Bubble lights on artificial X-Mas trees?

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  1. bigdaddy

    bigdaddy Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Easy quick question, can I put bubble lights and other larger lights on a fake X-Mas without the tree melting or something?
     
  2. ShamelessMcBundy

    ShamelessMcBundy Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Usually the lights don't get that hot to do any damage to the tree. Plus, i would assume that the plastic in the tree would have a high enough melting point.
     
  3. auntiehill

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    I don't see why not. Just don't put too many strings, and make sure the large bulbs are on the outer branches. Should be fine.
     
  4. bigdaddy

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    Light bulbs get to like 200, my dad had a bulb light blow up, obviously that was a screwed up one. :lol:

    I haven't ever seen anyone with a fake tree have bubble lights, bubble lights are awesome. I figured maybe many years ago the plastic was terrible, but in today's age they have that plastic cooking stuff that goes in the oven.

    Not too many bulbs?!?! I stick 5-6 strings together. :lol:
     
  5. ShamelessMcBundy

    ShamelessMcBundy Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Well if there is a Christmas tree fire, we'll know. ;)
     
  6. bigdaddy

    bigdaddy Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Well I only leave it on when I'm in the room, so if there is a problem I'm there. There are some idiots that leave it on all the time.
     
  7. Kaych

    Kaych Lieutenant Junior Grade Red Shirt

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    Oh don't worry about it. My family has been using bubble lights for like the past 20 years. :lol: The lights do get pretty warm, but not hot enough to damage the tree. My tree is made out of thin shards of plastic (or paper, I can't tell), and I've never had a problem. I thought everyone used bubble lights on artificial trees...
     
  8. Finn

    Finn Bad Batch of TrekBBS Admiral

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    Seeing how there are fake trees with built in lights... yes.
     
  9. bigdaddy

    bigdaddy Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Are those bubble lights? :rolleyes:
     
  10. Finn

    Finn Bad Batch of TrekBBS Admiral

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    ^It doesn't matter.
     
  11. bigdaddy

    bigdaddy Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Yeah... right....
     
  12. ShamelessMcBundy

    ShamelessMcBundy Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    OK what are bubble lights?
     
  13. auntiehill

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    Christmas tree lights that have bulbs with colored fluid in them that bubbles.

    Bubble lights
     
  14. ShamelessMcBundy

    ShamelessMcBundy Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    That's cool.
     
  15. Locutus of Bored

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    I would imagine that bubble lights would be less of a problem than standard Christmas lights because they have the larger bubble separating the hot filament from the tree.