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Hi, Yes, I've had to solder several sets with broken wires. As long as the correct wires are soldered together and then weatherproofed against the elements with silicone or tape they seem to be fine. If the wires are cross connected or shorted in some way you will get some crazy results. But if the wires are connected correctly it should be fine. Now if the controller got zapped when the wires broke it could require replacing controller but I haven't had any controllers be bad.

@@hall-o-gramcreations4988 How do you know which wire is which for soldering together?

It was very hard for me to open but it can be done. I used a small flathead screwdriver to pry it open.

Not sure if I can be of much help but I'll try. I had a strand that wouldn't connect to wifi or phone. I first unplugged my home router for a few minutes then plugged it back in. Sometimes the router will drop a device if signal is weak for awhile. It won't allow it internet access or respond to that devices IP address. I think that was issue with mine. I finally brought the stand into the room next to router, reset the strand and I was then able to connect to the strand. I moved it back where it was and moved router a little closer to it and that worked. Before that I was resetting it every couple of days. It could be that firmware may need to be updated on your Flex too. Could also be that transmitter/receiver in that controller may be weak or be going bad. Also if the signal is weak it can be overpowered by a more powerful wifi device nearby. Try moving strand. There is really nothing with the light end of the device that should be making it reset. Most likely something to do with controller. One other thing to check is that the controller button is moving freely. Not jammed in some way by dirt etc. If the button is being held down with debris that could also make the strand reset. Controller might think you might be holding button down all the time. Hope some of this helps. Good luck.

​@@hall-o-gramcreations4988 hello, thank you for you time and i actually turned off my router 2 days ago let it sit off for 5 minutes, and then turning it on (not for my twinkly originaly) but that's one thing done. Other than that after contacting the assistance of twinkly they told me it was a hardware problem and that they couldn't do anything to help me and that they will send a replacement. I don't know if that's true but i will still try to check things within the app and the light. I will still investigate to see if anything is blocking the buttons even if it seems like there is nothing. And again thank you for your help (i don't know if you can maybe add some information to what you said before with the new ones i gave you now. 😉)

Ok, let's see if I can be of any help. I've only worked on the strands but the tree should act the same way I think. Solid blue and green light usually means the device is ready to set up but is not connected to anything network wise. If you go to the Twinkly app on your phone you can check to make sure your tree is connected. If the app is showing not connected then try and reconnect by searching for an available device. I had a similar issue for awhile where a strand would disconnect and flash as well. So I had to use my phone app to reconnect the strand but sometimes it wouldn't. So I would have to reset the strand by holding down the controller button for a little over a minute and while still holding down button unplug the strand for about 30 seconds then plug back in and let go of the button. The strand will then reset. Remove the strand from your Twinkly app and then do the setup procedure. You can also connect the phone directly to your phone's Wifi by searching for the trees wifi internal network. I would have to go this route until they changed the firmware to allow better wifi setup. Another thing to check is your home's wifi router setup. Sometimes for no apparent reason the router may decide to not allow wifi access to the Twinkly lights. Check your router settings or unplug your router/modem from wall for a couple minutes then plug back in. Then check lights again. You might even try this step first. Also make sure that the tree is somewhere that it gets a good wifi signal. If it's weak the lights might keep popping off the network on their own at random times. I've experienced this one first hand and took a long time for me to narrow it down and find problem. If you've tried all these then it's possible that the controller is bad but usually when that happens the LED light doesn't work at all. Hope some of this helps. Good luck.

Yeah, I think they have to. Their drinks go right through them😂

@@hall-o-gramcreations4988 🤣🤣

Yeah, thanks. Hope you're mom was ok. You must have been on the other coast. Difficult when you're that far away and can only hear about it. What was strange here was my cellphone was broken, power was out for a little while and cable was out so only news I heard was rumors. I take weather alerts more seriously now. I agree, we don't need any more of those for quite a while. On a side note I have a cat question just thought I'd ask. People in our plat lost their cat on June 8th. It has been randomly spotted around the area. We have strays every now and then come through the yard and drink from our dog's bowl on patio. Twice last week I just got a glimpse of a black cat going around corner. Do you know a way to try and catch it for them? I guess it's been chipped. Thanks, take care

