OT (U.S. Citizens Only) Christmas Lights Plug Problem

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Jim Thompson 22 years ago

I've got a lighted reindeer with an intermittent AC plug... one of those dudes with the fuse in the plug... touch the plug and the lights go on... move it slightly, they go out.

I can't figure out how to open it up. Anyone know the combination?

I'm about to just cut the damned thing off, but then it's a trip to the hardware store.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

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Jim Thompson 22 years ago

Finally managed to get the fuse door to slide open (really old, probably 10 years).

End cap fell off of one fuse... thus the strange intermittent :-(

...Jim Thompson

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Joe Legris 22 years ago

Yeah, but what about the wheels on the big tabletop?

Joe Legris

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Jim Thompson 22 years ago

Also solved, but not yet built: triangular-shaped, carpet-lined pocket, with a set of wheels on the closed corner, like a very gangly wheelbarrow... based on a suggestion by a poster here.

...Jim Thompson

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Joe Legris 22 years ago

Sounds a bit like carrying plywood with partner who doesn't have the strength to keep his end vertical. You don't want to add a strut. How about a pocket on each end with a bungee cord in between to hold them on. And don't use casters :-)

Joe Legris

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Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, Dar 22 years ago

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I saw LED Xmas tree lights at the store for the first time this year. Three or 4 times the price of incandescents. But hey, they're cool!

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Baphomet 22 years ago

Interesting article. In looking over some weblogs, I noticed that the Windows O.S. accounted for about 85% of the worldwide traffic (4% Linux - here we go with another Windoze flame war :-). Given that Microsoft is primarily responsible for the ubiquitous presence of the computer in homes and businesses globally, I think Microsoft is displaying a great deal of corporate responsibility (although some might suggest it is somewhat self serving) in cooperating with the South Korean authorities, to help combat internet fraud.

Happy holidays all!

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JeffM 22 years ago

Have you tried to rotate the prong 90 degrees?

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Jim Thompson 22 years ago

The fuse door wouldn't. Finally I pushed on it with a force I figured would break it. It opened. One fuse had a floating end cap, thus the weird intermittency.

...Jim Thompson

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