One of the questions we get asked multiples times a week is
if our light strands are single end connection or end-to-end connection. For
some people, this topic is quite confusing especially when trying to make a
purchase for novelty or commercial string lights. The main way to tell if it is a
single end connection or an end-to-end connection is to look for a female plug.
Every light strand has a male plug, this is the part that plugs directly into
the wall and has the electrical prongs. If this is the only plug that the light
strand has, then that means it is a single end connection.
For end-to-end connection, you will have the male plug on
the one end of the strand and the female plug on the opposite end of the
strand. This means that you can connect more than one strand together, continuously. However, most end-to-end strands will have a maximum wattage that they can
support. If you are not using LED bulbs, then you will need to keep an eye on the wattage so that you do not blow a fuse. On our website we try to have the image below
on our novelty string lights that are end-to-end connection, as well as the
information in the “Features” column, to let our customers know if the strand they are purchasing is end-to-end or single end connection.
