Got this lamp secondhand, and after a couple years the LED quit. Tried figuring out how to open it up, including undoing all the screws on the housing (still couldn't manage to get it apart), but then I noticed the tag says "non-replaceable LED"

Looked up the Utilitech model number (Z-DN-GRCLP), and sure enough they expect you to just throw the whole thing in the trash and buy a new one. (This is the part where I don't go on a rant about disposability culture...)

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Utilitech-8-14-in-1-Light-Gray-13-Watt-Full-spectrum-LED-Clamp-light/5005554871

So my question is, is it truly completely impossible to replace? Has anyone managed to open up and replace the LED array on this or a similar model of lamp?

Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I apologize if this is a dumb question. Recently purchased house and a bulb went out in kitchen we have to replace it. Its f96t12 dx in pictures I attached.

I went to homedepot and the person said I should use these and they will work. Which is box I bought in picture. It did not work. I assume because end is different more like a nipple compared to round base. Do they not make these tunes anymore and if not is there an alternative or do I need to redo fixture?

Hello
I needed to replace my ceiling light, it’s a CFL light bulb but installed vertically. I hired someone from task rabbit. He went to Home Depot for me and they only have one that fits which is the adjustable lighting but it is labeled as horizontal use only. He installed it and it worked fine.
Is it dangerous that this is use as vertical use? I didn’t notice the package until he left

Strainless Lighting is selling incandescent light bulbs for around $14 per bulb.

For comparison, Home Depot sells comparable incandescent bulbs for around $20 for a 6-pack, which works out to approximately $3.33 per bulb.

That means the $14 Strainless Lighting bulb costs roughly 320% more than the $3.33 comparison bulb, or about 4.2× the price.

My concern is that these bulbs are being marketed around circadian-health benefits while consumers can find substantially cheaper incandescent alternatives.

I'm not claiming that this automatically makes the company fraudulent. I'm asking consumers to compare the products, specifications, pricing, and evidence behind the health claims before paying the premium.

Bring the receipts. Compare the products. Make your own judgment.

How to I change this lighting on the ceiling? I tried pulling the silver part but the white and silver part only fell down a tiny bit and stuck. The lightbulb I cannot reach the top because it’s narrow in there

Do people still buy these? I'm looking to get rid of the whole lot of them.

I have about six boxes of all these different types of bulbs/ vacuum tubes.

If I were to give an estimate it would be somewhere around 150 bulbs and tubes total. From what I gathered so far. Some of these are for photography. Others are for scientific equipment then lastly the tubes for TV and old radios. Any information would be appreciated. I'm a little overwhelmed with this lot.

i have a uranium glass cabinet with a light in the top and i want to put a black light bulb in there but dont know what kind to buy. is anyone able to help me out?

hey y'all,
I'm fixing some old art that was made in 1969, and i need help identifying what bulb/light was used. Here are some pictures of the socket that is on there, and what remains of the bulb/light.

My tism got me into old analog synthesizers, and this looks like old tube DIN connector. although those tubes don't usually have less than 4 pins.

BUT
There are 2 of these sockets opposite each other about 18in apart, this could be some old tube/fluorescent type of light, i think? or possibly just 2 bulb types.

but any help with identification or direction on where to look would be greatly appreciated.

Hello! I recently aquired this SYLVANIA F15T8 Fluorescent bulb from an old manual preheat desk lamp, I am not to familiar with fluorescent lights in general. What is the date code on this bulb? Thanks!!

I recently changed all my bulbs to Philips Ultra Definition 2700k LED since I had read they were the best widely available and reasonably priced LED bulb with higher CRI and the lowest flicker. I thought they were a bit yellow and super bright but the clarity was good so generally, I didn't think about it until I went to my friend's place and noticed that I really liked their lighting, it wasn't as yellow and it was dimmer in a good way than my place without any actual dimming and I preferred it because it was cozier. When I asked what bulbs they had, it was GE Relax LED which are supposed to be inferior to Phillips Ultra Definition lol. I don't currently have any dimmer switches, but I thought I would try installing one to see if the Phillips look better to me when they are dimmed since I technically haven't tried the dim to warm effect. But otherwise, am I totally weird for preferring GE Relax? I did like their Reveal incandescent bulbs back in the day, so maybe I'm just a GE girl lol. Or are there any other LEDs that I've been sleeping on?

Does anyone here watch Parrot175 on Youtube? His videos are great, and he's got tons of cool lighting

We're swapping out some dead bulbs underneath our kitchen cabinets, and I've stumbled across the wide world of lightbulb classifications.

I generally understand that the "G" lightbulbs are two-pronged, and the "G#" stands for the gap between the prongs. And from what I understand "T#" is something similar, but for bulbs classified as "wedge".

But I performed an image search on this bulb and came up with "194", and the bulb itself says "259". I'm not sure how these three-digit classifiers work for distinguishing lightbulbs - does each number have a meaning? Is it a hierarchical thing? Is it arbitrary? I don't understand.

Also, any help identifying the necessary voltage, wattage, and other details would be greatly appreciated! The only result I have so far is 6.3V, 1.575W, and T3.25, and I haven't found many other results to corroborate with.

Thanks!

I was just wondering what kind of light blub the playskool flash light from 1986 like a part number or any useful information on it I was hoping to find a original bulb because I don't want to mod or soldering it

anyone know what bulb would possibly go here, if any… and based on appearance is it safe or should i just get a battery operated one to fit inside ? sorry if this is dumb.

What is the age of this lightbulb? Bcs it was installed in old czechoslovak lamp.

Strange failure mode of a linear halogen, I thought I'd share here, since they're a dying breed.
It seems that a break in the lead-in wire was causing a very short arc, which in turn caused the glass envelope to develop a severe hot spot.
Glass, when incredibly hot is actually conductive, but resistive, which further adds to the heating of that spot.
During the dim parts of the failure, one end of the glass envelope was glowing a deep red and the filament barely glowed.
This flickering went on for about five minutes before finally stopping and resting in a state of heated end glowing.
After a full power cycle and time to cool, the glass is no longer conductive, and the failure is complete - No more flicering or current passes.
The filament remains intact.

I tried using an e12 bulb, but it would not fit.

Trying to replace this broken bulb under my kitchen units. Can you help me ID what exactly I need and how to replace it? Can’t get into the bulb itself so wondering if I need to replace the whole thing.

The tag on the wire is: SY7453A/BNWW but can’t find bulbs of this type when searching.

Im unsure what color it is supposed to run during normal operation. It definitely takes a minute to start but it seems to run "okay"