Making A Floor Lamp A Clapper

Lights up with on display just like the old man did in the living room window.

Making a floor lamp a clapper.

If you want to protect your lamp s finish wrap some electrical tape around the post covering about a 3 inch section. The wiring runs through the walls. A christmas story and the clapper. Brighten up any room with target s wide range of floor lamps and standing lamps.

Now with talking night light. If you use it with a halogen floor lamp they only come with 300 or 500 watt bulbs. You don t have to clap very hard. 1 set sensitivity dial to home 2 plug appliance into left receptacle of the clapper 3 plug clapper into wall socket 4 manually turn appliance on.

This model of the clapper is only rated for a maximum of 200 watts per outlet. If you try to control a lamp with three 100 watt bulbs it is going to overheat or maybe burn up. 5 you can now turn your appliance on or off by clapping. Use a screwdriver to tighten the hose clamp around the post about 1 inch above the base.

These make for a super convenient lighting option as they don t need to be drilled and can be moved whenever and wherever you like. Two claps and you can turn on a lamp. A floor lamp and a hanging basket can be put together to create the perfect patio planter. I ve tried getting several types of floor lights before but they simply weren t bright enough and failed to light up the whole room.

Just paint your lamp base and then add an inexpensive hanging basket to get this look. From adjustable tripod shades and arcs to rustic oil rubbed brass lamps find just the lighting you need for your decor. So alas it is not as simple as plugging my light into a remote controlled wall plug. So pay attention to the bulbs in the lamp you want to control.

The clapper works on lights radios tvs rotating disco balls anything that can be plugged into one of the clapper s two electrical outlets. Add your plants of choice and enjoy this beautiful creation you can even use it for all seasons depending on the plants that you put in it. How to build a homemade clapper to adjust the lights and set the mood a sound activated device that gives you more freedom than any store bought clapper could wish for by pete mills as told to. A christmas story s famous leg lamp is now a clapper too.

Clap 2x to turn your lamp on or off. First released in 1985 the clapper allows its user to activate up to two appliances using sequences of claps. A christmas story talking clapper w night light. To start we ll attach the servo to the lamp first.