Upgrading Lego motorised lighthouse? Remote Control and permanent power supply.

[Pirate_King_1982]

Hi all, I don’t know if this the correct place to ask (feel free to move it if it’s in the wrong place mods), but I’m wondering how I’d go about upgrading the LEGO Ideas Motrised Lighthouse to be able to turn on the functions of the lighthouse remotely, and also how to add a permanent power suply like a USB cable so I n longer have to use batteries. Can anybody offer any advice, point towards any easy to understand resources (either online or in print), or point me towards any of the parts I need or companies that sell the required parts if I have to go aftermarket? Any assistance anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated and I offer my thanks in advance.

Edited February 5, 2023 by Pirate_King_1982

[Yoggington]

Brictronic on YouTube does a lot of electric stuff, and has covered parts of this - how to convert the power to attach to the mains:

 

His userbase is not massive, so still a small enough channel that he'd likely answer your questions directly if you asked him over there. He's also on both of the Irish LUG websites if you went looking.

Do note, he is in Ireland so AC/DC concerns may vary if you are in the US or some different supply zone.

Well worth a subscription, he does interesting work with trains, electrics and Arduino programming.

[dr_spock]

Dummy AA battery adapter and a USB to 9V booster. 

 

Dummy battery adapter can be made yourself.  USB to 9V boosters can be found at your local electronic shop or on Amazon, Ebay, AliExpress, etc.