Posted: 12/8/2009 5:33:01 PM EDT
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I have a tree with integrated lights. Yeah its fake, but we love it.
I have a section of lights that went out today. It is not an isolated strand. Lights before and after the non-working parts are working. I checked both fuses in each side of the plug on each plug (I think I found them all). I quickly inspected most of the bulbs in the burnt out section and I found one that was shot. I went to pull it out and the bulb only came out (the little ass conductors are now shredded. So I notice that the base of this particular bulb is white and the others are green (and they remove with no problems). I tried to remove the base and it does not look like it is supposed to come out. This light has three wires going to it. Most of the others have two. I can take a paper clip and stick down and short the light together and they all work. My problem is, I can't get a bulb to go back in there. What should I do? Splice the wires together? Why are there three wires? Thanks in advance for any help......I don't want to burn down the tree or the house....... |
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I don't want to burn down the tree or the house....... This combined with this I can take a paper clip and stick down and short the light together and they all work.
tells me that you might want to call a professional on this one, otherwise you might wind up hurt with no house for the holidays or worse. |
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That is the main junction. That light set has tow circuts that run so the back half will light when the front half is out, or vice versa. You can splice all three, and should work fine. I have done that several times, not on a tree, but on outside lights. If you want to test it, take it outside, and then you wont have any fire danger.
This is information sight unseen, so it is at your own risk. Good luck. |
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Soda says the base will come out
Turn OFF the power get your flashlight off your hip or out of your BOB and check then pull it out with your multitool If it breaks then its bad anyway Take a bulb from any old set of lights and insert it into the base and put it back My general idea YMMV I use bulbs I pull from sets I am throwing away I think I have a life time supply at this moment |
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That is the main junction. That light set has tow circuts that run so the back half will light when the front half is out, or vice versa. You can splice all three, and should work fine. I have done that several times, not on a tree, but on outside lights. If you want to test it, take it outside, and then you wont have any fire danger. This is information sight unseen, so it is at your own risk. Good luck. So if I connect (join) all three cables, in a permanent manner, I would think that that would not be any different then having a bulb in there anyway (electrically speaking) right? |