Tis the season for Christmas lights!

[paddlenbike]

I use the Philips LED strings and like them. They use almost no electricity and you can plug something like 63 strings end-to-end. I think you are limited to 5 or 6 strands if you're using incandescent. (Not that you'd want 63 strings but for long runs it's nice to safely be able to connect many together.)

[Seanz0rz]

my roomy got some from his parents for our tree at the house here. ill snap some pics. they sure are bright! i love them! IMO much much better than the old ones.

[4x4mike]

I use the Philips LED strings and like them. They use almost no electricity and you can plug something like 63 strings end-to-end. I think you are limited to 5 or 6 strands if you're using incandescent. (Not that you'd want 63 strings but for long runs it's nice to safely be able to connect many together.)

5 or 6? That's for wusses. To keep mine from freezing I plug them all together so the wires stay warm.

Marin said you made some comments so I was on the roof and the ladder Saturday night in the cold and wind making adjustments and cleaning up the cords.

[paddlenbike]

I could practically feel the heat from your mass of wires as I walked by and the lights weren't even on. I knew my comments to Marin would drive you crazy enough to fix it.

[4x4mike]

Yeah 8pm, headlamp, hammer in hand, staple gun in back pocket and a mouth full of zip ties. You should see my hidden "junction" that is IN the gutter. It's a spliter with 3 cords going into it, wrapped in a plastic Raley's bag and about a roll of electrical tape. I know it's good because the day I put the lights up my gutters filled with hail and water and they were still working.

[Robinhood4x4]

A little mix of both white and colors. The house and palm trees have colors and the lawn is white.

[DHC6twinotter]

Those palm trees look awesome!

[Seanz0rz]

[Robinhood4x4]

Thanks, it's actually less impressive in person. My lights look anemic compared to the neighbors.

[4x4mike]

Thanks, it's actually less impressive in person. My lights look anemic compared to the neighbors.

Mine look like the house on the Simpson with a Homer job on the lights. If I wasn't wearing shorts and barefoot I'd brave the 48* air and take a pic.

Edit for pics:
I braved the cold air to snap some blurry pics. Once I get the lights we want and the rest of the bows and crap from the attic I'll take a better picture with a tripod.

The motion light isn't that bright. AUTO mode picked it up real good.
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