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M3Fan
Grand Poobah Joined: October-22-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3185 |
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Posted: December-03-2006 at 12:52pm |
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Light fixing tool Is so amazing that I have to actually write an off-topic post about it. My neighbors let me borrow theirs after watching me swear at the gazillion tangled icicle lights in my driveway the other day. As usual, half of the strings didn't work properly. All you do is plug any socket in the unlit sections into this gun. The gun sends a pulse of electricty down the line and activates any failed shunts in the bulbs. The shunts are a fail-safe to keep the current going through the light string if the filament fails. It's very common for them to not activate properly, and this device magically fixes them. Outstanding. You pull the trigger, and the lights all work. Just amazing. |
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bkhallpass
Grand Poobah Joined: March-29-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4723 |
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Looks pretty cool. I just threw away several strands and bought new because I'm too lazy to track down the shorted bulbs. BKH
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Livin' the Dream
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eric lavine
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yeah right, accidently throw the lights out or misplace them so you have to buy new every year, gotta good deal going with the wife today..... I cook dinner she puts up the tree, it doesnt get any better
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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The Dude
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We got our lights up this year with only two light fights. New record.
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M3Fan
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With this tool, a few pulls of the trigger fixes the whole strand. No tracking down anything. Unbelievable.
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05 210
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I let the wife do it
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Hollywood
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My christmas light fixing tool.
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duffnit
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Hollywood LOL!
My wife can never understand why every year I go buy new lights. Truth be told, the lights never make it off the tree. Straight out the door, Hollywood style. |
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Danny
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87BFN owner
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I never use the little bulbs to much work. I like the big ones anyway, I think they look better. Plus they usually already have a hook to hang them with on the light itself.
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jbear
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87BFN: I am a fan of big ones as well...........and those larger bulbs are easier to work with too.
Hollywood: Double LOL. That is where mine go after the holidays too. New ones are cheap. john |
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p/allen
Gold Member Joined: March-14-2006 Location: Dixon Illinois Status: Offline Points: 942 |
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This thing works great . I pulled the trigger the first time and the lights went on .
Thanks , Pat |
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