Christmas tree lights that stay lit

Remember when a single bulb on a string of Christmas lights went out, it meant the whole string went dead. Then you had to find out which bulb burned out. That wasn’t easy to do unless you guessed right. It seemed like it was always the last bulb tested that was bad.

Then came tree light strings that would stay on when one bulb failed. They were not much better. When a bulb burned out the same voltage was distributed among the bulbs that are still lit.

The resultant increase in voltage shortened the life of the remaining bulbs. At least you could tell which bulbs to replace.

Now, it’s Noma to the rescue with their new line of Stayulit tree lights. Staylit uses new technology to regulate voltage by inserting a chip in every socket.

If a bulb becomes loose or even falls out of a socket, circuits stay intact and the set stays lit. This also allows the use of brighter bulbs than standard sets while at the same time maximizing bulb life.

Link here.

Comments

[Robert Smith]

I purchased a staylit tree and decorated it for my children the day after Thanksgiving. Within TWO days, lights began going out on it. I returned to the store and the display model looked like my tree and the salesman had no explanation for the malfunction I called the company, Inlight Inc. and inquired since this was a stay lit tree. The company informed me they had issues with their trees. I told them how upset my kids were and all the company was interested in was getting the tree back and shutting me up. I received a call back from someone who said he was the owner of the company trying to get the tree back. He the offered me a few stings of lights for my troubles. I was insulted by his offer and will take the tree back to the store. DO NOT BUY THIS TREE. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE!