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submitted 11 months ago by Yamainwitch@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Dearest lemmings, I have a prelit Costco tree that changes from warm white to color and several of the lights are out but I cannot for my life find a replacement anywhere. I called Costco/Polygroup (company that made the tree) and they don't sell replacement led light bulbs but they gave me these specs: LED dual color 3mm Green Base 20MA 1.8-2.4V or 2.8-3.6V. I tried buying a set of lights at Home Depot but they did not fit and my google-fu is failing me.

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[-] Yamainwitch@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago
[-] die444die@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

If it’s like old standard ones, here’s what you do:

See those metal posts at the bottom? Bend them straight down.

Lift the bulb out of the base.

Do the same to a burned out bulb.

Put the new bulb in the old base and bend the posts back up into place.

[-] platypuspup@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

This is what we always did to give new life to our rooftop reindeer. They were also from Costco and it seemed like their bases didn't match any other string.

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