Led Christmas Light String Half Out

Measuring the current in the light string half with the one light removed the current was 12ma.

Led christmas light string half out.

The general upper limit for led s is 20ma so the current level is still reasonable even with the one light removed. People actually suggested cutting out the offending half string and patching in another one. Led christmas lights last longer and provide more color options than regular lights but they burn out on occasion. They do not have replaceable bulbs because they are all molded into the string.

I m sure you ve all experienced it half a string goes out the other half is on. Or their lights suddenly half go out during installation. Incandescent christmas tree lights aka mini lights are wired in series so if your lights go partially out you have one of three issues. Power is received at both ends but no lights or only half of either end.

Take the bulb you just removed and replace it then remove the second bulb in the string and repeat this process until you have taken out each bulb and replaced it with another bulb in the entire strand of lights. Replace any blown christmas light fuses. Remove the first bulb that is not working in the half strain of lights. For light strings that commonly have over 50 bulbs they are constructed in 2 or more continuous circuits.

There s an easy way to fix your led christmas lights and save money. New christmas light fuses are available where christmas lights are sold and at some electronics stores. Half the string is out we have the first version of led s that costco sold about 7 8 years ago. There was no way i was going to replace the entire string so i went online to see what kind of solution might present itself.

If you find a burned out light you don t have to replace the whole strand. I am happy to say the lights are still working fine after two weeks. And if you re buying new lights consider upgrading to led christmas lights. Every year myself and millions of others are going through the frustration of led christmas light string failures.

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