...I received what Ray calls an acceptable offering for the 344 bad nodes on 35 strings of lights. He sent me 3 - 128 node strings and two flex strips (to replace 2 defective flex strips).
... As I figure I will have minimum of 688 splices for the removal and replacement of 344 nodes. This is going to take some time!! It is like putting hundreds of band-aids to repair a brand new product.. . . . unacceptable in my book!!!!
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Any ideas??
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Any suggestions on repairing what can be repaired would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Pete
I'm shaking my head in disbelief. Terrible to hear, hopefully the dispute system will work for you.
It may be little consequence, but I think your 688 splices would be the maximum number....assuming you made 2 splices for each individual node for 334 nodes. A better approach may be to map out the length of good nodes you have and look for ways to splice blocks of nodes.
As examples:
If you had 3 bad nodes in a row, you don't want to make, you don't want to make 4 splices, just cut out the whole section and make one splice.
If you have a section of mostly bad, perhaps you can splice that as a block as well, the use individual nodes where they are really needed.
I think ideally, if you have to go the route, you want the replacement nodes to be full strings if possible, that way you have flexibility to replace blocks of nodes. If they come as a bag of individuals, then you do get into the tedious task of soldering 100,s of joints.
As for the splicing,