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This is the simplest fix, requiring you to simply swap out the bulb for a new one. Assuming your bulbs are removable — not hardwired, as some LED strings are — there should be spare bulbs in the original box. You might also consider buying a strand of matching lights solely as a source to pilfer extra bulbs. Experts have an additional piece of advice here: If you have one or two burned-out bulbs on an otherwise functioning strand, don't ignore them. The remaining bulbs could be contending with excess voltage that shorten their lifespan.
If half a strand is working and the other half is not, you probably have a loose or broken bulb. Start with the first unlit bulb and work your way down, wiggling them to check for looseness.
If it flickers, that's your cue to replace it. If not, you have the more tedious job of going down the row of unlit bulbs, one at a time, and swapping them for a known, good bulb until you find the culprit. You'll know it when the strand lights back up. Of course this happens after the garland is up and decorated. It really did fix the light strand!! When half a light strand is out it is usually a defect in the wire, apparently when a bulb burns out what happens is that the electricity bypasses that bulb to reach the rest of the lights, however if the channels in the wire are not working properly it will not allow the electricity to pass through to the rest of the string.
Using the lightkeeper pro is kind of like fixing that one blockage and clearing the wire. Wish I would have gotten one alot sooner. Here is a hint if you purchase one: The directions in the package can seem quite overwelming and a little confusing.
I went to youtube. Keep in mind that if the bulbs on the string have that blackened look, then the strand is probably beyond fixing. Whoever posted the information about Light Keeper Pro I want to thank you. I spent several hours working on an outdoor Christmas wreath that had 2 strings of lights.
I tried everything I could think of to fix the one burned out string, but nothing worked. I went to Lowe's and bought one. It took me 2 minutes to repair the light string. I'm with decorcrzy on this one. I googled this issue and came across all your posts. I tried everything and nothing worked.
I was about to toss them out and decided to try one more thing. I initially noted half the lights out when I plugged them into the tail end of the former string. I then plugged the problematic string directly into a wall socket. No luck. Looked at all the bulbs.
Nothing there. I then plugged them directly into an extention cord that went to wall. Crazy but this string too is an extra long set. I have had the lightkeeper pro for about five years. I use to take each bulb out and try it where another worked but with the lightkeeper pro you just pull the trigger run it across the cord and it beeps or stops beeping for get how it goes.
There is another place on the tool that you put the light socket in and push the trigger a few times makes them work. This thing is a life saver for me. For those who are not sure I believe you can check out video on youtube.
Goodluck everyone. Here's kinda a quickier way to where your issue may lie. If your lights a plug at the opposite end, try to plug in a good set of lights, if the good set comes on then you know it's not a fuse or wire issue. I have a few that are brand new out of the box and not the cheap ones.
But only half the strip works. Have replaced not fuses and checked to make sure no bulbs are missing or broken or blown out and still don't work. Also have a string of running lights I just bought, after I plugged them in and found them all working, I enrolled them and now every third light doesn't light up.
I am getting tired of buying things only to have to replace them after a year,if they last that long. What happened to taking pride in making or building a reliable piece of equipment, be it a string of lights to a full size truck. Everything today is m are to be replaced shortly. It takes twice or three times as much to fix something than to buy a new one. That is right ridiculous and unethical. I don't have the money or means to buy a new tv every other year.
My parents had one in their home that lasted 20 years or more. Same with all their kitchen appliances. I never saw them buy another refrigerator, and I have had to buy three in the last five years. Come on people, we need to demand that companies build great, long lasting products that we don't need to replace every year.
I fixed my lights using a voltage detector. Using the voltage detector I found where on the wire the problem was and jiggled the wire and pushed it in tighter into the bulb socket. So the bulb was not the problem on my lights. Regarding Todd's comment on appliances, I'm on 17 years with my dishwasher, fridge, and oven. But without the Internet to help me diagnose the problem I'd probably have had to buy all new appliances. Only real way to fix this problem is to stop buying the cheap China merchandise that is shoved down our American throats!
We can only buy American if American companies are manufacturing products. AND there has to be trade deals that benefit American companies so prices can stay reasonable. Because consumerism is in the state it is in, we live in a cheap, disposable society. Only we, and the politicians we vote in can change it.
No one seems to know the answer. I will not be defeated! Happens to me, too. I use a voltage tester that beeps to indicated live wire. I work my way down the portion of the set that is not working, touching the wire leading in, and the wire leading out.
Also both sides of the bulb. I usually find a socket that has juice going in but not coming out indicating a short in that socket. I just cut out that socket and tape the ends together. Usually works but not always. The shunt wire in the bulb is bad assuming this is not an LED light set. A good diagram can be found here:. The LightKeeper Pro sends an electrical pulse through the defective bulb, mending the shunt.
This allows the lights to operate properly and the current can then flow through the light set completing the circuit and illuminating the other bulbs past the bad bulb in the string.
Note that LEDs do not use shunts because they don't need them. Half off, half on? The light string is actually two 50 light circuits on one string. To test this idea, unplug one bulb on one end and half the lights go out. Unplug one bulb on the other end and the other half will go out. Either a bulb isn't making good contact in its socket most likely on a string that hasn't been used much or a shunt is not working.
If your light set comes on, then goes off when the set is moved, the plug prongs may need a little squeeze because they've either been stretched or you have an older plug. Squeeze the plug prongs slightly towards each other to see if that solves an issue with your outlet or plug. Half of my set is off. OR My set looks fine, it just doesn't come on. How do I fix that? And I checked my fuse already.
More than likely, one of your mini light bulbs has popped out of its socket. Modern Christmas light strings are manufactured with a shunt wire that keeps the circuit intact if a bulb burns out.
In other words, if a bulb burns out - the filament is blown - the rest of the lights stay lit. If a bulb becomes unseated or pops out of the socket, the electrical connection is interrupted. Do a quick visual inspection of the side of the string that is out and make sure that each bulb is properly seated. A bulb can come loose in an installation or can be helped with little fingers Whatever you do, don't pull out and reinsert each bulb.
That can create problems where there were none. And wear off the skin on your fingers. If you've taken a look at all the possible causes for light strand outage that we've just reviewed and it doesn't solve your problem, you may have an issue with the wiring - or your light set may be at the end of its lifespan and it's time for it to retire.
Light strings that worked just fine before you took them down might have suffered damage during "de-installation" when they were taken down, wrapped and stored. A high-energy pulse will shoot through the set and after about 20 pulses any faulty shunt should be re-activated. Pretty cool, right? If the fuse is fried you can check it with the LightKeeper Pro , replace it with a new one of the same amperage, which should be indicated on the plug. There are many benefits to LEDs that make them a great choice over incandescents.
Plus, LED lights are more durable and less likely to break than traditional bulbs. Here are some of our favorite string Christmas lights for indoors and out. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Sally Anscombe Getty Images. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
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