Sorry to take so long to respond. Let's see if I can be of any help. I have a Bearcat scanner but it seems hit or miss. Sometimes so low volume it's hard to hear much. This particular recording was made using an Android Cellphone, a Droid 2 Global, if I remember right. Anyway, it was recorded using an app called Scanner Radio Pro which plays train, police, etc radios realtime that are being simulcast to the internet. They get some of their broadcasts from the Broadcastify website. This recording was made off the CSX Toledo Sub and Indianapolis feed. There is a free version of the scanner app but about any will do. Broadcastify is free to sign up for but requires a subscription to access the archives, if I remember right. They archive their feeds for a few months or something and you can search, listen and download blocks of time to listen to. That was how I was able to put together the train and police recordings from around here for the video that I made about the Tornados that hit us in 2019. I was outside with my camera when it hit us. Had no idea it was there until it hit us. Anyway, that video is here: ruclips.net/video/WOtzT0X_mro/видео.html Someone also mentioned to me about getting an SDR (software defined radio) module that plugs into the phone. They said you can have it with you to listen to trains etc using the phone and radio receiver and you can boost the volume a little. Hope this helps.

@@hall-o-gramcreations4988 Thank you!

5 pieces, that's a pain, huh, sorry to hear about that. Let's see, well if it was just the wires between the bulbs that was cut you may be ok. If the bulbs themselves were damaged might be an issue. What I'm not sure of is how each led is addressed meaning that each RGB led in the string is told in sequence what color it is supposed to display by reading the next frame of data that is being sent from the controller and the next led does the same and so forth down the string until the end of the frame is reached which should equal the total amount of leds in the string and then the controller sends out the next frame and on and on. The system is in balance when length of frame sent equals total amount of leds in the string. The system is voltage based it appears and resistance introduced into the string needs to be as minimal as possible. If you have 5 pieces of the strand cut between the leds and you know which piece went where on the string then it should be just a matter of carefully reconnecting the wires to the correct wires from the strand and soldering them and sealing them up. The wires on the broken part have to match the correct wire from the strand or it won't work. If you're not sure then temporarily connect them, test it and if it works solder and move to the next piece then on down the strand. What I'm not sure about exactly is how the leds are addressed on the string meaning if the address of the leds is hard coded into them or not. If they are then each cut section will need to be on the strand in a specific order. If not then the leds would be flashing in wrong order on the strand. My guess is that the system is not that smart. By that I mean that most likely each led doesn't have a specific address hard coded on it. This way the leds just pickup their color information from the frame sequentially as it comes down from the controller. This way no matter what order the 5 pieces went back together they would work because their order on the string is determined by placement as they are attached to the string. This brings me to my last point which is that I'm not quite sure how the controller determines the end of the frame. Normally a frame consists of the color data for all the leds on the string. The controller knows that there are 600 leds on the string and it sends out a frame of data for 600 leds. By the time the frame has reached the end of the string and the last led lights the controller sends out the next frame. Basically the controller waits a certain amount of time for the frame to reach the end then sends out the next frame. This is done in a fast enough way so you don't really notice the delay. If say half the strand were missing the frame would get to the end and then there might be a noticeable delay before the next frame is sent out. If all 5 pieces are put back but defective leds were cut out and bypassed as long as wiring was right I don't think the delay would be long enough to notice. I don't think the system is smart enough to wrap around meaning that if there were extra data for missing leds in the string that that data would wrap around to the beginning of the string. I think the string is just a one way street starting out from the controller and then progressing down the string. Uf there is extra data at the end it is just ignored. Well good luck. I'd be interested to find out how it goes. Sorry if my answer is too long. I tend to be long winded sometimes.

@@hall-o-gramcreations4988 damm, i know that there is atleast 4 leds i Cut… but i Think i Will try and Cut them out, and see if i have flickering when choosing a solid colour

@@GeekNetworkDKwhat ended up happening with this problem? At the end of last years season a rabbit chewed through my strand. All 3 wires were affected. The chew mark was so close to the bulb I don’t think I can splice, connect, and seal. Was wondering if it would still work if I cut out one led.

@@reyesmontemayor6998have not looked at it yet... its a big project, and i havent had the time :)

It theoretically should work with one led cut out depending on where it is. LEDs appear to be addressed by their physical location on the strand. I don't think they're hard coded in on each bulb. The controller sends the data down the strand with each led stripping off the last instruction and then passing it on to the next led. There should be just enough data to reach the end of the complete strand. What I'm not sure about is what would happen if there were fewer leds present than the original strand had. The last instruction might just be ignored and cause a slight delay or overlap. I don't think it wraps around in a bidirectional way so it most likely gets ignored then the controller sends out the next string of commands and it repeats. I don't think the controller is smart enough to realize less leds as long as the strand is wired up properly. I'm interested in how it goes. Good luck.

engineer is we are warned this day

yeah that's something many engineers should be noted on their training