Led Christmas Light Strand Not Working

Led stands for light emitting diode and the colors they produce are both stronger and purer than dye coated incandescent lamps.

Led christmas light strand not working.

Second test the christmas light bulbs with an inexpensive tester available where holiday lights are sold and online usually changing a problem bulb or tightening it will fix the entire strand. I measure the current in the light string half that was not faulty and it was 9ma. If none of the individual bulbs are faulty but the light string still refuses to light up there is a chance the shunt wires in the light string are faulty. This year i got an early start on my lightscape so i had time to troubleguess the offending strand.

When working correctly there is a wire shunt in the string that bypasses each of the individual light bulb sockets. Sixty bulb led christmas lights are built from two half strings of 30 bulbs each. The christmas light tester will indicate which bulbs are bad and need to be replaced. Some christmas light testers work by having you slide each christmas light bulb through a hole.

This is how i fixed many led string lights. Check the entire strand of lights for a missing damaged or abnormal looking bulb according to the christmas light company website. It s a tedious task but an assured way to find the problem and bring light life back to the non working string o. If after all the testing the light string still doesn t illuminate it s time to get some new lights.

This year however a bunch of the bulbs did not light up right in the middle of them all as my wife quickly informed me. To fix christmas lights if the entire string goes out start by unplugging the string and opening the fuse case which is the plastic box attached to the electrical prongs. With the faulty led light removed the light string half that did not work is now working minus 1 light. If this is your problem carefully replace the bulb after first unplugging the string of lights.

I encountered the age old problem of half the strand not working. And if you re buying new lights consider upgrading to led christmas lights. If a fuse is black or has a broken wire inside gently pry out the blown fuse with a thin screwdriver. You may find that the bulb has a black or silver looking stain on the inside.

I discovered it before i put it up on the eaves. Good evening to all and may all your lights work. I inspected the wire for. Christmas lights are the strings of little electric light bulbs often used on christmas trees or to decorate homes or yards.

Led christmas lights.