I need help. I have a star christmas lantern (little over 2 feet) but one of the timers went bad. My lantern uses (110v) 5 25 watt bulbs on one timer and 1 25 watt bulb on another timer. When one set comes on the other goes off. A friend found the problem and tried to replace a diode that burned out because of the timer but as the power went on the diode instantly smoked (hes inexperinced in timers. only knows radio). the timer is very small. So i figure it be better to replace it somehow. The timer circuit is so small it fits easily inside of a 35mm camera film canister (thats its storage housing). I have not taken electronics since middle school but put together a ac-dc converter by myself. any help or suggestion would be much appreciated.