"Dave Liquorice" wrote in
ll.co.uk:

On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:03:49 -0000, Muddymike wrote:

I'm shopping for Christmas already, just orders 5 x 18m strings of
lights for the garden display :-)

I took down the old LED lights that have been outside for the last 4
years or so and are now not very happy. Can't decide if spending a day
cutting open the heatshrink to find the bad connections and
remaking/shrinking them is worth the effort or just buy another set.

I think I might go for another set, hopefully of the same design type,
so I have spares. One LED top just crumbled to dust when I touched it
so not 100% certain that it's just wiring faults or water into the
actual LEDs as well.


I detest the commercialisation of Christmas, you said within this topic. I
share the same view too, but keeping Christmas lights outside your house
for 4 years is a bit of a contradiction I think.;-)
Please don't take any offence, I am not knocking you, I think it is great
to keep traditions alive.

All the best
Baz