Post #92312 by gonzo on Fri, May 21, 2004 10:56 AM

Guys,

Idid this with the solar lights

I suggest using the solar lights ala home depot then go to radio shack and buy red yellow or whatever color LEDs you desire, I cant recall the voltages but I remember the light voltage was the most common LED voltage at Radio Shack. My light had two AA batteries in series I believe.

Take the light apart and clip the leads going to the LED in the light. Solder wires to these two clipped leads then run wires outa the light assembly into your tiki. Solder LEDs to the wires in parallel. Use some shrinkwrap (radio Shack) to prevent shorts .

I drilled holes and wrapped tape around the LED and the wires and crammed em in the holes.

My MOai's eyes has been lighted this way for over a year flawlessly. The LEDs are bright in the evening and by morning they are quite a bit dimmer. Ive have two LEDs run off of one light no problem. YOu can probably run more but it may run the battery dead before morning if thats a problem

Good luck