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ahofle:

Where in the hell did you find 100 strand LED lights for $2.50?  I can never find them locally for cheap.

SavannahLion:


--- Quote from: ahofle on November 29, 2007, 03:56:17 pm ---Where in the hell did you find 100 strand LED lights for $2.50?  I can never find them locally for cheap.
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Not for a strand of 100. Lower counts for sure, but not the 100's. Maybe be one of those dollar tree type places?

I think the super cheap ones look like ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. Either not bright enough or they're so damn bright (because they're being overdriven) that they start getting burned out really quick.

ChadTower:


--- Quote from: SavannahLion on November 29, 2007, 04:20:37 pm ---I think the super cheap ones look like ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. Either not bright enough or they're so damn bright (because they're being overdriven) that they start getting burned out really quick.

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That pretty much applies to the traditional string lights too.   :)

SavannahLion:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on November 29, 2007, 04:23:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on November 29, 2007, 04:20:37 pm ---I think the super cheap ones look like ---Cleveland steamer---. Either not bright enough or they're so damn bright (because they're being overdriven) that they start getting burned out really quick.

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That pretty much applies to the traditional string lights too.   :)

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I guess so. The brightness on those cheap traditionals seem OK. They don't seem to last nearly as long outdoors though. I left a set of strings around my house for three years without taking them down. The el-cheapos turned a bright yellow and a whole section was dead by the time I had to take them down.

Interestingly, the bulbs on ALL of them seemed to suck pretty bad. Every year I turned them on, three or four would pop like popcorn.

RandyT:


I haven't had direct experience with these other than a short string that get connected to a USB port.  Usually the cheap LED's used are considered by the manufacturer to be very low, or "throw away" quality.  They have little quality control and the lights are considered "good" pretty much if they just light up.  The strand I have are all blue, but without looking too hard I can see obvious differences in brightness and shade.

You can get nice strings, like those I have seen at Sam's Club, but they aren't cheap.  There might be some deals to be had at the end of the season, however.

If your application is one where you aren't too concerned with getting anything but colored lights, the cheap ones will probably be fine.  Longevity may be the only concern after that.

RandyT



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