Malibu lights problem

[Senin]

3 out of my 6 malibu outdoor lights on a line went out (over a few months). No problem. I bought bulbs and tried to install them. They did not work. Okay, it's outside sockets full of dirt and bugs so I cleaned them. I tried the bulbs again. They still don't work.

Any suggestions?

[Evan]

Check the buried wire ?

It has probably corroded through where the IDC wire connectors are tapping the feed for each light...

New connectors or a new length of wire might solve your problem...

~~ Evan

[ransley]

No volts to the lamp, connections are bad or wire, it doesnt take much dirt or something loose to loose a light. Thats why they are crap, the time I wasted trying to fix an old set was alot, use a volt meter and try tightening connections first

[Joe]

Use your ohmmeter to find the problem. If you don't have one, go to Harbor Freight and get the $4 model. You will probably wind up buying new lights anyway. Your call.

Joe

[Stormin Mormon]

Check to see if the socket is getting power.

Move the bulbs around, see if the darkness stays with the bulb, or with the socket.