I need to power my Halloween costume

[BKFilijew]

I'm going to be building a halloween costume that's made up of Xmas lights. What's the best portable power solution so that I don't have to plug myself in and sit by a wall all night? I'm going to be using 2-3 packs of lights (50 small bulbs in each), each pack says 120V, 0.04 Amps, 4.8 Watts. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

 

[KrisBlueNZ]

Hi there and welcome to Electronics Point

You could try connecting thirteen 9V PP3-type batteries in series, and connecting all the strings across them. It won't last very long - maybe an hour - but it will work and it will be portable. Yes I'm serious.

If you do this, keep everything PROPERLY INSULATED and don't touch the wires! Build it all up before plugging the battery snaps onto the batteries. Amazingly, thirteen little batteries, if connected in series, have enough voltage and power available to kill you, in the right (wrong) circumstances.

 

[BobK]

I would suggest that any method of powering 120V XMAS lights on one's body would be dangerous.

Please consider using low voltage strings of lights, which are available. We have some that run off 4 AA batteries, and they lasted quite well, getting 10 hours or more out of them.

Bob

 

[shrtrnd]

Uncle Fester never had a problem with this.