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micaela greco
Dec 8, 2012, 07:30 AM
I did a pergola in xmas lights. I have about 10-13 strands all hooked together. They are also all hooked to one electrical extension cord. The fuse hasn't blown, but the whole entire pergola isn't working.HELP!!

stanfortyman
Dec 8, 2012, 08:46 AM
Tripped GFI?

10-13 together is quite a bit. They are not one into the other are they?

ballengerb1
Dec 8, 2012, 08:47 AM
"fuse hasn't blown" are you sure, did you test the outlet and the extension cords for power? Each strand has two very small fuses inside a trap door of the male end of the string, open and test each fuse starting nearest to the outlet. 10-13 strings all strung on one line is not too much for a normal home circuit but it is too much for those two little fuses. Most strings tell you how many you can connect, never seen 13

Kyle_in_rure
Dec 8, 2012, 09:36 AM
What kind of lights are they? And how many on each strand?
Either way, that sounds like a lot of lights hooked together.

If they're the big C9/C7 lights that's around 175 watts per strand of 25.
If they're mini lights it's usually around 40-60 watts per strand.
No idea about LEDs, I think those are the only ones with which you can connect more than 5 together.