![]() (See the photo.) Each bulb is rated for a low voltage, 2.5 volts (AC) in this case. They are arranged (electrically) in "chunks" - some number of bulbs connected in series. (Just like the individual light fixtures in your house - each one is independent of all the others.) These little guys are different. That's because all of those bulbs were 110 volts, and wired in parallel. In the olden days of LARGE holiday lights, one bulb would burn out, and it would not affect its neighbors. Several voltages, and several choices of quantity. NEW INFO JANUARY 2022! Commentor "esbede" has found a source for replacement bulbs IN QUANTITY -, and specifically HERE. Alternatively, if you have several strings, you can scavenge the lights from one string and use them to fix several other strings. Maybe you saved the extras that came in the box last year, maybe you will need to go buy some new ones. In addition to the string of lights, you will probably need some replacement bulbs. ![]() The string of lights is plugged in at the top left corner of the photo, and loops around counterclockwise. Here I am using a table in the Hub area of TechShop Pittsburgh. The -very- first thing to do is to take your string of lights, and stretch it out on the floor or handy table. Don't pitch 'em, you can FIX them, and it's pretty simple, actually! Just follow this recipe - it's not frustrating - in fact it's very gratifying. ![]() So! Every year you take the box of holiday lights off the shelf, plug them in, and only half of them work.
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