Why? Because the size of the pins on pin base replacement bulbs depends on the wattage of the lamp. Therefore you have the same wattage bulb in order to replace it or it won’t fit. My friend recently purchased a 38W 2D pin lamp to replace the bulb that had burned out in her fixture. [...]
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I’ve heard this twice last week. Friends and customers had purchased a pin based bulb and tried to replace their existing burned out bulb.When they inserted the lamp into the fixture it wouldn’t go in. The fixture seemed the right size and shape but the pins were the wrong size and wouldn’t go in to [...] You may have heard of Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) GU24 base bulbs and wondered what they are. These bulbs have a different base than the standard screw base CFL bulbs. GU24 bulbs have 2 pins protruding from the base instead of the usual screw in base. To install the bulb, you would insert the pins [...] MR16 lamps are commonly found in track, rail and pendant fixtures in retail, exhibit and display areas where directional light is desirable. A MR16 lamp has a halogen filament. One of the disadvantages of being halogen based is the danger of the filament glass breaking. Another is the high temperatures that the lamps reach, and [...] I recently went to a friends house and noticed in her bathroom that she had CFL spirals in her wall light fixtures in her bathroom. While this is energy efficient and kudos to her for that, it looked, how shall I say, ‘aesthetically displeasing’. Because Dimmable CFLs need a certain amount of energy to initially light up, you should always start with the dimmer switch at it’s highest setting before turning on the light. Once it’s lit, you can then adjust the setting to the proper lighting level. It is recommended that you use standard rotary or slider dimmer [...] |
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