Q: What are the features of the
Candle Stick (PNs 3470 and 3472)?
A: The Candle Stick
is an imitation candle stick made of plastic, either 5” (PN 3470) or 12” (PN
3472) long. It has an on-off switch,
and a door on the bottom that opens to allow a 9v battery to be inserted. The Candle Sticks can also be powered with
an external power supply. The battery door has a small notch that allows the
Candle Stick to sit flat on a surface and still allow the external adaptor’s
cord to exit.
Q: What are
the features of the Candle Kit (PN 3450)?
A: The Candle Kit
consists of a flame tip, 12” of wire leads, a small circuit board, and two
leads exiting the circuit board. The
candle kit is designed to be built into users’ designs such as custom sconces
and chandeliers.
Q: How can
the Candle Kit or Candle Stick be powered?
A: The Candle Kit or
Candle Stick can be powered either with a 9v battery or a PN 3480 (single
candle) or PN3481 (for up to six candles) external power supply.
Q: How is the
Candle Stick connected to a 9v battery?
A: Open the battery
door on the bottom of the candle and pull out the built in battery snap. Attach the battery snap to a 9v
battery. Push the battery up into the
candle and close the battery door.
Q: How is the
Candle Kit wired to a 9v battery?
A: A “battery snap”
is needed and is obtainable from Radio Shack, any hobby shop or any electronics
supply such as Digi-Key (www.digikey.com)
or Allied Electronics (www.alliedelec.com). The battery snap is attached to the battery
terminals and the wire leads of the battery snap are connected to the Candle
Kit by soldering, wire nuts, or other mechanical means. Attach the red lead to the positive
terminal, and the black lead to the negative terminal.
A: Open the battery
door on the bottom of the Candle Stick, and inside you will find a battery
snap. The AC Adapter also has a battery
snap. Mate the two battery snaps together,
tuck the connection back up into the candle, and close the battery door
allowing the wire to exit through the notch in the door.
A: With the AC
Adapter unplugged, cut off the battery snap, and connect to the Candle Kit
leads by soldering, wire nuts, or other mechanical means. Attach the red lead to the positive
terminal, and the black lead to the negative terminal. Take care to maintain polarity.
A: First, if using
Candle Sticks, cut off the battery snaps from the Candle Sticks. Then connect
all of the candles’ red wires together, and all of the candles’ black wires
together. Then with the AC Adapter unplugged, cut off the battery snap and
connect the Candle Kit’s or Candle Stick’s red leads to the battery snap’s red
leads by soldering, wire nuts, or other mechanical means, and the Candle Kit’s
or Candle Stick’s black leads to the battery snap’s black leads by soldering,
wire nuts, or other mechanical means.
Take care to maintain polarity.
If any of the candles in the rig do not function properly, check for
reversed polarity or shorts.
A: Use multiple
groups of six candles on PN3481 AC Adapters for Six Candles. For very large installations, call us for
engineering help.
Q: I attached my Candle Kit to my battery snap and 9v battery, but my candle does not light. Why?
A: Your polarity is
reversed, and/or your battery is dead.
Q: How long
will a fresh 9v battery last with my Candle Kit or Candle Stick?
A: About two hours
for the regular incandescent bulb candles.
Q: What can I
do to get longer battery life?
A: If longer battery
life is imperative to you, it is best to use our LED candles (call for
information). The LED bulbs last up to
20 hours per battery, but are not quite as realistic looking as our standard
incandescent bulbs.
Q: Can my candles be connected directly to 120v, without using an external power supply?
A:: No, they would be destroyed.
Q. How many candles can be powered from the AC Adapter (PN
3480)?
A. The AC
Adapter PN 3480 can power one candle.
A: Yes.
The candles will continue to flicker until just before they dim out all
the way.
Q: How long will the bulbs in my flame tips
last?
A: The average life of the lamps in the flame
tips is one year of normal use when used with the standard
Q: How are City Theatrical’s present candles different
from the ones they sold in previous years?
A: We have made a number of improvements in our
candles. We made the candle stick
slightly larger in diameter (1.375” vs. 1”) to enable a nine volt battery to be
stored inside. This allows the candle
to be held in the hand without the battery showing like it did in the old
version. We also added an on-off
switch, which the old version did not have.
We also made the candle 1” taller (5” vs. 4”) in the new version, and
also added a 12” tall version. Both the
5” and 12” candles can stand upright on a surface when powered either by
batteries or by AC Adapter.
Additionally, we added LED versions of all of the candles to give users
who need long battery life the option of using candles for hours.
A: We have a small quantity of the older style
candles still available to service long running installations. Please call us for more details if you need
them.
A: Analog control of entertainment lighting is
growing increasingly rare. If you must
have analog control, contact us for engineering advice.