Bloody fairy lights

[MuddyMike]

I have lashed out on some new outdoor LED fairy lights and risked life and limb decorating a large tree in the front garden with them. They are of the type that include a control box for selecting different sequences of flashing. We actually prefer the lights to be on constantly and the box includes this option. Problem is unlike the old bulb lights they replaced the bloody things default to "random flash" every time they are switched on. To make matters worse the control box is at the tree end of the feed lead on these bloody stupid lights not at the transformer end like the old bulb ones. Bloody Bloody Bloody!!!!!! Aghhhhhhhhhh.

Mike

[Ledswinger]

I have a similar dislike of the flashing, but I'm too idle to do anything about it, and as my control boxes are inside the house it's a little easier.

But given that the control box merely flicks them on and off, and is on the low voltage side, I'd have thought that a few minutes playing around with a multimeter would identify the polarity of the individual leads out of the control box, and you could make a new permanent connection between the LV from the transformer and the relevant leads?

Led