Christmas Light Wire Repair

Cut out the damaged portion of your christmas tree light wires using wire cutters taking away about an inch of wire on either side of the damage to ensure you are working with good wire for the splice but leaving the portion you taped.

Christmas light wire repair.

Pull the trigger on the light keeper several times to bypass the bad bulb and light the whole strand leaving the bad bulb dim. A string of christmas lights typically has one or two tiny fuses in the plastic box attached to the prongs. 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. Examine the plastic closely on the side of this box and in between the prongs for a cover you can slide or pry open.

Strip the plastic coating away from the spot where the wire is torn. Plug in the strand of lights and remove a bulb to connect the light keeper pro to an empty socket. For families intending to use the christmas lights year after year troubleshooting these lights may be necessary. How to fix christmas lights 1.

Then check the wire that goes from the first light to second light. Our 1000 foot spools of 18 awg wire come are made with either spt 1 or spt 2 insulation and are tailored for the christmas light installation professional who is using this wire in conjunction with our 500 or 100 foot spools. With the lights plugged in use the voltage detector to check the live voltage wire between each light starting at the end that plugs into the wall outlet. It combines a voltage detector bulb.

Open the fuse case. These often get stuck so you may need to use some force. Replace the bulb you used to test the strand then remove and replace any bad bulbs. Step 4 select a crimp on butt connector also called a barrel connector for each wire in the light strand.

Yesterday we had a three wire christmas light string where the first half of the string was working but the second half of the light string wasn t working. There should be voltage detected at the live wire going into the first light. Step 4 thread the broken strands of wire together so that at least an inch or two of the two pieces overlap. We couldn t fix it by replacing the bulb right where the light string stopped working so i looked into it and found this helpful but a little too technical article.

When an entire string of lights stops working or a section stops working it s important to troubleshoot the issue in order to get the lights working again. Basic mini christmas lights are typically three wire strands. Cutting the wire to fit makes for a precise installation.