Have you had to fix the christmas lights?

macafee2 · 15th December 2018, 11:54

wife bought an outside laser projector light two years ago. Used that Christmas, not used last year as we were away and this Christmas its not worked.
she contacted QVC but as 2 years old they "cant" help.

Had it apart today and found a poor connection that then broke. While fixing that another wire broke off.
With the help of a test meter I've been able to reattach else where and the light is now working.

such thin wires, no wonder they snap off

macafee2

planenut · 15th December 2018, 12:46

Strike a light! Nice one that you've sorted it.

grivas · 15th December 2018, 13:16

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Originally Posted by macafee2

wife bought an outside laser projector light two years ago. Used that Christmas, not used last year as we were away and this Christmas its not worked.
she contacted QVC but as 2 years old they "cant" help.

Had it apart today and found a poor connection that then broke. While fixing that another wire broke off.
With the help of a test meter I've been able to reattach else where and the light is now working.

such thin wires, no wonder they snap

Glad you sorted it, same thing with headphones the wire is too thin and soon breaks, not copper, in any case enjoy the day.

Darcydog · 16th December 2018, 06:44

We inherited a fibre optic Christmas tree from parents - now dead - and whilst it wasn’t what we would have bought as we like a real tree - it did look really nice in our hallway as it glowed with thousands of pin point different, changing colours.

Sadly this year it has finally died - I checked everything but the motor would not work.

In previous years it needed a bit of fettling to get it running but we had to admit it had finally had its day.

Sad, not only because I like to fix things (like most of us on here I suspect) but because of what it represented.

macafee2 · 16th December 2018, 07:21

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Originally Posted by Darcydog

We inherited a fibre optic Christmas tree from parents - now dead - and whilst it wasn’t what we would have bought as we like a real tree - it did look really nice in our hallway as it glowed with thousands of pin point different, changing colours.

Sadly this year it has finally died - I checked everything but the motor would not work.

In previous years it needed a bit of fettling to get it running but we had to admit it had finally had its day.

Sad, not only because I like to fix things (like most of us on here I suspect) but because of what it represented.

Totally understand that feeling of not being able to fix something and having to throw it

macafee2

stevestrat · 17th December 2018, 18:46

Had to repair two sets of lights after Maya (7 month old pup) had a go at the wiring. In both cases she destroyed the connector that went into the transformer/plug. Bodged something for one and replaced the jack plug on the other.

COLVERT · 18th December 2018, 22:00

All of our lights seem to be working well.

In this age of LED's they appear to be indestructible.

Can even reposition them while they are working.---

---If you knocked one of the old filament types there was a fair chance the filament would break.--

These latest ones do give value for money now.---

15th December 2018, 11:54	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,904 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	Have you had to fix the christmas lights? wife bought an outside laser projector light two years ago. Used that Christmas, not used last year as we were away and this Christmas its not worked. she contacted QVC but as 2 years old they "cant" help. Had it apart today and found a poor connection that then broke. While fixing that another wire broke off. With the help of a test meter I've been able to reattach else where and the light is now working. such thin wires, no wonder they snap off macafee2

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stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,453 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Had to repair two sets of lights after Maya (7 month old pup) had a go at the wiring. In both cases she destroyed the connector that went into the transformer/plug. Bodged something for one and replaced the jack plug on the other. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

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COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	All of our lights seem to be working well. In this age of LED's they appear to be indestructible. Can even reposition them while they are working.------If you knocked one of the old filament types there was a fair chance the filament would break.-- These latest ones do give value for money now.---

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15th December 2018, 12:46	#2
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,944 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	Strike a light! Nice one that you've sorted it.

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Darcydog This is my second home Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,428 Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts	We inherited a fibre optic Christmas tree from parents - now dead - and whilst it wasn’t what we would have bought as we like a real tree - it did look really nice in our hallway as it glowed with thousands of pin point different, changing colours. Sadly this year it has finally died - I checked everything but the motor would not work. In previous years it needed a bit of fettling to get it running but we had to admit it had finally had its day. Sad, not only because I like to fix things (like most of us on here I suspect) but because of what it represented.