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Sat, Nov 27, 10 at 12:36
| Our 8 yr. old "prestrung" tree lights have only a few lights coming on this year. It was fine when we put it away last year. Any suggestions on how to test them, replace them or should we just get a new tree? |
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| Are they the very small lights? While some have a built in connection (in each bulb) to keep the entire string from going out when a single bulb fails, they do not work well when multiple bulbs in the strong have failed. A battery powered bulb checker and some time going through every bulb might be worth the trouble. |
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- Posted by captsmethwick (My Page) on Sun, Nov 28, 10 at 9:46
| Yeah, use a bulb checker for your type of lights. If your lights (as most pre-lit trees) are incandescent mini-lights, you may have had a few fail. As for replacing the tree, I would only do this if the tree itself no longer fits your needs. Frankly, before doing this, I would consider removing the pre-lit strings and just trimming the tree with replacement strings of longer-lasting LED lights. |
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