Troubleshooting strings.
LEDs are better than the old fashioned bulbs.
They're more robust, and handle blinking a lot better.
But, they are not perfect.
Christmas light LEDs have iron legs.
If the string sits in water, or melting snow, water eventually might get into the LED socket, causing the legs to rust.
Just start yanking bulbs down the line, and look at the legs.
If you see rust, you can clean if off. I use a dremel with a wire brush.
You might need to clean the socket. UNPLUG the string, clean the socket with a brush that fits, or pipe cleaner and electrical cleaner.
Be careful you don't use a cleaner that melts the plastic.
Many times, a couple bulbs near each other rust, cause they were sitting in the same water. So finding one bulb rusted may not mean you're done.
Most of my trouble, has come from the bulbs on the bushes. Snow sits on them, causes trouble.
Every once in a while, I think about making an screen, to keep the lights above the bush. But, that never happens.
The lights in the "tree of lights", well none have ever gone out. They never really sit in the snow.
The base of the "tree" is elevated, to try to keep it out of the snow.
LEDs are better than the old fashioned bulbs.
They're more robust, and handle blinking a lot better.
But, they are not perfect.
Christmas light LEDs have iron legs.
If the string sits in water, or melting snow, water eventually might get into the LED socket, causing the legs to rust.
Just start yanking bulbs down the line, and look at the legs.
If you see rust, you can clean if off. I use a dremel with a wire brush.
You might need to clean the socket. UNPLUG the string, clean the socket with a brush that fits, or pipe cleaner and electrical cleaner.
Be careful you don't use a cleaner that melts the plastic.
Many times, a couple bulbs near each other rust, cause they were sitting in the same water. So finding one bulb rusted may not mean you're done.
Most of my trouble, has come from the bulbs on the bushes. Snow sits on them, causes trouble.
Every once in a while, I think about making an screen, to keep the lights above the bush. But, that never happens.
The lights in the "tree of lights", well none have ever gone out. They never really sit in the snow.
The base of the "tree" is elevated, to try to keep it out of the snow.
