Mini light problem

[shfr26]

I am converting alot of my multi colored lights to solid by removing the bulbs and replacing them. (bad idea) After getting a few done I always end up with a bunch that are very dim on the same string, in no order, and have to replace them. Any ideas why? Bad enough I forgot to place the "special socket", the 1st, 50th, 51st and last one in a different cup, and now have to dump them all out and sort them again. Maybe I'll just forget about the rest and go buy new ones. Thought this would be the way to go but it is driving me crazier than I alredy am! Any thoughts?

[Max-Paul]

I hope you are not mixing and matching from different length strings (read different count strings). Lets say you have a string that is 35 count and you take the red bulbs from that string and put them in a 100 count string (2 x 50) along with some reds from a different 100 count string. Now you will have dim lights cuzz all of them bulbs from the 35 count string are rated at a high voltage each. So these bulbs will be of a higher resistance than the 100 count string. But it gets better, if you take bulbs from the 100 count string and put them in the 35 or 70 count string. They will be supper bright and burn out quickly. Maybe like a flash bulb quickly.

Is this by chance what has happened you have mixed bulbs from different string counts?

[shfr26]

They are all 100 ct, same exact type. When I replace the bulbs by just grabbing a different one out of the cup, they are fine. Sure wish I would have tried a few before I pulled them all out of about 25 strings! And it is no order at all, maybe 3 in a row or 1 then 5 good then 2 dim. It's just got me baffled!

[George Simmons]

I agree with the "toss 'em and go buy the ones you want" idea. You're wasting precious sequencing time duncing around with lights that will never appreciate your efforts or reward you for those efforts.