How to Shorten Christmas Lights - Updated 2023
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- Опубліковано 9 січ 2023
- How to Shorten Christmas Lights
I have updated my original, “How to Shorten Christmas Lights” video - • How to Shorten Christm...
1:02 - Remove the top plug
1:34 - Remove 3 bulbs
2:19 - Remove more bulbs
3:14 - Testing with resistors
4:41 - Solder the resistor
Disclaimer: I am not a licensed electrician. Performing the actions in this video will definitely void your warranty and make the lights non-returnable!
An alternative to shortening Christmas lights is to purchase an LED strip light that can be cut with a pair of scissors at specified intervals. I set up this Avatar strip light and I used it to light up my Christmas tree in this video - • How to Setup Avatar Sm...
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I'm glad that you pointed out the fact that the remaining bulbs gets brighter. A lot of people forget that point.
The downside to those mini lights is that even with 3-4 bulbs burned out the increased load it puts on the remaining bulbs significantly reduced their lifespan. And what will typically happen is a cascade failure where all the bulbs burn out at pretty much the same time.
The other option as opposed to installing a resistor is to replace the bulbs with a higher voltage bulb. You can get 2.5v, 3.5v, 5v, 6v, 10v, and 12v bulbs.
This was particularly helpful to me, who is not an electrician. I had not considered that the reduced strand would flow more current making the strand brighter and shortening its life. Your addition of the resistor was the piece that was new - thanks so much! My original strand had a dead section which I cut out because I could not determine where it was failing (cheap tool, inconsistent readings). But in that case, because half the section was failing and uncorrected, I would have the same problem as cutting. Now I will just go find a resistor. Pretty clever, and thanks so much.
Nice work
Hi Caroline always great videos. As it's happy new year could you do new magicmirror2 adding volumio module UA-cam anything newer in modules.
what do you do if you need both plugs on the ends?
Hi carline you did great video magicmirror2 3 years ago .I built my magicmirror2 from your videos. But have always had trouble in configing in configuration .js file . Would you think about coving video on this topic as us newbis would help rebuilding my new magicmirror2 as drop my one need to rebuild it again. All the other videos
haven't covered this part in details .
Any chance anyone considering this topic as I alway line up my brackets and text wrong and just makes my job twice as long.
Hello, great video, what is the third wire? A hot or neutral?
Since the strand is not polarized, it could be hot or neutral depending on how you plugged it in. In her example I am pretty sure that third wire is neutral because the hot side ran through the light
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How man ohms of a resistor did you use?
I think in the end 220ohm worked but your mileage may vary depending on how many bulbs you cut from string
I have 4 sets of indoor lights I put around my archways and they are all different lengths required. Choices we have now are either 50 or 100 lights. 50 is too short for me and 100 is too long so I wrap the extra bulbs in electrical tape. Which leads me to having the bulbs and cords wrapped up in a corner where you can still see the extra cord. I actually need 2-18 ft. lighted lengths and 2 - 15 ft.
I wish they had better options loke we had years ago. Everything now is 50 or 100. We used to be able to get 20, 25, 35, 50,75,100.
Glad I found this video. I knew there had to be a way to shorten lights.
nice but dont short them just double wire them