- BEAR LIGHTS OUT STRING DIAGRAM FULL
- BEAR LIGHTS OUT STRING DIAGRAM SERIES
- BEAR LIGHTS OUT STRING DIAGRAM FREE
I dripped the lubricant onto the joint between the cap and the socket.
BEAR LIGHTS OUT STRING DIAGRAM FREE
I found that a drop of WD40 helped free some of the stubborn caps. Some of the caps come off easily, others do not. There are 25 LEDs in each string so that is 25 decorative caps to pull off and then 25 LEDs to pull out. Any one of the LEDs could be open circuit. Since they are wired in series, I need to check every LED bulb if none of the string lights.
BEAR LIGHTS OUT STRING DIAGRAM SERIES
Series wiring is back with LED lights! It turns out that there is a technical reason why LEDs need to be wired in series and this will be discussed below. From then until now, the advent of LED lighting, most of our filament bulb lighting strings were wired in parallel. He had spent many a time finding a failed bulb in a dead string so he knew the advantage of parallel wiring. I can remember my dad back in the day proudly showing off a new parallel wired string, with which one failed bulb would not darken the whole string. I thought that we had abandoned series wired light strings back in the 60s? Series wiring is back with LED lights! This meant that each bulb had to be pulled and a working bulb inserted (according to the manufacturer's instructions). The failed bulb could not be seen since it kept all the others from lighting. Not one or two bulbs that weren't on while the rest worked. The worst part about my two failed strings was that none of the bulbs lit up.
BEAR LIGHTS OUT STRING DIAGRAM FULL
They come with instructions (the full copy, a pdf) and spare LEDs. My GE strings are supposed to be repairable. Fortunately I had tried them before putting them up!
I spent part of the day exploring why those had failed and putting up the rest. Yesterday, while getting ready to put up the Christmas lights, I found that two out of eight strings did not work. I threw out the old filament bulb outdoor Christmas lights and bought new GE branded outdoor LED string lights. Like most of us, I bought into the LED low power and eco friendly thing a couple of years ago. I had the kind of failed bulb that prevented the whole string from lighting. This corrosion failure of LEDs due to water can be completely and easily stopped with a dab of grease, if caught early.įailed bulbs that you can see should be replaced promptly since they cause the rest of the string to be under more stress and may lead to more failures. The water causes the LED leads to corrode and fail. Water gets into everything, including supposedly sealed outdoor lighting. **NEW** Please see the Addendum for some updates and new pictures.Īpparently not, particularly when used outside. Keep these strings running and out of the landfill. These strings could last much longer if the manufacturers did this for us at minimal cost. Often it is not easy.Įarly preventative maintenance, a dab of grease into each socket when new will help prevent corrosion caused failures. It can be as simple as replacing one failed bulb but can be more complex.
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