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What if your Christmas lights could be brighter, safer, cheaper to run—and easier to put up than ever before? On this episode of https://FixItRadio.com, John Rush and Larry crack open the secret world of modern holiday lighting and reveal how far technology has come. Why wrestle with old incandescent strands, blown fuses, and sky-high electric bills when LEDs have changed everything? And could upgrading your setup actually save you money in the very first season? From massive C9 commercial-grade bulbs to customizable 100-foot spools, this episode exposes tricks the big-box stores don’t want you to know. What online sources offer better quality at half the cost? How many lights can you safely run on one circuit? And what simple swap could prevent fires, burns, and dangerous blowouts in the garage? But the conversation doesn’t stop at lights. What about ladder safety—the overlooked hazard that ruins thousands of holiday seasons? Or the new wave of AI-designed displays, right-angle drill adapters, magnetic scr