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(Andrew Gabriel) writes:

Lamp sets are so cheap, just buy a new one.
Buy a second one for a stock of spare lamps.

Actually, this reminds me of a tip which an electrician used
when he installed christmas tree lights in some place where
he was going to be responsible for keeping the things working
for a month... Cut one or two lamps off the end of the spare
set and add them to the working set, thereby increasing the
life of all the working lamps. Obviously, this needs to be
done very safely -- no chocolate blocks waiting for a piece
of silver decoration to dangle into the grub screws.

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Andrew Gabriel