouts.

 

[Atlant]

Yes I can see what you are talking about. However, if the lights are LED the DC-AC converter could be eliminated or replaced with a DC-DC unit. Maybe getting into a technical analysis would be better left to another day, and just stick with:

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!🎄

I think you'll find that conventional mains-powered LED holiday light strings will only light half the string when run on DC (and the other half of the string when run on DC of the opposite polarity).

This lets the DC load of the LEDs not result in an overall DC load on the AC power lines (that really, really hate DC loads).

 

[Atlant]

Happy Seasonally-Appropriate holidays to everyone!

Me, replacing the failed miniature lights in our tree's star with a re-worked set of IKEA LEDs (and the result of that work):

 

[AZ EV Driver]

Glad to see your "workbench" is the dining table just like me 🤪

 

[7S POWER]

I guess you guys didn't have your proper Xmas dinner 😞

 

[Atlant]

I guess you guys didn't have your proper Xmas dinner 😞

With the TreeStar-II relighting project complete, the table got re-purposed for yesterday's Boxing Day family get-together! 'Need any left-over lasagna?

 

[7S POWER]

Boxing day celebration in the US? In Canada, we keep the British tradition of Dec. 25th & 26th being statutory holidays.

TY, but I can't stomach Italian food at Xmas time.

 

[Atlant]

Boxing day celebration in the US? In Canada, we keep the British tradition that Dec. 25th & 26th are statutory holidays.

We schedule the get-togethers with the kids and grandkids when we can. ;-) This year, that was Boxing Day!