How long does rope light last?
A. My experience with it has been from 2005 through 2008. I have had several failures (where one 18″ section goes out). The fix is not difficult – cut out the bad section, and then using the invisible splices, insert a new 18″ section – and then heat the clear shrink tube to seal the connections. Presto – you are back in business. Last year, the animated toy shop had only one 18″ section go out at the beginning of the season. In 2006, I had one of the elf’s hats go out (an 18″ section of green), and a 18″ section of pink on one of the hammer arms. That was it. The manufacturer claims the rope light is good for 25,000 hours – but since I am doing fast switching on and off (like for the hammer attraction), I expect the life to be much less.
