How to Fix a strand of lights thats half lit? I really dont want to buy more.?

Answer 1

If you have a strand that is half lit (assuming you have 100 lights and 50 are not lit):

Manufacturers have redesigned their strands so that none stay lit, some stay lit, or all will stay lit in the event of a burnt out bulb. Your strand is a "some stay lit" strand.

The good news is that the offending bulb is in the midst of the unlit bulbs.

It is not true that the first one unlit is the offending bulb, if you are a 50%/50% split of lit vs unlit (because some strands are designed this way). But, it could be true.

So, the best way to find the offending bulb is to get a working bulb and socket and remove the unlit bulbs (one at a time) and replace the empty socket with the new bulb. If the light strand lights up when you insert the new bulb, you have found the offending bulb. If you have more than one burnt bulb in the strand, or if there are other problems in the strand, this method will not work and more expensive options will need to be adopted.

Answer 2

Christmas Lights Half Lit

Answer 3

Typically the 1st bulb thats not lit on the strand is the one that's burnt out and causing the rest of the little lights following it to not light up as well. Just pull that one out and put another one in. They should all light up then.