whats wrong with my Christmas light?

Question

Here's the problem... i got these lights that say if one bulb burns out the others will stay lite. well that's not the case. one half of the strand of lights is lit up, the other half of the same strand of lights is out. How can this happen? I went through all the bulbs there isnt one burned out. So what's the deal?

Answer 1

The lights in the half that are not working has somewhere in it a bulb that is not functional (you may think you checked them, but something is wrong - bad bulb or loose connection). Here is a sure fire way (though time consuming) to find the culprit. Remove one of the bulbs from the working side and replace it with an extra bulb so that the string that is working is lit. Keep the string plugged in, and one at a time remove the bulb starting nearest the burning side and replace it with the bulb that you know has been burning (from the other string). Work your way down the string one bulb at a time until you get the string to burn. Make sure each time that the little wires are seating in the contact area of the bulb sockets. If you know someone who has a test meter, this can be done by checking continuity (without the string plugged in) between the ends. You should be able to restore it to working order.

Answer 2

I had one of those. It wasnt false advertising, it really lights up if only one bulb is defective. However if there is more than one defective bulb, it wont light up anymore. Replacement bulbs, you have to use the correct type, not just a look alike. AFter a couple of years of playing with the light bulbs, I threw it out..BTW, you have to arrange the two wires on those bulbs so that they will touch the mettalic lining in the caps. Do not cross the wires.
It was a circa 90s christmas light and I hope we are talking about the same thing.

Answer 3

there is actually something that my boyfriend's parents bought this year to fix that same problem with their lights. It's called the Lightkeeper Pro. I watched the dad use it when he turned on the lights for the tree, over half of them were out and he was able to turn all of them back on. What a money saver! It's really easy to use and there is a website story about it. They have it at target and I'm sure they have it at many other places. It's only about $20 which is a deal considering that you would spend much more buying christmas lights.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

So go buy a new string of lights! You probably have a break or short somewhere in the wiring.

Answer 6

U prolly just have a bad strand of lights with a short in them... I wouldnt use them... it could be a major fire hazard since they are disfunctional... if you just bought them take them back and swap for a different pair...

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Place each dud lamp into the good string one at time. When the string does not relight you have found the duff one.

Answer 9

probably a fuse blew. check the fuse at the end of your strain. if the fuse is ok check the cord to make sure you didnt accidently cut a wire

Answer 10

if one part works and the pther doesn;t its probably the little green fuse at the end you should have gotten extras with the lights