Square Spinner

Square Spinner

Square Spinner combines a round and square for some special effects

• 200 nodes designed for 12mm bullets
• 400mm x 400mm
• Includes our ez2-follow Wiring Diagram drawn on the back.
• Made from 10mm heavy-duty white or black coro
• Incorporates a traditional round spinner and concentric circles.
• Designed, manufactured and shipped in AUSTRALIA
• Download our xLights xmodel HERE
• Check out our Scratch and Dent section HERE

 

A Short Origin of Christmas Lights

Apart from our Square Spinner, the technology used in Christmas lighting displays is highly diverse, ranging from simple light strands, Christmas lights (a.k.a. Fairy lights), through to full blown animated tableaux, involving complex illuminated animatronics and statues.

Christmas lights (also called twinkle lights, holiday lights, mini lights or fairy lights), that are strands of electric lights used to decorate homes, public/commercial buildings and Christmas trees during the Christmas season are amongst the most recognized forms of Christmas lighting. Christmas lights come in a dazzling array of configurations and colors. The first miniature Christmas lights were manufactured in Italy.

Where are the LEDs?

The types of lamps used in Christmas lighting also vary considerably, reflecting the diversity of modern lighting technology in general. Common lamp types are incandescent light bulbs and now light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which are being increasingly encouraged as being more energy efficient. Less common are neon lamp sets. Fluorescent lamp sets were produced for a limited time by Sylvania in the mid-1940s. Our Square Spinner is made to hold 12mm LED Smart Programmable bulbs.

Christmas lights using incandescent bulbs are somewhat notorious for being difficult to troubleshoot and repair. In the 1950s and 1960s, the series circuit connected light sets would go completely dark when a single bulb failed. So in the fairly recent past, the mini-lights have come with shunts to allow a set to continue to operate with a burned out bulb. However, if there are multiple bulb failures or a shunt is bad, the string can still fail. There are two basic ways to troubleshoot this: a one by one replacement with a known good bulb, or by using a test light to find out where the voltage gets interrupted.

Needing Inspiration

When Christmas light manufacturers first started using LEDs the colors seemed very dull and uninspiring. Even the white lights, which were typically single-chip LEDs, glowed with a faintly yellowish color that made them look cheap and unattractive according to the general public at the time.

Be Impressed

With the help of Christmas Props Australia and some clever software like xLights, making an amazing christmas Lights Show has never been easier. Including our Square Spinner in your show will help amaze your family, your street, your whole neighbourhood and possibly the world.