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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:25 pm
by TheOrk
It depends on the kind of light.
But I would asume that the christmass lights would start a fire if they were hot enough to waste LEGO.

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:02 pm
by Jojo
Hello!

David85 wrote:All I know is a 60 walt bulp heats up the glass around it to at least 180-200 degrees.
I once managed to destroy a black round-top windowframe with a 60 Watt bulp when I tried to enlighten the interior from outside...


Bye
Jojo

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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:13 pm
by Jojo
Hello!

David85 wrote:Should I even ask why you were trying that?
I wanted to take a cool pic from the interior of a building through the door, illuminated through the window. It wasn't cool but hot, the pic turned out blurred (I deleted it) and the window turned out melted (I didn't delete it, though. It's still usable.)


Bye
Jojo

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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:05 pm
by lil Jon
I don't think the little christmas lights would do much harm because I don't think they get very hot.

Sounds like a good idea, hope it works out.

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:10 pm
by Bruce N H
I've done the same as Jojo with a desk lamp. In lighting this scene:
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I built an enclosed room and held the desklamp up to a hole in the ceiling. The scene worked great but unfortunately I melted a few bricks in the process.

Bruce

Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:45 pm
by doctorsparkles
X-mas lights are cool enough to the touch, so I would say that they are safe to use with your LEGO. If you're still worried about it, check out a craft store, where they should have strings of even smaller, lower wattage bulbs that run on a couple of AA batteries.

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 1:12 am
by jamitjames
Why do pepole say x-mas? :roll:

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 1:32 am
by TheOrk
jamitjames wrote:Why do pepole say x-mas? :roll:
The X stands for.....stands for....It sounds better than C-mas

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 1:58 am
by Formendacil
TheOrk wrote:
jamitjames wrote:Why do pepole say x-mas? :roll:
The X stands for.....stands for....It sounds better than C-mas
The Greek letter for X is uses in Greek as an abbreviation for the original Greek form of Christ.

Hence X = Christ.

X-Mas = Christ-Mas

Xmas = Christmas

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 3:07 am
by Bricksidge
Running off topic here, please keep all future replies on topic: the effect of lights on LEGO bricks.

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 4:57 am
by LEGOFREAK
on topic...

you know awhile back (ok a long while back) i had had the idea to make landing strips by using the road plates and some flashing lights (like you put on a tree during yule season). I was going to drill holes in the baseplates, and tape them into the holes..
fortunately I came to my senses in time. :D