140ct incans

[zwiller]

My big lots has these cheap.  I am a bit concerned with the bulb count.  I have not seen this bulb ct before.   I understand they could properly make them this way, it just weird.  Maybe I could test?  Anyone have any thoughts?  Greatly appreciated!

[tbone321]

Just about every set that I have seen with this count was some type of controlled or animated light set. 

[zwiller]

No controller or anything.  These look, smell, feel like 100 ct incans.  They are 50cents now.  Could these be 4 sections of 35ct?  Don't know if better or worse.  Worried these guys will burn out much sooner than the 100cts. 

[tbone321]

If the are only 50 cents a box, who cares if they don't last as long as others.  I have 35 count strings on some light posts that I made that are going on 10 years old now and the strings still light.

[zwiller]

I hear ya.  I just don't want to waste time building stuff with them for them to fail in an hour.  Gonna grab em and give a few a test.   Thanks tbone, hopefully they are the same mfg as your 35 cts!

[inzeos]

At $0.50 cents a box I would even buy the pre-animated ones

[zwiller]

Went Big Lots on the lunch hour and picked these up.  There were originally $4 marked down 75% to $1, NOT 50 cents.  Sorry if I got anybody overexcited.  I thought it was still a good deal. 

BTW they are 4 x 35 count.   

[chrisatpsu]

the bulbs "should" be 3.5v getting about 3.4v from the cord

[zwiller]

Instructions said strand is 62.4W (.52A) so at 140ct the bulbs are .45W per bulb.  Plugged in a set an they appear as bright and constructed the same as typical 100cts. 

I will "try" to keep the replacement bulbs stored properly labeled.  At this time I vison them being split into two 70ct sections for a small to medium arch with 8 channels.