Use strobe lights to turn any room into an instant dance party.
Strobe lights are most commonly used at dance parties or raves. They pulse light, making moving objects look like they are stop-motion. There are two types of strobe devices; strobe bulbs can convert an available light fixture into a strobe light, while stand-alone unit-style strobe lights can be plugged in or are battery-powered. Some strobes are made up of LEDs, while others use traditional bulbs.
Instructions
Stand-alone units.
1. Plug the strobe light unit into the wall. If it is a battery-powered model, make sure the batteries have energy. The wattage of a strobe light is how intense it is. The more watts the strobe light uses, the brighter the strobe will be. Be sure to get a strobe light that will not overpower the space you are in.
2. Set the strobe light down in a place that will give the most exposure in the room as possible. If there are objects directly in front of the strobe light, it will cast shadows. This is sometimes a desirable effect, but if you are trying to strobe a whole room it is not.
3. Turn the dial clockwise to decrease the amount of time between strobes and counter-clockwise to increase the time. The dial is usually located on the back of the unit. Some units have on/off switches that will allow you to set the speed of flash and then turn on the strobe.
Strobe bulbs
4. Turn off the light you wish to convert. Strobe bulbs come with standard threading that will match most lamps. Be sure that the threading is the same diameter before you buy the strobe bulb.
5. Remove the bulb that is currently in your light fixture. Be sure to keep the normal bulb in a safe location, unless you want your lamp to always be a strobe light.
6. Place the strobe bulb into the socket of the light fixture.
7. Turn the light on. The downside to using a standard strobe bulb instead of a stand-alone unit is that you cannot control the rate of flash on the bulb. Most bulbs have a strobe rate of about 1.5 to two flashes per second. There is, however, a strobe bulb that has speed control. As with the stand-alone unit, you turn the dial clockwise to increase the rate and counter-clockwise to decrease the rate of strobe.
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