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1. [Shop-talk] xmas lights, shunts, and magic (score: 1): Author: Mark Andy <marka@maracing.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 00:19:08 -0500 (EST); So the xmas light strand only has half the lights on when we pull it out this year. I hate xmas lights. As we're in the store to buy a new replacement strand, I see a little pistol shaped gizmo that; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00029.html (7,538 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] xmas lights, shunts, and magic (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 22:52:58 -0800; Well, apparently that isn't too far from the truth. According to this: http://www.planetchristmas.com/Minis.htm (scroll to the explanation at the bottom) modern Xmas bulbs do have a kind of shunt bu; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00030.html (7,599 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] xmas lights, shunts, and magic (score: 1): Author: "David C." <cavanadd@frontier.com>; Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:37:46 -0800; Ok, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not up on Christmas lights and decorations. My primary response to the holidays, and Christmas in particular, is to ignore them/it to the fullest extent possib; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00033.html (8,216 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] xmas lights, shunts, and magic (score: 1): Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 16:34:10 -0500; I'm by no means an expert on Christmas lights, but I have to buy more of them than I'd like each year, and I can tell you for sure that LED lights are available but still way to expensive for my tast; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00034.html (8,474 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] xmas lights, shunts, and magic (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 16:36:18 -0500; haven't the for Heh. All LED lights are series wired. (Someone, somewhere, probably makes a very, very expensive set where that's not true. But it's true of anything you're going to get at a mass mar; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00035.html (8,211 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] xmas lights, shunts, and magic (score: 1): Author: Pat Horne <pat@hornesystemstx.com>; Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:29:11 -0600; My understanding is that the shunts are just anodized wire wrapped around the 2 leads of the lamp, inside the bulb. With the lamp working the voltage differential across the leads is very low, in the; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00036.html (10,090 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] xmas lights, shunts, and magic (score: 1): Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:43:17 -0800; A long story, but I bought LED outdoor lights to replace my aging strings. Shoulda looked at the colors. Is purple now a Xmas color? They use crinkley bulbs, I'm guessing to make up for less brightne; /html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00038.html (9,253 bytes)

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