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Christmas LED Lights Circuit

Posted by D Mohankumar in Lights with 21 comments
Tagged with: 4060christmasLDRled flashers

Using this simple Christmas LED lights decoration circuit, you can make an 18 LED flasher to decorate the Christmas
Tree. The White, Blue and Red LEDs flash at different rates to give a colorful display. It is a light sensitive circuit so that
it will turn on in the evening automatically and stays on till morning.

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The circuit uses the popular Binary counter IC CD 4060 to flash the LEDs at different rates. Components C1, VR2 and R1
form the oscillator and the output pins 7, 5 and 4 become high / low sequentially. When one output turns high, a set of 3
LEDs turn on and when the same output turns off, the second set turns on. This sequence is similar in the other two sets of
LEDs also but with different timings. The speed of the Flashing can be controlled through VR2.

Christmas LED Lights Decoration Circuit Schematic

Christmas LED decoration circuit schematic

LDR is provided with VR1 to activate the IC in the evening. In day light, LDR conducts and keep the reset pin 12 of IC1
high to inhibit it from working. When the day light ceases, pin12 becomes low and the flasher starts working. VR1 adjusts
the sensitivity of LDR at the required light level. If more LEDs are required, increase the supply voltage to 18 volt DC.
The circuit can be powered using a standard 12-18 volt 500 mA adapter.Use High bright transparent LEDs for attractive
display.
LDR informations
4060 datasheet

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21 Responses to Christmas LED Lights Circuit

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mayers says: on January 6, 2011 at 3:10 am

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sir have you try this circuit?
Is it working?

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mrschim says: on March 24, 2011 at 4:47 am

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yes, the circuit works.
Mckevin says: on December 9, 2012 at 3:08 pm
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are you sure the circuit is working?have you try it already?

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Nicusor Chirca says: on April 10, 2011 at 5:15 am

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What are the power losses in the resistors R2-R7 ? Can they be eliminated by using more LEDs instead ? Also, this
circuit could be powered from your transformer-less AC power supply circuit, or AC led driver circuit, if one could
match the voltage output of the AC voltage dropping capacitor with what is required here. My problem is that I
dont know how to calculate the voltage output of that capacitor, only know how to calculate current output at
various points/values on the rectified AC voltage wave.
JJ says: on November 23, 2011 at 11:09 am

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this is not wotking puta ka. revise the circuit. ASAP

pinoy says: on March 13, 2012 at 12:59 pm
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haha dapat pla may software tau na multism.
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AKHAND MISHRA says: on December 16, 2011 at 5:07 am

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what is 1m on pin 11
Dart says: on December 18, 2011 at 3:35 am
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i think 1M is for 1 mega-ohm res

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Timi says: on March 22, 2012 at 4:50 pm

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May I have a PC Board Layout?
thanks before

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Johnny says: on August 7, 2012 at 11:25 pm

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Hi nid pcb layout of dis circuits tanx

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Kuberkoos says: on August 13, 2012 at 10:43 am

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Hi Nicusor, Yes you can replace the resistors with additional LEDs.
Connect one LED in series with a variable resistor of 3k3 or maybe even bigger across 12vdc.
Start with max resistance, and adjust until the LED burns nicely. Then measure the voltage drop across the LED.
Divide that into 12, adjust your answer to the next larger whole number, and you Have the number of LEDs you
need per string.

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As you can see, there are six strings in the circuit, so you will need to buy six times the number you determined.
Alternatively you can read the voltage drop across the LED from the data sheet, and calculate it from there, but that
takes all the fun out of the hobby.

Kuberkoos says: on August 13, 2012 at 10:52 am

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Reading thru Nicusors comment again, the following: I personally would not power this circuit from mains
directly, due to safety considerations
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AGBOTA FRANK says: on September 13, 2012 at 11:46 pm

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please has some done the circuit? and it is working? i want to know befor buying the componet.

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AGBOTA FRANK says: on September 13, 2012 at 11:49 pm

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please can i replace the C1 0.22 with 1uF 16v polyrise capacitor?

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Mckevin says: on December 9, 2012 at 3:12 pm

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the capacitor 0.22uF is a ceramic or electrolytic?and can i have breadboard layout of this circuit?

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Anand shingwekar says: on December 16, 2012 at 6:48 pm

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sir it is nt wrkng..?
all LEDs r continuously glowing.
12-0-12 gives DC o/p 15v..
is it require 1 LEDs in all the LEDs groups?
guide me pls..?

Jim Keith says: on December 16, 2012 at 7:38 pm

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I assume that you have a 12-0-12VAC transformer that is rectified and filtered. If so, the DC output voltage at
light loads may be close to 20V and exceed the voltage rating of the IC (18V).
What is the no-load voltage?
Anand shingwekar says: on December 17, 2012 at 10:47 am
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No load voltage is 18V.
i have decided to put 7812 regulator?

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Anand shingwekar says: on December 18, 2012 at 3:30 am

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when 7812 is connected it gives 12V regulated supply
when supply is switched on all the LEDs r continuously glowing nd oscillator circuit is nt wrkng?

Jim Keith says: on December 18, 2012 at 4:10 am

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IC may be toast replace
Anand shingwekar says: on December 16, 2012 at 6:51 pm

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der is no oscillation with VR-2??

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