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Fiber Optics Pool Lights Provide Safety And Color

One of the most colorful and safest methods of lighting up a swimming are is with fiber optic pool lights that have no electricity running through them, offering no chance for shock in the water. It is well-documented that mixing water and electric is a deadly combination, one that does not exist when using fiber optic lights.

With fiber optics, all of the power components are contained in an area isolated from the pool and all water sources, usually in a garage or separate building housing other swimming pool units. This unit also supplies the different colors to the fibers, which are extended to the area of the pool where the light is wanted. There is no power transferred through the fibers, only the light and the owner can change the colors going to the fiber optic pool lights essentially at will, enabling them to change with the season or with the holiday.

Other than the safety aspects of using fiber optic lights is they can be set in various arrays and shapes to create spectacular lighting effects in or around the pool. While they are not usually visible in bright sunlight, their use as walkway lights are not meant to illuminate, rather to show the boundaries to prevent tripping and falling in the dark.

Technology Improves Fiber Optics Brilliance

In many applications of fiber optics, the light from the generator is transmitted through the fiber and the end of each one is illuminated by the light transmitted through each strand. Newer technology allows for brighter lights with translucent sides, allowing the light to show through on the sides of the fibers as well. For spot concentration of lighting, a 25, 50 or 75-strand fiber optic cable can provide illumination similar to light emitting diode (LED) lights.

Depending on the generator chosen, it is possible to create multi-color lighting display using fiber optic pool lights with some generators offering two or more lighting options. By using more generators and configuring the location of the fibers, interesting displays can be established. Translucent sides can be placed under the lip of the pool deck with a second color in a wading pool or shallower adjacent area.

The option of installing fiber optic pool lights will not be cheap as the equipment to create the light show is more expensive than traditional lighting, but the safety factor and the display possibilities offset the additional expense.

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How do I light up my side glow fiber optic line?

Can I use any light, or do I need to buy an LED fiber optic illuminator for a ridiculous price?

Proton led in Lyons Ga says:

Well the answer can be really simple. You can use any off the shelf LED flashlight or similar product that is very abundant and cheap at a local store. To make light is very inexpensive with the use of an LED, you just need to have a little creative thought in how to. If you are somewhat handy, you can take the flashlight apart and use any small wall transformer that comes with some electronic device to power the flashlight instead of batteries. These wall adapters are laying around everyones house so you probably have one already. Just make sure the voltage is 3 - 5 Volts DC and the current is in the low mA range. The LED flashlight displays on the package how many batteries it takes like 3AA = 1.5V per battery which would be 4.5vdc. The light should have a resistor built in so it won't hurt your 3.00 light. The transformer also displays the voltage on its label so try to stay around this value. The Transformer will also display the + and - leads so you just have to match up the wires to the proper polarity of the battery and viola! LED light displays through your fiber and you saved big $$ not having to buy the expensive illuminator!!! Hope this helps!!

- Paul Catignani

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