What type of lightbulb is this?
#5
04-04-18, 05:30 PM
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#6
04-04-18, 05:32 PM
Wow. Never head of that. We have 8 of them in our exterior lights. Just moved in a few months ago.
What are their benefits? I’m thinking of switching to LED as a they go on sale super cheap this week.
What are their benefits? I’m thinking of switching to LED as a they go on sale super cheap this week.
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#7
04-04-18, 05:45 PM
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You need to 100% ID what you have before you put in LED bulbs. Look closely around the brass base for any writing. Also check the globe carefully. The writing will be hard to see.
#8
04-04-18, 06:01 PM
I’ll check tomorrow. It’s snowing like crazy now.
Is there a danger in switching to LED?
Pic from earlier today with partial writing on the socket.
Is there a danger in switching to LED?
Pic from earlier today with partial writing on the socket.
#9
04-04-18, 06:14 PM
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I think I see a filament inside the lamp. It might be a halogen lamp. Unless there is a remote ballast it will not be HPS or Metal halide. Take a meter and measure the voltage at the socket. If it is 120 volts then it is a standard incandescent lamp.
#10
04-04-18, 06:32 PM
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A "B" series socket is a miniature socket. It looks like a filamented bulb inside an HID globe. I've never seen one like that before.
#11
04-04-18, 08:14 PM
It's just an ordinary blunt-tip candelabra lamp. Funny, I thought it resembled a HID lamp for a second too. Then I realized it was a halogen capsule and not an arc tube. The perspective is a bit confusing, making it appear like a larger bulb, due in part to the tip and base being cut off.
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04-04-18, 08:21 PM
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04-05-18, 05:47 AM
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