First slide back the plastic covering on the plug to check the christmas light fuse.
Fix my christmas tree lights.
Use a light tester to test each bulb individually.
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Some christmas light strings have more than one fuse in which case they ll be next to each other.
First find a socket that.
You can also test the bulbs without a light tester although this process will take more time.
Use a small.
A blown fuse will turn the entire string.
Replacing a blown fuse.
When you disassemble your tree this year just unplug the strands between each section.
Assemble the tree sections and plug in each male to the corresponding female jack.
Replace any blown christmas light fuses.
However the number of lights will depend on your tree size and your personal taste.
How to fix christmas lights method 1 of 4.
Buy a christmas light repair tool.
Turn the light switch and the circuit breaker on.
It combines a voltage detector bulb.
I ended up using exactly 1000 lights to get this result.
Most troubleshooting in trees centers around light strings that have gone dark or the initial assembly of the new tree.
Replace all nonfunctioning bulbs.
The best option is to use either an electrician s multimeter or a tool specifically designed for repairing christmas lights such as the lightkeeper pro.
If the fuse isn t.
Christmas tree light repair is actually very simple.
Check the fuse or fuses from the plug at the end of the light strand usually the glass cylinder type with a wire filament.
Sometimes nonfunctioning christmas light bulbs can appear to be.