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11-12-2019, 21:36
buffalobo

It is a startling attention grabber.
11-12-2019, 21:38
Irving

I did. I wasn't happy though. I think that since everything is "indoor/outdoor" it's built with very loose tolerances to help water drain. So as a result, it's surprisingly easy to cross thread the bulbs. I had one cross threaded and my finger hit the metal.

I used to tell people that I could cross thread a light bulb (I stole that joke from someone on here), but now I really have.
11-12-2019, 21:44
Great-Kazoo

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Originally Posted by Irving

I did. I wasn't happy though. I think that since everything is "indoor/outdoor" it's built with very loose tolerances to help water drain. So as a result, it's surprisingly easy to cross thread the bulbs. I had one cross threaded and my finger hit the metal.

I used to tell people that I could cross thread a light bulb (I stole that joke from someone on here), but now I really have.

It's good to be young.
11-12-2019, 21:51
Irving

See that one bulb out on the second story eave on the right?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Z3...=w1112-h625-no
11-12-2019, 21:55
Gman

Sometimes with 110v 60Hz you can't let go. Maybe that's a bonus?

Glad you're OK.
11-12-2019, 21:57
Irving

Hey thanks. I don't think anything else was on that circuit (thank God). Just what you see in the photo. Each LED bulb is only 1 watt, so it wasn't drawing too much.
11-12-2019, 22:15
Erni

Love these current events.
11-12-2019, 22:28
SideShow Bob

No aluminum ladders when jacking with electricity, and use polarized plugs on light strings so the center contact on the sockets are your hot contacts and not the outer shell/thread.
11-12-2019, 22:29
GilpinGuy

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Originally Posted by Erni

Love these current events.

Watt do you mean? ��
11-12-2019, 23:01
Irving

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Originally Posted by SideShow Bob

No aluminum ladders when jacking with electricity, and use polarized plugs on light strings so the center contact on the sockets are your hot contacts and not the outer shell/thread.

I make a point to not work with anything while it's plugged in. That said, I was pretty confident that I could properly unscrew, and screw in a single bulb while it was plugged in, but I guess I was wrong. I do happen to have a fiberglass big ladder now, but since I have to move it every six feet, the extra weight is not attractive.