Some of the casings around the lights just shattered while I was in stringing them.... by the time I threw the 5th strand in the garbage bag, it was almost comical.

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[–] 13 points 11 months ago (6 children)
  • [–] 27 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    And if you're like me and cannot fucking stand the "vibrant" pure blue LEDs, next year check out Vintaglo (https://merryco.com) or Tru-Tone (https://tru-tone.com)

    Technology Connections has done several videos about Christmas lights and those two seem to be his favorite. Unofficial Christmas light playlist

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    I got some really neat LED ones that are solar powered. Think they were $15 for 184ft. They work great if there's enough sun. I've been stuck in a fog bank for a week or more that's expected to stay for a couple more weeks so they're not kicking full gear but still doing good.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago*

    I have 2 50ft strands I bought on clearance of LEDs, they don't create much heat either. So much so I actually used 40ft of one strand in a Styrofoam cooler that came from a Christmas present (food) as my incubator for chicken eggs. I ran the cord outside the box laid the round part in the box and pulled the end out until I got the temperature I wanted. 40ft of LED's in the box left me at 100f/37.7c. perfect for the eggs basically. Point being... They have been on for a year now without issue, use little electricity, and even in an insolated box, create fairly minimal heat.

    Think I paid $15 on clearance for both sets at Walmart January 3rd or something.

    The other I strung up at indoor decor that rarely gets used.

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