Light Bulb Blows......

[Sylvie]

Question Details Here

[janbee]

what is the question? How many letters? Do you have any?

[bookbinder]

So, replace it.

[Baldric]

Just put your question in the "Type Your Answer Here" box, no need to start again

[Sylvie]

I have restyled the question.

My fingers slipped - sorry

[bookbinder]

Where is your restyled question?

[-Talbot-]

Thread of the day ... shouldn't this be in the News section?

[wiltsman]

Take a deep breath Sylvie and start again.

As this is Answerbank, you need to ask a question then hopefully one or more of us will attempt to answer it.

At the moment you are giving us random statements.

[venator]

Are you in the dark?

[Baldric]

Well, we are atm!

[frugalfred]

Has someone been hitting you with a light bulb? How many blows were struck?

[Sylvie]

Ok

Light bulb popped.

Put in a replacement and it didn't light. Tried new lightbulb in another lamp and it worked fine.

So I checked the live and neutral wires in the plug were properly connected and also put in a new 3 amp fuse. Still no luck.

Is there anything else that needs checking?

[Baldric]

Fuse board, or circuit breaker

[bookbinder]

I assume that we're talking about a table/standard lamp, not a ceiling fitting. You say that you checked the plug connections. Check the connections in the lampholder.

[Sylvie]

Thank you Baldric. Unfortunately the fuse board/circuit breaker is showing all switches OK

[frugalfred]

It's pointless fitting a new plug fuse until after you have found and corrected the fault.

[Baldric]

As you've checked the plug then maybe Lampholder needs checking, pull plug out first!

[BRIGHT SPARK]

The connections inside the lamp holder may be loose...or there may be a broken wire within the flex.

[Sylvie]

Hi Bookbinder,
It is a small table lamp around 12 inches tall. I will have a look inside the lamp holder.

[bhg481]

Have you checked the new fuse that you put in? If the first fuse blew because of a problem with the wiring then the new fuse might have blown also. You need to check that fuse with a meter or put it in another plug and check that that appliance works.