Christmas Tree Lights
Christmas Tree Lights questions and answers
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Q: Nine Christmas tree lights are connected in parallel across a 120V potential difference.?
Nine Christmas tree lights are connected in parallel across a 120V potential difference. The cord to the wall socket carries a current of 0.36A. Calculate the resistance of one of the bulbs? What would the current be if the bulbs were connected in series? What is the power output of each bulb in each of the two cases?
A: 120V/360mA=333.333 Ohms total load or 360mA/9=40mA for each bulb
333.333*9=3K Ohms for each bulb or 120v/40mA=3K Ohms for each bulb
120V/27K Ohms=4.444mA
In parallel:
120V*40mA=4.8W
In series:
120V/9=13.333V for each bulb
13.333V*4.44mA=59.259mW
Q: Christmas-How do Christmas lights make a Christmas tree come alive and look more beautiful?
What do people mean when they say that Christmas lights make any Christmas tree come alive and look nice than trees decorated with out Christmas lights,my family has Multi colored lights and there tree and when it is day time,the tree looks lifeless but when night comes and the sun goes down and the tree get turned on and it has a turn-able stand,it seems like it comes alive with all of those Multi colored lights on it.
A: I think it means that lights can add that extra sparkle to the tree. They make the tree stand out from anything else in your house, because it is so bright and illuminated. Also, the way the lights reflect off the ornamnts really draws your eye to the tree and it really makes the tree come alive :) Can't wait to put my tree back up again!
Q: Is it ok to spray paint christmas tree lights?
I have a fake tree and the lights are already attached. It was white but i guess the light turned it brown since last year so i wanted to spray paint the whole tree a lime green but i am scared that since the lights are pre attached that they might catch on fire.
A: No. Paint catches fire.
Q: How do you repair christmas tree lights?
There must be a way to find and repair the nonfunctional bulb that is causing my string of lights not to work. Does anyone know how?
A: You need the new light zapper available at most craft stores like Michaels. If you plug in the string to the zapper click the device 4 times sometimes that gets the whole strand working. If you are tired of buying hundreds of strands of lights every year like we are, the light zapper is a life saver. We paid $4.99 for ours, have had it now for a couple of years and it saves us money replacing strands every time. It can even test the fuses and individual bulbs.
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Not without checking all of the bulbs on the portion that isn't lit or getting a light zapper. By hand, pull each light and check the wires on the bottom to make certain they are making proper contact in the base. Check to see if it is burned out by installing it in a socket on the working portion of the strand. Big old pain and sore fingers.
Go to your local craft store or discounter and get a light zapper. Great invention. You zap the strand with the gun and about 80 percent of the time, it majically gets the strand to work in its entirety. Mine is called Holiday Living light set repair tool & tester. It has a sound and light continuity detectors, bulb remover and tester all in one handy gun.
Most holiday light sets fail because an individual light bulb shunt fails to energize as a filament burns out. The zapper sends a pulse through the damaged bulb and clears the shunt so the current can flow.
You can check it out at www.lightkeeper.Biz
Sesson's Greetings to another holiday decorator who is very tired of the disposable string of lights that cost hundreds of dollars every year!
Q: Question about lead and christmas tree lights?
Hey. I recently bought a strand of christmas tree lights. upon opening them, i noticed a white label attached to the strand. it said Proposition 65 and that the strand contained lead and that in California, exposure was known to cause cancer and birth defects? Ive never seen this before? I researched and found a website that stated that most electrical appliance cords have lead coating, to keep the wires from getting too hot. Is this true? Ive handled x-mas lights before but I never knew they had lead in them? Im considering getting rid of the lights if theyre a serious safety hazard. I have them hanging up right now. Are they only hazardous if you handle them? Theyre not going to like rain down lead dust on me or anything are they? If you guys that have xmas lights can check and see if yours say the same thing, it would help. If this is normal for xmas tree lights and not especially harmful than I wont worry about putting up the lights. I just dont want lead dust falling down.
A: Every string of christmas lights that I've bought in the past several years has had that warning. I just can't imagine that there would be a problem with normal use. I equate that warning with the one you get on your coffee reminding you that it's hot.
Q: What do other people do about the yearly Christmas tree lights fiasco?
Every single year, the lights that are kept carefully tangled up in the loft, have less and less bulbs working, every year, its impossible to find spare bulbs that fit because I cant remember where I bought the lights in the first place.
What happens in your house and what do you do about it?
A: i buy spares when i buy the lights if you need new bulbs take one out you should be able to get new ones
Q: How can I quickly check Christmas tree lights?
Is there a way to quickly diagnose other than pulling out each bulb and plugging in a fresh one. Often the bulbs seem ok but a section of lights are out but the bulbs are good. So how do I check the wiring?
I know, it's probably not worth my time.
A: I recommend a light tester, they work great and easy to use...
Here's an example of one
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000L9GTZU?tag=holidmemor-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B000L9GTZU&adid=0GMH05ZZA31XBPWTCD6Z&
Q: How do I make Christmas tree lights blink and chase?
I remember as a child, our family had lights that would either blink, chase or twinkle. It seems like they would blink in rhythm to the music as well. I THOUGHT I remembered my dad had bought an attachment that just plugs into the wall, then you plug the light strings into it. I have looked at Walmart, Target and Joann Etc. I didn't find anything that would seem to do this. Has anyone seen this around? Thank you!
A: Michael's, Lowe's and Home Depot have this box, that plays christmas music... and you plug your lights in and they blink in pattern to the music (remember the YouTube video last year with the house that blinked to the music?? it does that)... if you dont want to pay $60 to make you lights blink to the music...
You can get running lights from Walgreens or CVS, i dont know of a box that you can add to exsisting lights to make them run. I DO know of "blinker bulbs". They are available at Wal-mart, with the spare bulbs, They are white bulbs with red tips. You replace the first bulb closest to the socket with the blinker bulb. When it warms up (Takes a minute or two) the lights blink! it was like $2 for 4 blinker bulbs. A lot of solid light stings have the extra bulb/fuse bag when you first open them... they have spare bulbs incase one goes out... and ONE of those, is usually a blinker.
Q: Where can I find 12V AC Christmas tree lights?
For my outdoor low-voltage system? There's a lot of lights out there, but I need 12V AC. Any brilliant person out there with the answer?
A: It is not clear what you are asking for. 12V AC??! You can buy strings of lights meant to be plugged into a regular outlet - 110V AC; but if you mean 12V DC, then try Mills Fleet Farm, or Home Depot. Plan on asking a sales clerk as these are not common. But there really is such a thing as 12V DC tree lights as I myself bought some some years back. I ran a strand around an old VW Beetle stranded in my backyard, running off of a car battery. I don't remember why I bothered to do that - maybe there was nothing good on t.v. at the time......
Q: What happened to Christmas Tree lights that blink?
I use to love those when I was a kid. Especially the ones that blink at different times. Now I don't see any for sale at the store, and I never see anybody's tree with them. Did they outlaw them or something?
A: Most new light sets today have one clear bulb near the plug. They should blink if that stays in place. If you don't want them blinking replace the bulb with a colored on. Check the package when your ready to buy
Q: How do we put on Christmas Tree lights?
So that you don't see the wiring much. Any techniquess?
A: here you take the different colored lights and wrap them around the tree top to bottom then the bulbs and the STAR on top