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Only 1/3 of my 150 net lights are off. Why?

Lady Emma

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On a strand, there are usually multiple braided cords to bring power to the lights. If only 1/3 of the whole thing is off, it might just be a burned-out bulb or broken wire on that wired sequence.

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How do I get Christmas lights to blink?

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There may be some sort of pulsing power supply attachment you could get to make normal lights blink, otherwise you may just have to buy the ones that blink.

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My snowflake Christmas lights are supposed to blink, but are not. Why?

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Try the adapter going to the wall, or the far end; you can find a switch that makes them blink if they are solar; however, if they are electric, you may have to buy a dimmer switch/adapter.

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Does anybody know how to get lights “steady on”, on string lights with a very small circuit board called “CE1005C” model “IWC-100Led”? They are bought in Thailand, made by Iwachi on 18.08.11.

Rudy Toth

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Remove the plug from the outlet. You need to find the white bulb with a red tip in the chain of lights on the line strip and remove it and place in another colored bulb and plug it back in again. This stops from the lights to "Twinkle".

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Can I add twinkle bulb lights to a strand of regular lights of the same voltage and color to get a non-twinkling strand to twinkle?

Rudy Toth

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Yes, you can take out any bulb and replace that empty socket with a clear glass bulb with a red tip on it. Doing this will cause your lights to twinkle and blink.

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How can you make your lights "breathe"?

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You can do this if your lights have adjustable settings. There should be a dial (usually on the plug) that you can turn to make them light up in different patterns. Try out every setting until you find the one you want.

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Why are my string lights blinking when they're not supposed to flash?

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You may have a red-tipped flasher bulb installed, or there could be a wiring fault. The flasher bulb causes the circuit it's in to flash on and off. If your light string has multiple circuits, that would explain why only a portion is flashing.

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I have a pre-lit LED tree with multiple functions, but the lights only work on the white setting and not the multi-color setting. Is there a way to repair this?

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It may not be repairable, and if possible, returning it might be the best option.

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How do I fix a strand of Christmas lights where half of them twinkle and the other half don't?

Supriyapuram

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To fix the issue, replace each bulb on the non-twinkling half with spare bulbs one at a time to see if any are malfunctioning.

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