Emergency Flasher Switch

I was browsing online to see what a old plug flasher would run me for some of my christmas lights. Well they are just too dang expensive. So I searched "light flasher" on Amazon and found a switch with a flash mode. Apparently it's to turn your porch light into a flashing light to get the attention of emergecy services, but I was thinking that would work great for christmas lights. I figured I could easily connect it to an outlet and put it in a 2 gang box with a short cord on it. Then plug my existing extension cord into it and control the lights I want to flash. It says it's good for 300 watts, but I'd barely pull 200 out of it. What do you guys think? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002W552NG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3W17NTDU5Q0N

One of the agreements my wife and I made when I retired was that I would NEVER have to mess with another Christmas light as long as I lived. We have a little 4' fake tree that already has lights on it. I plug it in and I'm done. It has a little "module" on it that you can set to make it twinkle or flash or whatever. I don't know if you can buy something like that to use on your Christmas lights. Good luck.

I guess I'll try to string up my LED's this weekend, depending on how the leaf combustion goes.

If you're feeling expansive, here are some roll yer own devices too.

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Walmart may have a collection of Christmas decoration doodads that might help you. I noticed their collection the other evening, but did not pay a lot of attention to them.

I don't have much money and just want to keep things simple. I figured for 10.00 it would be worth a try. I have plenty of cords floating around and can get a box, outlet and covers for less than 3.00 at the ReStore. Here the WalMarts don't have much holiday stuff stuff besides the lights, timers, multi plugs and extension cords. If you decide to buy anything electrical from the Lawn & Garden section, you will almost pay double the price that it would be in the Hardware section.

I'm having surgery after Christmas, so, I'm keeping it simple. Just a few decorations in the living room, and, I'm happy....

My wife bought a string of 150 lights from Walmart for less than $12. You can program the string to flash, twinkle, change colors and some other functions. How can you afford to fool around with doodads when you can get one already made that cheaply? "Holiday Time" is the brand name and "772" are the last three numbers of the SKU. She found them in the "Seasonal" aisle in Hardware, back by the Garden Center. Good luck.

I got my LED's up. 1120 of them.

My WIFE has three strings up on her new non-fake tree.  400 in total.  I do not do lights, but I admire those who are patient enough to do it.  All I do is cuss and get frustrated.  The lights she bought are LED.  400 lights are something like 26 watts power consumption.  The frau wanted a real tree for a change, so that is what she did.  It sure smells good.  

I'm sure your light display looks real nice, 75.

It's bright and colorful. It seems like the ones with the richest colors and brightest light are the simple 5mm envelope. The ones with incandescent shapes are pale and shows too much flicker.

I'm still running mostly incandesent which are about 40 watts per 100 lights. I'm just trying to do something different with lights I had on hand and given to me by my uncle that replaced his with new. Plus I have this annoying guy across the street from me, every year it seems like he tries to out do me with his lights. If that is really his intentions, I don't know but I want my lights to be unique. Which is why I want some to flash together.

Good luck with your display! Here's a pic of mine.

Nice job, 75!

Thanks!