Intrinsically safe Dickens Village/Department 56 lighting

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If your kids (or parents) love the Dickens Village collection at Christmas but you're concerned about the rat's nest of 120V cheater plugs and bulbs that came with, here's a safer alternative. Warm white LED weatherproof flexi-strip 60 LEDhttps://www.adafruit.com/products/357 I picked these because they closely match the color temperature of the original incandescent bulbs. I used one segment of 3 LEDs for each. While rated for 12VDC they're a little too bright so I repurposed an abandoned 9VDC wall plug to tone them down a bit. The LED strips are adhesive backed but a little Loctite Ultragel will guarantee success. Snap-action 5-Wire Block Connectorhttps://www.adafruit.com/products/874 I went all lazy by using this part, a good alternate source is newark.com. The holes in the ceramic aren't exactly precision so if the fit isn't snug enough just wrap some soft foam around the base. Print Settings Printer Brand: LulzBot Printer: Mini Rafts: No Supports: No Notes: Pretty much any material will work, I used APLA. ABS would also be a good choice. PLA can become brittle over time from the heat generated from the LEDs but it'll probably still last a good long time.