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Andrew Gabriel
 
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Default Christmas tree bulbs

In article ,
"Harry Bloomfield" writes:
After serious thinking wrote :
put a bulb on 6v, that will tell you whether its 6v or 12v. Thats
usually all you need to know.


...and if it is wired in series you will also need to know/match the
wattage.


And make sure there's a fuse lamp in the set. There are a number
of house fires at this time of year caused by christmas tree lights.
Fitting possibly wrong voltage/wattage lamps in a set can only make
this worse.

Would also strongly suggest not leaving them on when there's no one
in the room -- mine are on an occupancy sensor and go off after 15
minutes (or if everyone falls asleep).

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Andrew Gabriel