On 1 Dec 2006 10:37:53 -0800, "terry"
wrote:


Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 29 Nov 2006 05:51:21 -0800, "terry"
wrote:


ukwildcatfan wrote:
I have a quandary and would like some help on this matter. I need to
shorten Christmas light strings to fit certain decorations but have no
idea how this is done. What I am using are the mini light sets with plugs
on both ends. Cutting the end off is not a problem

Have you actually seen any MINIATURE lights connected this way?

Understand your question:

Not necessarily; but what may be referred to as Mini in one culture may
not be so elsewhere.
.
And to OP says "Plugs on both ends". That suggests three wires one of
them to carry the live lead past all the lamps, which are themselves in
series, to the far end to allow something else to be plugged in!


That is, TWO wires that extend to the far end. The third wire exists
only between the first and last bulbs on THIS string.

With a true series string there is NO far end with a plug on it. A
series string starts and ends at the plug (on THIS end).


I noticed that the OP had a string with connectors at each end. That
is, a series string with a connector in parallel.

As usual insufficient info!

A situation which could be responded to by providing the missing info.

I'll repeat the diagram I made of a typical miniature string. As
usual, this diagram will look right with a fixed-width font.

male end female
(with fuses) end
----------*-----------------------------------------X-----------
|
|
\--bulb------bulb-----bulb-----bulb---\
|
|
------------------------------------------------*----X----------
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