I'm completely new to this stuff, I am actually about to go buy a soldering iron and teach myself how to do that to fix a 4-5 lamps that need to be resoldered, but my GI string 2 is completely out. I'm sure it's not the fuse because I swapped it out with another one and it's still out.

Is there anything I can do without a multimeter? I'm assuming no, but I can't really afford one right now.

If that's the only way to find what I'm assuming is a broken connector or wire (?) then I will try and find one or scrounge together some cash...

Thanks guys!

Thanks for the tips!

I made sure all the connectors were tight and it came back on... so maybe it was just a loose connection? I'm hoping anyway. I didn't realize I could get a cheap voltage tester I thought they were ~$100+, I'll definitely pick up a cheap one.

Got all of the soldering done and everything is working but one bulb (twist-socket #555)... I will have to do some research and maybe make another post to try and fix that.

Cheers!

Hmm, ok cool I will have to youtube a few soldering videos to learn how to do this without messing it up. Thanks guys!