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Stingers and adapters

Stingers and adapters

>> So if you're going to use all these lights, you're going to have to power them. And to do that, you're going to need a variety of electrical accessories. These are all pretty straightforward, and most of them are very cheap. But you're going to need them, because without power, you don't have lights. A standard, of course, is just going to be an extension cord. So, we often call this a stinger. It's heavy duty. You're going to have three prongs on the end so it's truly professional, and it really, really works. What's happening here is that you're going to have to often run the power to another outlet. Now, if we're in a household, we don't want to put all the plugs into one outlet. What's going to happen in that case, Jim? >> Well, you'll blow a breaker, and then your lights will go out. And maybe other stuff in the house or building that shouldn't go out. So, you want to make sure you spread out, say, a standard household outlet is 20 amps, 15 amps, if you can find a breaker box,…

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