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How to fix Christmas lights ?
I have a triple string of maybe 60 indoor Christmas lights with a controller. So there's basically a string of 20 red lights in series, a string of blue and one of green, though some of the lamp holders have 3 wires. The lights are push-fit and hard to remove without damage.
The blue and green strings have quit.
I presume one or more lamps in each failed string have blown, or are loose.
Is there any better strategy than just removing and testing each bulb in turn ?
I started a binary search with a meter, but it's hard to hold the probes in he holders.
Probably quicker to just do it instead of writing this ...
- fixed them, using binary search and swapping bulbs.
Yes, it would have been much easier to just buy a new string, though maybe not quicker if you factor in time taken to go to the shop and buy them.. Also, I don''t like tossing stuff in the garbage that I could fix, partly for environmental reasons.
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
Actually using LED lights string is really a serious issue. So please use good quality lights. And now you can check all lights one by one and can remove or repair the damaged bulb.
Source(s): http://www.smartcoolingproducts.com/ - Ronald GreeneLv 79 years ago
It actually would make more sense just to replace the string. If you get another 20 string set, make sure it is the type where only the failed bulb goes out and not the whole string.
Better yet, if you can find red, blue, and green LED strings, you'd never have to worry about replacing bulbs again.
- Anonymous9 years ago
this little gadget works well on some of them . You can get it at Ace Hardware, its called the light keeper pro.
here is an article about it.
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