Seasonal light string and method of assembling seasonal light strings employing capacitor shunts

A method of assembling a light string, the method comprising:

• selecting a cylindrical wire lead capacitor comprising a curved sidewall, a substantially circular bottom, and a pair of wire leads extending from the bottom;
• bending each wire lead of the pair of wire leads to extend adjacent to the sidewall of the capacitor;
• forming a first intermediate wire portion comprising a first wire end and a second intermediate wire portion comprising a second wire end;
• connecting a first electrical terminal to the first wire end and a second electrical terminal to the second wire end;
• disposing the first electrical terminal and the second electrical terminal within a lamp socket;
• inserting the capacitor into the lamp socket such that a first wire lead of the pair of wire leads contacts the first electrical terminal and a second wire lead of the pair of wire leads contacts the second electrical terminal;
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• inserting a lamp into the lamp socket such that a first lead of the lamp contacts the first electrical terminal and a second lead of the lamp contacts the second electrical terminal,
• wherein forming a first intermediate wire portion comprising a first wire end and a second intermediate wire portion comprising a second wire end further comprises:
• (i) inserting a wire into the lamp socket, (ii) cutting the wire to form the first intermediate wire portion and the second intermediate wire portion, and (iii) stripping insulation from the first wire end and the second wire end.