...Or I could try replacing some of the bulbs. I got it partly working again, briefly. When it was partly working, 1 in 3 bulbs on the 150-bulb string were on. No bulbs are missing, but the shunts on 2 or more of them may have failed. I hope somebody still stocks replacement bulbs for these. Wish me luck! And thanks for the tip; I'll check PA if it turns out I need the screwdriver.

On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Adam Thompson <athompso@athompso.net> wrote:

Princess Auto sells several security-bit sets, I believe at least two of them include the triangle bits.
-Adam

Kevin McGregor <kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com> wrote:

Does anyone have, or know where I can get, a small triangle-head screwdriver? I have a long (150-bulb) Christmas tree light set that doesn't work at all. It has a controller to make the lights do different flashy things, and the controller seems to be held together with two screws with triangle-shaped sockets. Not Robertson, not Tor-x. The whole thing worked fine last year, and I'd like to have it working again. I thought I would take it apart to see if there was anything obviously wrong with it (check for voltages, etc.).

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Gilles R. Detillieux              E-mail: <grdetil@scrc.umanitoba.ca>
Spinal Cord Research Centre       WWW:    http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/
Dept. Physiology, U. of Manitoba  Winnipeg, MB  R3E 0J9  (Canada)