I have this same issue. Checked every bulb in the strand, they all look fine but my stand is still dead. It's connected to a second strand that does light up when connected to this "dead" one, so I think the fuses are fine. Any other ideas?
Hows it goin , I purchased 4 strings of Lightshow Colormotion . So now one of them ,still works but they went really dim , their not Bright anymore very dim. You have an answer for that ? I would really appreciate it...
He was probably talking about incandescent bulbs ... when a broken filament interrupts the path of electricity a bulb's shunt will restore the path and allow the rest of the lights to illuminate ... LEDs don't have that
Heh. A few people have mentioned that I sound a little like him. I don't hear it, but then again who can really objectively say they know what their own voice sounds like? Thanks for watching!
I never noticed the two connectors with the 3 wires in each before. On those 2, the connectors appear to be slightly larger than the rest (NOMA C6 LEDs). In any event, I tried each bulb from that point on and found that a bad bulb was the culprit. I thought it must be a bad wire, so thanks - just the video I needed!
I just put a set on my roof. 3 strands, 66 feet long each strand. The last strand won’t light up. 1 of the 3 wires is getting power. The other 2 are not. I may of mistaking clipped a wire when I stapled it to my roof. Hopefully it’s not at the peak of the roof
Thanks for the instructions, I was able to get both my failed strings working again. For my failed strings, it was 3 red lights that were out between the two strings. Next time I will check the red lights first and if I find another color that is out I will check those first. I suspect the quality of the led's varies slightly and thus once one fails it seems likely that other bulbs of the same color are next.
I don't worry about the color led that are in the spare, I only use it to find the dead one. I have a box of assorted LED's I use to replace the old one with a new one and it's cheep. I bought a box of 5mm and 3mm led for like $10 online. Just remember if you change it just make sure you get the leads put in correct. Short lead matches the short lead, long lead matches long lead. Because led are polarized.... long is (+) and short is (-).
But you can buy several brand new strings of lights for the cost of that tool. If you want to throw that much money at the problem, save time and just buy new strings.
My thought pattern was to produce a video that shows people how to repair, not replace...without the need for some overpriced specialty gadget. How does this not help the landfill problem, exactly?
A better way is use the LEDKeeper.com, you do not have to remove any bulbs and possibly damage them. It would take one forth the time to find the bad Led's using the LEDKeeper.
I’d never heard of this product, but after checking out their little video, it’s obvious to me that it’s not worth the $40 for the device unless you are trying to fix a whole bunch of strings. A typical diy-er won’t have more than a few strings, and it would be far cheaper and faster to just buy new strings than to buy this device in the first place. My method does not cost anything, and just takes a few minutes.
AmplifyDIY , What kind of math/logic is that, according to that I shouldn't have bought my fluke meter, much more than 40 bucks, you need to try the original light keeper pro for incandescence.
I always get my stuff day after Christmas half off. I buy at least 1 or 2 extra strings just for the replacements. Some brands have the current control resistors attached to one color throughout. Example Walmart brand C6 strings have the resistors on the yellow bulbs. So if you replace the e yellow with any other color you’ve now altered the circuit resulting in shorter lifespan of the entire string. Plus…. The ones at the ends of each section are reversed polarity and usually have a slightly larger socket. The spares they give usually have one of each size.
Some of my LEDs were out and I jumpered each one of them individually across my headlamp battery bank of 3 AAAs or 4.5 volt total and kept trying to blink them from very dim and they jump started and pretty soon they each came on to full brightness and now they work back in the original string so what's up with that?
Great post. I've 2 sets that are acting up. Now I know how to start. The other set has a different problem. This first section of lights light up but are only half as bright as they should be. Any ideas?
I wonder if the same process would work for programmable lights. Also, does leaving them on the house all year long increase the risk of them breaking?
HI Frugal! Programmable LEDs are significantly more complex, as they generally have at least 3, sometimes 4 or more connectors between each LED. They are generally pretty reliable once installed though, as long as they are protected from the weather and electrically insulated well. Thanks for watching!
So you were talking about in the middle of the strand there are two lights with 3 wires each and from then on going both directions the rest will have two. In the middle of the strand, the one with 3 wires, the bulb will not light. All the rest do. I replaced the bulb but still didn't work. Any idea what is going on inside the receptacle? It doesn't look corroded or anything. I can't figure it out. Thanks. And special thanks to plug another set into the non working to see if there is a current running through the wire.
Hi Sheri - I hate it when you can't find the root cause of a bulb refusing to light. About all I can suggest is to make sure the replacement bulb is known to be good. If a known-good bulb does not work, then next step for me would be to use a multitester to determine if the contacts inside the receptacle are working, and see if I can determine which contact(s) have failed. You may have a broken contact, a broken wire, something poorly seated, etc. Good luck!
@@AmplifyDIY why didn’t I pay more attention to my father at his business? He repaired musical organs. I have a box full of testers. Time to figure out how to use them. Thank you so much for replying!
Any advice as to where to find a multicolor multifunction 5mm led bulb? I’ve got a color motion led lightshow strand that needs at least 5 bulbs but it does multicolors, presumably controlled by a chip…. I was able to get one strand fixed but now need more parts for the last one.
There are lots and lots of LED suppliers out there - the first thing to do is figure out what kind of LED it is you need... as in, the model number, chip number, or some other identifying information. Are these LEDs attached directly to a strip or ribbon? Or are they stand-alone bulbs?
@@yoshshmenge294 Yes i figured that out changed same issue on these lights i have there are 2 aa battery shaped deals from the factory same green color as the wire ? I dont 3 sets of wires all brand new hooked up originally 3-4 days ago perfect right out of the box next day 1 strand not working wiggling wires around changing fuse now 1 1/2 not working now one i changed fuse is lighting up but like its only getting half power to each bulb .Unbelievable .but thanks for responding .
@@yoshshmenge294 He isn't talking about the fuses. He's talking about the AA-size (approximately) green plastic sealed units inline with the lights. I think they must be either transformers or rectifiers, or something like that.
Resistors fir current control. Diodes job is basically just to allow electricity to flow in one direction. The resistor is a fixed value so it keeps the amperage at an even level to protect the bulbs.
So we have an 80 strand of c9 led lights with a multi function box and remote. They were working fine but the blue were out we got replacement bulbs and were planning on replacing the lights that were not working. So the next day we plugged the lights in and instead of lighting up they flash for a second and stay off. We have checked every bulb and they all work in another strand of the same lights. We have changed the fuses and nothing seems to work. Any idea how to fix this?
Hmm... that really does seem like a defective bulb or a bad fuse - but if you've tested ALL the bulbs in a different strand, and replaced the fuse, then I'm out of the obvious ideas. The only other thought I have is that maybe there was something else going on when they flashed for a second: If you set everything back up the way it was when they flashed, it is repeatable? Even if you move the strand around?
