I'm sorry to ask more questions. I'll try to answer as many as I ask in the future when I'm smart.
I'm looking for 1 of 2 things: Either really cheap LED minis or energy efficient regular bulbs.
Basically I bought a few of these but I don't think I have enough:
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These are energy efficient minis that use up around 48 watts per 200 string. The info says you can plug 8 200 strings of these end to end. Regular price on these is around 5.5 cents per bulb. Target also had some similar bulbs from philips in single colors with similar power specs (maybe 52-53 watts per 200) which I bought some but not enough. I'm planning my display now and taking an inventory of what I have and based on what I want to do I'll need more red and green lights.
I seem to be able to find similar prices on non-energy efficient that runs in the 82 to 85 watts per 200, but I can't even find more energy efficient lights. If they don't publish the wattage (or amps) you can usually tell if regular bulbs are energy efficient by how many that you can plug in end to end (yes I know that is a function of the wire and a bunch of other things I don't know about but this is a simplified example).
So - basically I'm looking to keep it well under 10 cents per bulb (node?). The best LED price I've found works out to be around 15 cents per node bulk. Anybody found anything better either LED or energy efficient?
To make the math easier I'm trying to beat $10.00 per 100 string or $7.00 per 70 string of lights, led or energy efficient.
Thanks