Lighting for Costume advice needed

Deelite

Deelite

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I'm working on a Costume for Halloween, and only need to get some lighting.

Requirements : Just that it needs to be battery operated and it can last 4-6 hours on that battery (one batter preferred per item).


Here are some reference images:

She has a pack that she wears on the back with three "lighted" holes. They holes are about the size of a 50 cent coin:
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She then has four lighted crosses on her boots (two on each). The crosses are only 1.5" w by 4" tall:

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I know about light tape and el wire, and using battery operated Xmas lights, but, which of those would be practical (especially for the boots) ?

The backpack I figure I can mount some battery operated Xmas lights, but how can I match those lights with the correct color for the boots. Would like to see if I can buy all the same type of lights for both.
 
For battery operated light - go with the EL wire (LED christmas lights would need a diffuser lens to eliminate 'hot' spots, and there's just not going to be enough room in the boots for that to be comfortable).

For 6-8 hours of illumination in this application I'd test 1.5" light sticks to see if they deliver the desired effect. Party stores usually have them and Extremeglow.com still carries them.
 
Superkrates said:
For battery operated light - go with the EL wire (LED christmas lights would need a diffuser lens to eliminate 'hot' spots, and there's just not going to be enough room in the boots for that to be comfortable).
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Thanks.

How much do you think I need?

For 6-8 hours of illumination in this application I'd test 1.5" light sticks to see if they deliver the desired effect. Party stores usually have them and Extremeglow.com still carries them.
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ETA - Oh I see what you mean. No, those don't give enough light. I've bought them before for another costume, and it didn't have the light intensity I needed. They just showed up as dull colored items on the costume.
 
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I would use green LEDs. The bottom I'd diffuse using some piece of white semi-transparent material. With a 3.2-3.5V @20mA LEDs and using 2 AAA batteries at 3V, you'll get about 30 hours from using 2 LEDs for each accessory piece. You can get battery pack holders from Radio Shack.

Or you could go with EL wire, slightly more complicated IMO. I don't think you'll get as good as an effect.

The best option is to use light strips for the bottom and 2 LEDs OR glow sticks as he said for the best for accuracy.
 
Vew said:
I would use green LEDs. The bottom I'd diffuse using some piece of white semi-transparent material. With a 3.2-3.5V @20mA LEDs and using 2 AAA batteries at 3V, you'll get about 30 hours from using 2 LEDs for each accessory piece. You can get battery pack holders from Radio Shack.
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Sorry, you're speaking a language I don't understand. anything that is off the shelf and ready to go?
 
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