r/lightbulbs

I’ve been all over trying to find something similar. I’d be grateful for any help 😀

Maybe from the early 2010s? Was a bit greasy.

I have an old laurel lamp and just got it rewired because no matter what lightbulb I used, it would buzz. It’s a dimmable lamp. I thought the buzzing would stop once I got it rewired, but it’s still buzzing. The dimmer is a Leviton 200W dimmer, incandescent only. The bulb in the lamp currently is incandescent.

I tried looking on the Leviton website and couldn’t find anything about this dimmer.

Any help or insight would be very appreciated!

Everything is new old stock, laundry basket included

Nice warm glow perfect for the night without lighting up the room a single bit only the table on its lowest setting.

Here are the pictures of the now Functioning Ulysses Lamp MKI. I cut the last hole for the switch, and did final soldering of the battery holders just yesterday in the heat. Tested her, and she works! She's not quite done as I need to figure out the battery placement, and cut the lens glass, but I have a beam shot, (if it could be called that) and the pictures of this adorable bundle of wires. One of my few pride and joy builds. As the title states, this is a memorial project for a friend I lost last year in March, he was a great man, the light, naturally, I named after him. (Ulysses Grant Cox. Yes, that is his god given name) he was one of my best friends of fifteen years. And the parts I made this with, are as follows, since I did make this serviceable: two spade connectors and liquid tape for the socket, two 1/2 AA battery holder, which fits two cr2 batteries, an inverter I pulled from a 4 watt fluorescent blacklight I bought at Spencer's, the lens will be a window glass pane section, insulated the inside with electrical tape, used two mint tins, one of which is an old Altoids tin I had lying around from a couple years ago. And the bulb? An Intermatic LZ1WU Bulb. I also used some extra wire I found on the sidewalk and tested. I have a dark shot of the hallway to show, the old Sylvania style mark? My maker's mark, which did take some inspiration from the hygrade sylvania logo, but not the main inspiration. The parts I used, part of the symbolism in part of making it, he lit up the lives of the people who cared about him. He might be turning in his grave because I made this, but it's also my way to show him I miss him, and care about him, to show him the effect he had on his friends. Especially after knowing him 15 years. Thank you for viewing this, and sorry this post went on so long. But I wanted to show my work. Also wanna thank those who took the time to read this from the bottom of my heart, you guys are real ones 💛

I’m moving into a house and the old stove has a tube lightbulb on it that burnt out. When I look up the numbers on it I can’t find an exact match. Does anyone know the modern equivalent?

Sorry if pics are bad.

Alright so i just got a hps 250w fixture off fb marketplace and i cleabed everything i cleaned tje bulb i blow dested everuthing i cleaned the hood everyrhing was cleaned but weirdly even wbfore the cleaning a gluw gun smell started coming from the hood or choek ballast area mainly at the hood any reasson why?

This is my massive CFL I’ve had for a little while, easily the biggest one in my collection. I love it, my only complaint is that it’s 6500k, but I’m not surprised because these were mainly used in industrial and commercial settings. The ballast and components inside the bulb are bigger than a standard A19 bulb.

Hello. I am looking for the correct lightbulb type for this antique German fixture. Circa 1916-18. I'm looking for the correct bulb to insert for display, but am not trying to actually light it. Thank you in advance.

I personally love CFLs, especially old GE and Philips ones. In the second photo, the one on the right isn’t supposed to be clear, but I cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol and accidentally wiped the frosted coating off. I kinda think it looks cool clear though. Also, the ones in the second and third photos are all bright from the start Reveal ones, but the 60w equivalents in the first photo are not.

I purchased my house 5 years ago, and every bulb from the bathrooms to the bedrooms had this particular bulb, the lighting is perfect. I can’t seem to find this exact one anywhere, but I’m driving myself crazy trying to find something similar. I’ve been to Home Depot twice in the last 2 days, I’ve done research on the internet, yet everything I get is way too bright or way too yellow. Please help me find something similar!

I've been searching for one of these for many years. They are a huge wave of nostalgia, having once been the standard for commercial lighting. It's a shame these are so uncommon today, they have far more character than any LED ever will.

The tubes are cool white F40T12s, and I used two different ballasts. The outer tubes are driven by an Advance Mark III Energy Saver, and the inner tubes are driven by a Universal branded ballast. Both high power factor rapid start.