Fix A String Of Christmas Tree Lights

If the fuse isn t the problem there s a problem with a bulb.

Fix a string of christmas tree lights.

Get a non contact voltage detector and skip down to tracing the dead bulb. Check the entire strand of lights for a missing damaged or abnormal looking bulb according to the christmas. Pull the trigger on the light keeper several times to bypass the bad bulb and light the whole strand leaving the bad bulb dim. Simply plug in the light strand and remove a bulb that s in or near the dark section.

A faulty shunt may sound like a catastrophic failure but you can often fix it with the lightkeeper pro. How to fix christmas lights 1. You can also test the bulbs without a light tester although this process will take more time. If you find one open it and inspect the very small fuses inside the plug.

Replace the bulb you used to test the strand then remove and replace any bad bulbs. First slide back the plastic covering on the plug to check the christmas light fuse. Plug in the strand of lights and remove a bulb to connect the light keeper pro to an empty socket. We couldn t fix it by replacing the bulb right where the light string stopped working so i looked into it and found this helpful but a little too technical article.

Use a light tester to test each bulb individually. Yesterday we had a three wire christmas light string where the first half of the string was working but the second half of the light string wasn t working. Tackle the project hands on with a homemade tool. Some christmas light strings have more than one fuse in which case they ll be next to each other.

Sometimes nonfunctioning christmas light bulbs can appear to be. Replace any blown christmas light fuses. Replace all nonfunctioning bulbs. Untangle all your string lights and check for loose or frayed wires damaged sockets or broken bulbs.

Discard any damaged string lights. If one of your light strings isn t working at all or if only half of the lights are working unplug the string and look for a small access door on one side of the male plug. First find a socket that. Using your fingernail or a pencil flick each light bulb carefully while the strand is still plugged in.