Rope Lighting is a series/parallel string of lights coated with a 3/8” or 1/2” thick clear, flexible PVC layer. There are 12 lights per foot. Each foot of Rope-Lighting has the equivalent of 5.5 watts per foot. Maximum runs up to 150 feet. You can cut steady burn rope lighting every 2 feet at defined marks and chasing every 3 feet at defined marks.