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Floor Lamp Problem
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Hi
Need help here.
We have a floor lamp, father and child style with an uplighter and a reading lamp. Everything working well until the uplighter conked out. No problem , thought I, just change the bulb as I have done before. Got R7S 118mm bulb and out it in....no light. Meanwhile the reading light is still working.
Tried another bulb in case it was duff. Still no go.
Got the tester out and tested the bulb....definitely has a circuit.
Bought another lamp. Exactly the same design. With great difficulty assembled it and put the bulbs in. Success.....for 1 night. Then the uplighter bulb went out. Checked the bulb and it had a circuit. Nevertheless tried another bulb...still no go. Reading light absolutely fine.
With great trepidation tested the bulb socket with the power on...showed a circuit.
Anybody got any clue as to what the dickens is going on here.
We have had the original lamp for at least 5 years and have changed the bulbs previously without incident.
Thanks
ladyalex
:-))
Need help here.
We have a floor lamp, father and child style with an uplighter and a reading lamp. Everything working well until the uplighter conked out. No problem , thought I, just change the bulb as I have done before. Got R7S 118mm bulb and out it in....no light. Meanwhile the reading light is still working.
Tried another bulb in case it was duff. Still no go.
Got the tester out and tested the bulb....definitely has a circuit.
Bought another lamp. Exactly the same design. With great difficulty assembled it and put the bulbs in. Success.....for 1 night. Then the uplighter bulb went out. Checked the bulb and it had a circuit. Nevertheless tried another bulb...still no go. Reading light absolutely fine.
With great trepidation tested the bulb socket with the power on...showed a circuit.
Anybody got any clue as to what the dickens is going on here.
We have had the original lamp for at least 5 years and have changed the bulbs previously without incident.
Thanks
ladyalex
:-))
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I used to get this with site lights (building sites) until I went over to LEDs years ago.
Usually down to a poor connection at either end of the bulb. They can be an absolute pain to seat properly. I shouldn't recommend this, but, in desperation, I used to switch it on and twiddle the bulb around until it worked.
It didn't always, the contact ends in the lamp are spring-loaded. The connections were always going wrong.
I guess your old lamp's connections have worn out, and the new one's are just poorly made.
If no luck with twiddling, then I'm afraid it's time to upgrade. I honestly can't think of anything else, I'm afraid.
I used to get this with site lights (building sites) until I went over to LEDs years ago.
Usually down to a poor connection at either end of the bulb. They can be an absolute pain to seat properly. I shouldn't recommend this, but, in desperation, I used to switch it on and twiddle the bulb around until it worked.
It didn't always, the contact ends in the lamp are spring-loaded. The connections were always going wrong.
I guess your old lamp's connections have worn out, and the new one's are just poorly made.
If no luck with twiddling, then I'm afraid it's time to upgrade. I honestly can't think of anything else, I'm afraid.
Ideally, replace the whole lamp with an LED model.
Yes, LED direct replacements are available easily. Around 10 or 12 pounds roughly, but they last for years and consume about a tenth of the power.
The trouble with that is that you are still stuck with the same old connections. So maybe the same old problems.
Yes, LED direct replacements are available easily. Around 10 or 12 pounds roughly, but they last for years and consume about a tenth of the power.
The trouble with that is that you are still stuck with the same old connections. So maybe the same old problems.
Thanks, Builder. I wondered if the connection would still be an issue.
I haven't tried the twiddling yet, but I am growing bolder by the minute......
Thanks TonyV....don't think there is a broken wire as we tested the sockets with the power on and it showed a circuit, so the bulbs should work if they are making contact.
Sigh.....why can't things just blinking well work?
Thanks again
:-))
I haven't tried the twiddling yet, but I am growing bolder by the minute......
Thanks TonyV....don't think there is a broken wire as we tested the sockets with the power on and it showed a circuit, so the bulbs should work if they are making contact.
Sigh.....why can't things just blinking well work?
Thanks again
:-))