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Functional Tests
After the visual inspection and cor-
recting any faults found, including
tightening of lamps and replacement
of broken or missing lamps, plug in
and switch on the lamp set. Replace
any faulty lamps with ones of the
same voltage rating and manufacture,
check the box for details. Spare lamps
are usually provided with the set.
Lamps should not be removed or
installed with the supply on.
Only replace ‘fused’ lamps (some-
times identified by a white mark
on the glass) with identical ‘fused’
lamps.
Visual inspections
New Seasonal and Holiday lighting
sets should be checked and inspected
in accordance with the manufac-
turer’s instructions provided with the
set.
Don’t throw away the box, keep it to
store the lighting sets in, it may have
information on buying replacement
lamps.
Older sets, which may have been hur-
riedly dismantled following the previ-
ous year’s festivities and stored for 12
months, need to be carefully checked
for any damage to the lamps (light
bulbs), lampholders and conductors
(wires).
The following are examples of items
that should be checked before plug-
ging in the set to the mains.
The flexible cable and lampholders:
is the cable in good condition?
is it free from cuts, fraying and dam-
age?
are the connections at each lamp-
holder sound?
are the lampholders free from cracks
or damage, that might give access to
the live cable or live contacts of the
lamps?
The lamps:
are they all in place, undamaged,
properly screwed or pushed in?
The plug/transformer
Check that the plug is not damaged.
Look for signs of overheating.
Check the fuse (if any), make sure it is
the correct rating.
IF ANY DOUBT, HAVE THE SET
CHECKED BY A QUALIFIED ELECTRI-
CIAN BEFORE USE OR SCRAP AND
PURCHASE A NEW SET.
Where the set is intended to be con-
nected to the supply via a ‘plug-in
transformer’, only use the transformer
supplied with the set. Otherwise if the
output voltage does not match the
voltage of the lamps overheating may
result.