Need advice on an ole Back Burner project.

Just hide the extra lights in something.

I might have to,  but I'd rather have a cleaner looking display. 

I'd have to look at the wiring to see if you could cut them down, it's very hard to tell without some detective work.

I assume they now plug into your 110V? Could you count the number of bulbs in series and divide  to figure the voltage drop per bulb. Count how many you are using multiply and see if you get a reasonable number that you could provide that AC voltage, either a step down transformer (or in the best of worlds a ZW?)

With that special effect, it would take quite a bit of figuring to reduce the number and keep the effect, if possible at all. It's probably not just a matter of figuring bulb numbers and reducing voltage as with a normal string.

Much easier to do it John's way or just buy a string of the right length.

Jim

Thanks for the suggestions,  I think I'll take Gunrunner John's  first suggestion of hiding the extra bulbs in a box or something.

Just FYI,  The control box has 4 wires coming out of it.  One for each color and one that goes all the way to the end and connects to all three color lights ,  think that's probably the ground wire.  The control box has 15 different functions.  So think I better let well enough alone until next Christmas season and maybe find a shorter string of chasing lights.

Doug