LED Keeper® - LED Holiday Light Set Repair Tool

You still have to check every light. Haven’t taken the time to figure out how

I watched a video on YouTube and saw the simple process for fixing the lights. I had 3 sets that were partially out and 1 completely out. The partially out ones were easy fixes; the completely out set was harder but thats because there were 8 bad bulbs! Great product!

I was very frustrated using this tool with my LED lights. First of all, my string from Menards had not one, but three wires connecting each bulb and I had to test all three each time, so that was time-consuming. After narrowing it. down to one bad bulb, I tried swapping that out with a good one from the end of the light string. Well that didn’t work- turns out you need to have working bulbs in ALL the sockets in order for your string to work. I think the written instructions could have used more illustrations as they were hard to follow, but watching the YouTube video helped. Also, I don’t think the black pods would work with three-sting lights like mine because I couldn’t tell which wire was live. If you’re a handyman or good with electric repairs, this is your tool, but the layperson could use a little more guidance.

I go all out with Christmas decorating. My husband knows to leave the house when I’m decorating, as nothing pushes my buttons worse than lights that don’t work! I went to put my outdoor lights up a few weeks ago, and EVERY strand had a least 1 section that wouldn’t light. At $25 a strand, I decided to try the LED keeper and see if by any chance I could repair them. This morning, in less than 20 minutes, I have easily repaired 4 strands of lights! It’s easy to use, works great, and reduces my blood pressure!!!

worked well in locating issues with LED light string

It’s amazing tool! I liked the way in which ULTA engineers have designed their bad LED searching feature. Dividing the string into the segments and then powering the selected segment from the tool instead of the AC outlet - is a brilliant idea! Before this purchase, I tried to find the broken LEDs manually, but there were too many of them. But it took me only about an hour to test and fix the entire string with ULTA tool. I found 12 bad diodes out of 300 in my string. The major problem with my LEDs were the resistors, connected to them. Unlike the LEDs themselves, resistors wires have been made from the bad metal which got corroded. I liked the individual LED and fuse testing features, found them ergonomic and convenient. I am very happy with my purchase, it is a money well spent.

USED TO REPAIR 6 50 STRINGS OF LIGHTS. tHE FIRST ONE I RECEIVED WAS DEFECTIVE AND THUS FRUSTRATING, HOWEVER AFTER I DETERMINED THAT THI PIERSING PIN WAS NOT SUPPLING THE VOLTAGE NEEDED TO LIGHT LIGHTS. I RETURNED THE DEFECTIVE ONE AND WAS SENT A REPLACEMENT WHICH WORKS GREAT. ONLY NEGATIVE IS ITS A BIT CLUMSY FOR AN OLD 78 YR OLD TO USE. AFTER A BIT I GOT THE HANG OF IT. LOVE IT!

My nativity scene had some strands dimming, this helped me pinpoint 2 bad bulbs causing issue. Get one now!

Sometime on Christmas Eve, one of our hanging garlands went 1/2 out. I decided to get the LED light fixer, knowing that we have all LED lights and the cost will be worth it. I followed the instructions in the package, each time seeing what lights illuminated. Eventually I was able to narrow it down to 1 bulb, which I then replaced with a new bulb and my garland was fully lit again! If any lights on my tree go dark, this will be the first thing I try. Id rather replace a lightbulb than my whole tree. Its worth the cost, but it might be something to grab on after Christmas clearance, if you can!

II have used this company incandescent light string repair tool in the past with mixed results and to put it mildly I was very skeptical if this would work. My first repair was to a 70 LED/24 foot outside string that was wrapped on a tree but in 10 minutes it was fixed. I was very lucky on this string as LEDs that out were close to the plug on this mounted string. The second set fixed was an unmounted 92 LED/32 foot string and took less than two minutes to repair. With the written instructions and online video you cannot go wrong. The lessons I learned are: -Unmounted lights are easier to repair. The tester comes attached to a 3 foot cord limiting the length the tester can be used. This is only a minor issue and limited to installed lights. It easily found the one broken LED on the 32 foot unmounted string. -Be sure the wire is correctly positioned in the tester before pulling the trigger. It is very easy to incorrectly position/select the wire causing you to repeat the procedure. Although this was identified by another reviewer I still managed to do it. -After correctly positioning the tester on the wire and pulling the trigger you have to allow enough time for the LEDs to light on longer strings. -Strings with multiple failures take some extra thought, time and require a little more effort. Initially you will get inconsistent results but if you decrease the number of LEDs tested and just work from one end of the string it works. . Bottom line this tester is easy to use, does its job and I would buy it again. I do share the same concerns with reviewer MBR as to fixing or replacing multiple failure strings. My multiple string LED failures were only one year old am questioning the quality of these strings. The common issues for the failures were almost 90 % involving the copper wires where it was bent to be inserted into the LED holder. Note: The write up said it came with 3 1.5-volt batteries are included, In reality it has a 9 volt battery