External power source for rope lights

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Hi,

I am pretty new to this so I hope that someone can help me. I am trying to power a 10' strand of rope lights (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G6MNF2/?tag=pfamazon01-20) for 3.5 to 4 hours. The lights are mounted on a box that is not near an electrical outlet. Is it possible to do without using something like a car battery? Also, I could put a switch on it so that the lights don't run continually. I'm not sure how to do this so I thought I would ask here for some help.

Thanks!
 
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Hi vk6kro, I think the voltage is 120V. I don't know about the current. I might be able to find out but I'm not sure.
 
Maybe something like this would be simpler:
http://www.noveltylights.com/low_voltage_LED_rope_light.htm

Edit: A couple of 6v lantern batteries should run 10ft of led rope lights for quite a while.
 
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