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How to fix circular light bulb? (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by Zagorath@aussie.zone to c/ausrenovation@aussie.zone

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So, there's the circular bulb itself, and also this little removable plastic cylinder with two metal feet on it. How do I tell which of them needs replacing, and what specification to look for to know what to replace it with?

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[–] trk@aussie.zone 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Buy an LED oyster lamp of the same diameter and replace the whole thing.

Instant light, cheaper light, and no more bulb replacements required.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Happy cake day!

Yeah that's what I ended up doing. Spent way too long in the store staring at the packet like an idiot, because the box said "use with LED replacement starter" but I couldn't figure out if said starter was included in the box or a separate purchase. After about 5 minutes of trying to figure it out I realised I could just open the box and see: yup, it was included.

I don't think they even still sell the fluoro type. The sell the starters aplenty, but not new bulbs.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago

100% replace. Every time (three times) I've tried to deal with round fluro it was a major fuck around that didn't work out.