Whether we love it or hate it, Christmas time is slowly approaching. One of the most popular family traditions before Christmas day is to decorate the tree in shiny tinsel and twinkling fairy lights. Normal Christmas lights use a lot of electricity, so many now opt for LED Christmas lights. During this time of the year, we tend to eat too much and spend too much, so it’s good to know that we can save some extra Rands by making one or two small changes throughout the Christmas season.
LED Christmas lights use a light emitting diode as opposed to normal Christmas lighting that consists of a number of small incandescent bulbs. The LED lights are powered by the movement of electrons in a semi conductor material. Unlike filaments that burn out in normal lights, LED Christmas string lights will not burn out the entire row of lights when one bulb blows.