Reddit reviews Ulta Lit Light Keeper PRO 01201 The Complete Tool for Fixing Miniature Light Sets
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All-in-One Multi Function Light Tester; Features make it easier to fix mini lights setsFeatures include Quick Fix Trigger, LED Head Light, Audible Continuity Detector, 3-way bulb puller, bulb and fuse tester, a storage compartment and 3 1. 5-Volt batteries are includedSimply plug. Click. Fix; Fixes most light sets in seconds by addressing the damaged bulb at the plug or at the bulb socketDefective bulb shunts cause most light set failuresThe Light keeper Pro is intended for the repair of Holiday Miniature Light based sets only; Check Light Manufacturer's instructions before use
Replace them. Lights are cheap. Much cheaper than going through the trouble of going through and testing each bulb.
You can also get one of these fancy contraptions - http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000R8KBOK
We have this thing called a light keeper (link), it can usually fix bulbs that won't light and can detect current in the cables so you can find where the problems are. Even still though, the tree is lit to about 90% now after half an hour of fiddling. Dark spots were filled in with regular light strands. Probably wouldn't buy another prelit, looks amazing when it works though.
Hopefully somebody can chime in on this one. Do LEDs have a shunt built into each bulb?
I know the incandescents do, and there is a tool that is almost miraculous. I have one of these guys, and it works. Never tried it on an LED, however:
https://www.amazon.com/Keeper-01201-Complete-Fixing-Miniature/dp/B000R8KBOK
I typed a long way to fix it using a multimeter or a Non-Contact Voltage Tester and it deleted itself. I even had a joke. Just Get this LIght fixer thing that works
a found you a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAzbqMTrp40
https://www.amazon.com/Keeper-01201-Complete-Fixing-Miniature/dp/B000R8KBOK
Buy one of these. I was skeptical, but assuming you're using regular Christmas lights strands, it will have you sorted out in 30 seconds.
Although shooting them with an actual gun might be more fun.
Light Keeper PRO 01201 The Complete Tool for Fixing Miniature Light Sets https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R8KBOK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_7Tk8BbQEMWA35
This saves me ever year.
Here’s a video to explain, there a more detailed 40 min video on their channel.
https://youtu.be/xrXRxOIjVm0
I've had the same problem before. Most of the time it was just a loose light in one of the sockets. Finding that bulb and replacing it or re-working the wire connectors on the bulb so that they fit the socket better seemed to work. I've also had some success with this guy. Though I only paid five bucks for it in an after Christmas sale, and I really use it mainly for popping out light bulbs more easily. It does seem to help sometimes though.
If you have the miniature incandescent lights, this tool is awesome:
https://www.amazon.com/Keeper-01201-Complete-Fixing-Miniature/dp/B000R8KBOK
NOTE: Does not work on LEDs.
Hah, good call. Just asked him and it's this thing, not the multimeter, which he was using before and searching for lights one by one.
We would have thrown out our older artificial tree due to dead strands years ago if not for this thing.
Makes fixing the strands infinitely less tedious than the old "check every single bulb one at a time" plan.
If they don't work, buy one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Keeper-01201-Complete-Fixing-Miniature/dp/B000R8KBOK
It looks and sounds like a worthless piece of crap that would never work, but it really does and it's amazing.
Bought me one of these a few years ago, works like a charm. It repairs those faulty sockets with a click of the trigger.
http://www.amazon.com/Keeper-01201-Complete-Fixing-Miniature/dp/B000R8KBOK
Get one of these
They work! You'll plug in a socket that you pull a bulb out of, click it a few times and it will light up. Alternatively, it can also help you locate bulbs that are blown.
This tool has saved multiple trees and light strings for me
My favorite tree had a section out and I couldn't find a bulb that was at fault. The problem was a defective shunt (where the bulb plugs in). This reactivated it and it all came back on. It also beeps as you go along the line until it reaches the point of interruption.
Well worth it.
Extra string of lights is a great tip. Also consider one of these light repair guns!
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I only bought it because it was so cheap. I thought if it didn't work very well I was only out a few bucks so what the hey. Boy was I wrong! This thing has fixed my strands so many times it has payed for itself 10 times over!
Happy Holidays everyone!