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ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB sa ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB DIMMER sa ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB FLASHER sa ELECTRIC LIGHTING FIXTURE sa ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE sa NEON LAMP x BULB (ELECTRIC LIGHT) x INCANDESCENT LAMP x LAMP (INCANDESCENT) x LIGHT BULB xx ELECTRIC LIGHTING FIXTURE How to buy light bulbs. Tips on buying light bulbs and fluorescent tubes for better value and energy use efficiency. Energy saving tips. (1) increasing light bulb life (2) reducing electricity to electric heaters (3) add timer to hot water heaters (4) make your own "set back" thermostat. A comprehensive guide for specifying lamps and lamp housings for all types of electronics equipment. Tip: Make a tool for changing light bulbs in a hard-to-reach location. Tip: Lubricate outdoor light bulbs to keep them from sticking or corroding. Light bulbs are changing. A review of traditional light bulbs and what is available in new, lower-energy, longer-lived bulbs. Light bulb "octopus" for changing bulbs in hard-to-reach locations. A light-bulb changer for hard-to-reach locations. Tip shows how to make a duct tape handle to remove a light bulb from a recessed fixture. Better light bulbs. A guide to compact fluorescent bulbs, spot and floodlights, and halogen bulbs. Tip shows how to make a device for screwing light bulbs in and out of high ceiling fixtures. Tip: Three-way bulbs will not "buzz" when used with light dimmers. Green lights for home and business. Advice on replacements for incandescent lamps which use less electricity, but output the same amount of light. Incandescent-lamp driver circuit handles a 28-volt, 40-mA lamp. The right light. How to choose light bulbs for economy and effect. A buyer's guide to light bulbs. Looks at both incandescent and fluorescents. Tip: Coat light bulb bases with silicone spray to prevent corrosion. Tips on removing a broken light bulb from its socket. Bulb protector circuit prevents the turn-on current surge that often burns out low voltage pilot lamps in electronic equipment. Est. cost: $11. Experimenting with incandescent lamps. Tip: Use a rubber crutch tip to extract broken bulb from light socket. Two designs for long-handled electric lamp (bulb) changers for bulbs that are hard to reach. Tip: How to use a cork to remove a shattered light bulb from its socket. Tip on removing a broken light bulb from a socket. Tip on extending the life of incandescent light bulbs in "rough service" or hard-to-reach fixtures. Sensitive low-cost indicators. Indicator circuits which use transistors will turn on a pilot light when a circuit is closed. Discussion of various test lights, both neon and filament styles. Quiz on lamp circuits. Various combinations of lamps and resistors test your knowledge of lamp circuits. An "oddball" or hard-to-find incandescent lamp used in an electronic device can often be replaced by an LED as shown in this circuit. Incandescent-lamp life-extender circuit works with lamps that operate from 1.5 to 12 volts and a current of 1 amp or less. It works by controlling the maximum current getting to the lamp. How to salvage a partially burned-out 3-way bulb for use in a regular socket. Twenty-one good questions about light bulbs. What type of bulbs to be used in home lighting. Installing a thermister into the lamp circuit of a slide or movie projector will reduce the current drawn when first switched on, thus reducing the chance of the bulb being blown out by an overload. Tip on making your own amber colored light bulbs. Tip: How to stop light bulbs from buzzing when controlled by a dimmer switch. | |||||||||
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