This video discusses how to replace a fuse in the male end connector of a set of mini lights. Courtesy of
http://www.christmas-light-source.com
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This video discusses how to replace a fuse in the male end connector of a set of mini lights. Courtesy of
http://www.christmas-light-source.com
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thank you!
thank you so much!
Very helpful! Thank you! And I love your glasses! :0)
Thank you …. just the info I needed 🙂
Wow this was a very helpful video, thank you so much and by the way I love your glasses 🙂
New glasses for christmas you say? Ill let santa know.
thx very much now gna fix it caz jus bought mor 2day lol..
thank you. I got my lights working. At least one stran so far:)
It sounds like you either have a bulb that has come out of the housing — check each bulb to make sure it is properly seated. Don't remove and re-insert each bulb, that is just a recipe for disaster — but snug them in with your fingers. If that doesn't solve the problem then more than likely, it is an issue with the wiring — a manufacturing issue. It's not a common problem but does happen from time to time.
Hey I had this problem and your video solved it. Thanks!
You install the new fuse the way you do a AA battery — push one end against a contact and then squeeze the other end of the fuse inside of the other contact. Then you should be able to slide the door back into place. On most plugs the sliding door doesn't fully come out — you just slide it aside, replace the fuse then slide it back in place.
Thanks!!
I think this is the problem with the top section of my prelit Christmas tree… All of the bulbs are not broken, and have not blown out, but it will not light… However there is no clear way to open up the plug… Help? 🙁
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With your help, I just saved Christmas!
Sorry for my delay in reply. There are several different plug configurations and mini light set designs on the market. You might have a round piece that you unscrew between the prongs of your plug — then the fuse slides out. Check to see if that might be the case.
I just cannot open the door to replace my fuses! 🙁
I'm finding this nearly impossible to do with something so small. Can you make a video that includes this installation process?
Hi! Yeah…those are cool glasses. I've never seen that shape before. Thanks for the advice regarding the fuse, however, I just purchased a Martha Stewart prelit tree from The Home Depot. It lit up fine for the first couple of days and last night the lights just seemed to go out, however, they are still lit very lightly and are flashing. We don't believe it's a bad bulb, we think the problem is in the plug, however, when we took the cap off the plug, it was just wires and circuits…no fuse!
You mentioned it's like an AA battery; does this mean that certain ends of the fuses have to be against a certain part of the contact (e.g., +/- in an AA battery)?
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what's going on? I used my christmas lights last year and they were fine. Took em out recently and no lights will go on. Neither of the fuses are smoked up. I got a new fuse anyway… They still don't work. You think they're goners? :'(
Hi Zoe, if you are working with a set of mini lights, you may have lost a bulb in your set. Most mini lights will work fine if one bulb burns out but if a bulb pops out or is half-way unseated, it will take down the strand. Keep in mind where you might have stored the lights. Plastic can degrade in high heat and many times when they are stored in the attic, it can take a toll. Good luck with your light strand.
Thank you. And for the fuse door opeining one too!
Does anyone know where to buy these fuses?
I thank you, but even replacing the fuse, the newish lights only worked halfway. I think the fuse thing is a gimmick from the manufacturer. If it works, it won't work long. Then you have to buy again next year. And work an hour or two at your job just to AGAIN pay out money to Wal-mart. It's just not worth it. We used the same strands of Christmas lights for probably 15 years without a problem. Just bought a few new bulbs each year.
You are my Christmas elf. I tried and tried to get into the plug, nearly pried off the blades, but could not figure out how to open it up… then there you were — showed me exactly how to do it! Thank-you, thank-you! Now I have a complete set of lights again!
Youtube keeps changing how comments are left and approved and I have lost track of some of the questions on this video. Sorry! It wasn't intentional. Here are some answers to the most common questions:
1. If half the light string is out it's not the fuse. Either a bulb is missing or half removed from its socket or the wiring in the light set is damaged. This can happen when you take down your lights and explains why sometimes lights work when you stored them but don't when you take them out.
2. The fuses don't have a direction. They aren't like batteries where you have to worry about positive or negative ends.
3. You can purchase fuses at the hardware store, auto parts store or electrical supply.
Thank you for your comments on the glasses!!!
Thank you for the informative video, Shellie. Lots of folks take this simple bit of organizing and problem-solving for granted. Appreciated!!! 🙂
great video. I'm forever changing my fuse bulb in my lights about 3 times a week I think it's a common problem with these lights I've bought some rope lights instead
I can't open the little thing no mini flathead
So based on your comment below, "if half the lights work and the other half doesn't" it is most like a faulty wiring issue. My guess is that there is no fix for that. It would require a new set of lights. Correct?
I find the real problem to be: what's the trick to actually changing the fuses—very tiny & it's a cumbersome chore to get them back in the plug area in order to sit properly. I have many single lighted window decorations like Santa Claus, turkey, Easter Bunny heads that not one light on the decor no longer works & changing the fuses did not rectify the problem. infact, they only supply you w/one fuse and it's not apparent (don't see any smoky appearance) that the fuse is blown. Is it that you now have to replace every single light? Or do these lighted single window decors just burn up after a couple of years? Are they fixable or should they just be tossed? Replacing every light may cost just as much as the $10.00 lighted decoration. Again, it's extremely tricky to get the fuses to sit right in there in the first place no matter what end you try starting with. It's difficult to try to just drop the fuse level then push it in. Very time consuming—hit or miss whether or not you can seat the fuse properly to get it in the microscopic plug area.
thank you!! just found and fixed mine !!
Thank you for your response, Shellie! I have 3 strings of icicle lights that are only a year old where a couple clusters are out on the same string. Will check to secure the lights in the sockets—they are already up so glad to know the fuse is not the problem. Will make sure to readily replace the bulbs when they go out with these decors—good advice. Maybe I'll attempt to save my favorite ones by replacing every bulb & see what happens. I would hate to just throw them out, too. Thanks again!
thanks for the post!!!
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Perfect….I ran into this problem, and was wondering where the fuse area was. thanks alot. 😉
I have a pre-lit tree but i don't have the same plug as the one that you have shown. Do you have any other videos that show how to replace fuses from different plugs? my top part and my bottom have both gone out. and the only fuses can find are at the wall plug. Please advise!
I'm so happy to find that secret ! !! You are good
How do you get the fuse to fit back in? Popping it out was easy but getting it to fit back in is hard and you don't show at all how to do that.