Mr Snowman is poorly:(

[wolfracesonic]

Is there an easy way I can fix him, he no worky. I’ve not got one but would a multi meter help, I’d buy a top of the range Fluke cheapo one if it would, or is it a case of just swapping each bulb, trying it then swap another, or is there a better method? He came with a few spare bulbs.

[Simpo Two]

Check to see if any of the bulbs are loose. It may take only one loose/broken one for none of them light up.

[bangerhoarder]

Series wired Christmas lights are no fun. If you want the decoration to light up as before, easiest may be to pull off the lights and glue a new set behind, hopefully LED ones. Otherwise it's a job of checking each bulb for continuity with a multimeter.

[Doofus]

The very first bulb, the clear one with a white tip is the fuse bulb. If that's blown, none of them will work.

[Panamax]

Replace the light string with an LED one. Job done.

[sherman]

Panamax said:

Replace the light string with an LED one. Job done.

This . Colour the LEDs in with a felt tip pen to create the correct colour.

[wolfracesonic]

Thanks for the replies chaps. Doofus, you may have been right about the fuse bulb (the wire inside looked a bit frazzled) but we’ll never know; there was a spare which I installed but broke with pliers while doing so, brilliant. I put a standard bulb in its stead but still no joy so there could be others gone.
So Amazon to the rescue, new LEDs on their way, £6.99 for a two metre strip so I’m only expecting the highest standards of Chinese manufacturing*












*think I’ll turn them off before going to bed.

[Simpo Two]

Fits a light bulb with pliers... doh!

[finlo]

We had one of those on our porch window....,........ about 30 years ago!

[Doofus]

wolfracesonic said:

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*think I ll turn them off before going to bed.

And put them in the garden.

Next door's garden

[wolfracesonic]

Just to wrap this up, LEDs installed and they work perfectly, allaying any fears I had about Chinese tat bought off Amazon, though I have also installed a dedicated fused spur for it incorporating numerous MCBs and RCDs, along with an automated halocarbon fire suppression system. I shall sleep soundly tonight, in a tent in the garden.

[Blib]

[andy43]

I’d get those curtains dipped in a vat of fire retardant if I were you.
Timber lintels and cills? <sucks air thru teeth>

[Harpoon]

wolfracesonic - do you have a link to the LED strip you used please? Assuming it's not set fire to your curtains yet...

We have a similar snowman and I spent an age testing little bulbs to get him working again. After a couple of days he's died and I'm not paying £6 or so for five bulbs when a 1m LED strip is under £10 from Amazon...

[wolfracesonic]

Here ya go twisted fire starter snowman leds. I am still here though, so they can’t be that bad

[Harpoon]

Cheers - Disco snowman coming to our lane later tonight once the Amazon delivery driver lobs the parcel in the rough direction of our front door.