I'm wondering if maybe they have these and I haven't noticed? I've never noticed them for sale here. I assume they're located with the christmas lights? Do they sell them year-round or just during the holidays?
I have a few lit deer with about 200+ clear lights on each of them,every year I find a good number of lamps that burn out,good thing they are stay lit sets lol. I replace the bad ones before I put the deer back into storage.
I do a fair bit of decorating, a mix of LED & incandescent mini's (before LEDs became commonplace it was all incandescent)
(this year total bulb count for both types combined was a bit over 16k .. have done more in the past, but I'm getting old & don't have the energy or time to do as much as I used to)
Before packing all those lights away for the season, I test them & replace any dead bulbs (then ofcourse when putting up they get checked again. always seems to be a few bulbs that mysteriously die sitting in the box LOL)
Wow,that's awesome, 16K bulb count is pretty impressive! Yeah I find I need to make sure the light sets are completely dry before putting them back into storage since we get a lot of rain here,it seems residual moisture can corrode the wire leads of the working mini-lights and then they develop a poor connection or break off when I remove the bulb to test it.
Thanks They're also computer controlled, but with really old stuff..nothing like those displays you see on TV
Rain isn't a problem here .lol. it'd come down as snow instead...but overall its a fairly dry climate so we don't usually even get allot of snow. Occasionally I've ended up bringing in sets that are wet, like you I'd let them get fully dry before putting away..not just because of corrosion, but also I wouldn't want to risk mold growing on the outside of the wire.
Cool!! Computer controlled too!! It must take quite a bit of time to get everything set up. Yeah mold can be a problem too,here it's the 'WetCoast' lol it's rainy most of the time in the winter months, with the occasional time we get some snow or a cold snap for a few days when it's clear and the air is cold and dry.
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But as for little 5/10 packs of mini bulbs, those are common here in Christmas season. I have lots of them
(this year total bulb count for both types combined was a bit over 16k
Before packing all those lights away for the season, I test them & replace any dead bulbs (then ofcourse when putting up they get checked again. always seems to be a few bulbs that mysteriously die sitting in the box LOL)
Rain isn't a problem here .lol. it'd come down as snow instead...but overall its a fairly dry climate so we don't usually even get allot of snow. Occasionally I've ended up bringing in sets that are wet, like you I'd let them get fully dry before putting away..not just because of corrosion, but also I wouldn't want to risk mold growing on the outside of the wire.