NFT: christmas tree lights

But I have fake prelit tree so that might be a factor.

LED lights are becoming more prevalent seemingly everywhere. I bet they would be a good option, but I've only used them outside myself. I haven't tried them on a tree.

In comment 15459463 Cap'n Bluebeard said:

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But I have fake prelit tree so that might be a factor. LED lights are becoming more prevalent seemingly everywhere. I bet they would be a good option, but I've only used them outside myself. I haven't tried them on a tree.

Buy LEDs...ditch the frustration

If half your strand is out, you’re buying crap. Good quality light keep the whole strand lit when a bulb goes bad.

Even testing each strand of lights before putting on the tree.

The strands that are half lit are done, throw them away.

But testing each light before putting them on does help it from becoming too much of a problem

I've gone thru the who string with a meter, still didn't work. Replaced everything with LEDs.

I've gone thru the who string with a meter, still didn't work. Replaced everything with LEDs.

Unless anybody knows of a brand with a nice warm glow.

…look for a warm kelvin temp (2700-3000k)
The cool temps (3500+… yes the higher the number the cooler the temperature) look blue.

Or buy the cheapest lights you can and throw them away every year.
You can wrap them up and store them but if they don’t work don’t get stressed just pitch the things in the trash and go to Lowe’s.

every year and buy new ones the following year. A lot less aggravating IMO.

Throw out most of the lights each year.

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In comment 15459561 Brown_Hornet said:

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…look for a warm kelvin temp (2700-3000k) The cool temps (3500+… yes the higher the number the cooler the temperature) look blue. Or buy the cheapest lights you can and throw them away every year. You can wrap them up and store them but if they don’t work don’t get stressed just pitch the things in the trash and go to Lowe’s.

Good advice. I've had good success with warm LEDs on our tree (i don't like the ones that aren't warm). I've actually had pretty good luck with colored lights outside whether LED or not.

lol. Story of his career.

Switching to led lights would save me a lot of headaches each year, but I have a prelit multicolor tree and I have yet to find anything that looks as good as a tree with incandescent bulbs. They're just warmer and more natural. So i stick with it every year, despite having to replace 10 to 20% of bulbs each time.

nothing more than planned obsolescence ..they totally suck and need to replaced every couple of years....I have the old lights handed down from mom .... ones that get hot....they work year after year.... they are like 40 years old...welcome to 2021

If they are wired in series (as the original electric tree lights were) the "juice" must pass thru each bulb to get to the next. A burned out bulb will stop the sequence.

I just read that some of the new LED strings are wired in parallel.

In comment 15459837 eclipz928 said:

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Switching to led lights would save me a lot of headaches each year, but I have a prelit multicolor tree and I have yet to find anything that looks as good as a tree with incandescent bulbs. They're just warmer and more natural. So i stick with it every year, despite having to replace 10 to 20% of bulbs each time.

I switched to LEDs 6 years ago. It’s no better. Every year, a bunch of strands go dead. I’ve bought the good stuff and I’ve bought the crap stuff- both are shit. The expensive ones might die off at a slightly lower rate but they’re still not good.

Yes, LED bulbs do last much longer but I’ve learned that the main issue is garbage-quality electronics and poor quality wire connections at each bulb and plug. No brand has figured out how to do this right at a reasonable cost.

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