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Step 5Connect wire through Posts

Connect wire through Posts
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You will use the low voltage wire to connect the LED strips on either side of the post.  Push a section of wire, long enough to solder onto both ends of the strips, through the hole you drilled.  If the post is hollow, you can leave extra wire as it will make it easier to solder and you can just push the extra into the post.  If the post is hollow, you may need to use a stiff wire like a coat hanger to help guide the wire through (or put the wire through, tape the wire on, and pull it back through the hole). 

Solder the low voltage wire onto the ends of the LED strips.  Make sure to go over all of your solder connections with silicon right away. 

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