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How long are C9 Christmas lights?
about 2 1/4 inches long
C9 – C9 bulbs are about 2 1/4 inches long and are the largest traditional lights that everyone associates with Christmas.
Can I shorten LED Christmas lights?
Short Answer: No, you can’t lengthen or shorten standard series-wired incandescent and LED Christmas tree light strings that are made with 2 or 3-wire harnesses. Even if they work at first, they won’t last long.
Can I cut LED string lights?
Rope light spools can be cut using either sharp scissors or a knife. This is the only place that LED or incandescent rope light should be cut. The distance between the cut marks will vary depending on the rope light so it’s important to measure your space and choose the cut mark closest to that measurement.
Which is brighter C7 or C9?
And here’s the C9 bulb. You can tell just by looking that it is the larger of the two. At 7 watts, it’s quite brighter and we do offer this in a clear 10-watt version as well. So to answer your question, primarily it’s the size and the wattage that’s the difference between the C7 and the C9 Christmas light bulbs.
Can you replace C9 bulbs with LED?
C9 LED Bulbs These energy efficient C9 LED light bulbs are beautiful, super bright, versatile, and will shine for 50,000 hours. Incandescent C9 bulbs can easily be swapped out of your old strands for these energy-saving retrofit LED C9 bulbs. This will save you money!
Can You lengthen a Christmas tree light string?
Short Answer: No, you can’t lengthen or shorten standard series-wired incandescent and LED Christmas tree light strings that are made with 2 or 3-wire harnesses. Even if they work at first, they won’t last long.
What kind of strings are used for Christmas lights?
These light strings have smaller bases, are made with smaller gauge wire and are wired in series. Incandescent mini light strings are like these. LED strings are like these.
Are there strings on Christmas lights that catch fire?
Any strings sold by reputable retailers will probably be designed not to catch fire under any realistic failure scenarios that do not involve tampering, but beyond that all bets are off.
Is it safe to use strings of LED lights?
Inexpensive strings of lights probably aren’t going to have particularly elaborate ways of controlling the power that goes to each LED, and are probably not going to be especially robust in case anything goes wrong with one or more of the LEDs.