27 Oct
2009
27 Oct
'09
5:44 p.m.
On 27/10/2009 21:06, Tony Duell wrote:
> Personally, I'm surprised that you haven't
repaired incandescent light
> bulbs... or maybe you have?
So I took the old midget flange bulb and cracked the
glass part out with
pliers. Desoldered the wires from the side of the cap and the base
contact, and cleaned out the inside of the cap.. Then inserted a
wire-ended bulb and soldered it in place.
I once "repaired" bulbs too, for a set of nice outdoor Christmas lights
where I couldn't get the right decorative bulbs. They're the kind that
have an outer glass envelope over the actual "bulb" containing the
filament. I bought new plain lamps with the same base and rating, and
took some of the ones that had burnt out, cut the envelopes off using a
diamond scriber, and epoxied the old outers over the new plain lamps.
Amazing what you (think you) can do when you're bored.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York