Outside light
Jan. 17th, 2007 11:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackMum,
Dad was right. Except that it was actually pretty easy. The hardest part is that it's impossible to reach without standing on a chair on a shallow slope, but if you offset the chair, pull the door shut (it doesn't latch) and lean against it you have stability.
There's a tiny corroded notch at the side of the case, and if you insert a 2p (from my cache of 2ps) and twist hard, the transparent casing pops off, and there's a light sideways inside. You can plug another bulb in easily, and then the cover just presses on.
When I flicked the switch and the warm glow came on I felt quite smug at having sorted it out. It's not a big deal or I would have done it earlier, but it's nice to not mess around outside in the dark.
Half a second later, the bulb overloaded.
That was an energy saver. I swapped it for a normal one, and then it was ok. But what could have caused that?
Love Jack
Dad was right. Except that it was actually pretty easy. The hardest part is that it's impossible to reach without standing on a chair on a shallow slope, but if you offset the chair, pull the door shut (it doesn't latch) and lean against it you have stability.
There's a tiny corroded notch at the side of the case, and if you insert a 2p (from my cache of 2ps) and twist hard, the transparent casing pops off, and there's a light sideways inside. You can plug another bulb in easily, and then the cover just presses on.
When I flicked the switch and the warm glow came on I felt quite smug at having sorted it out. It's not a big deal or I would have done it earlier, but it's nice to not mess around outside in the dark.
Half a second later, the bulb overloaded.
That was an energy saver. I swapped it for a normal one, and then it was ok. But what could have caused that?
Love Jack
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Date: 2007-01-17 11:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-17 12:06 pm (UTC)But ah! It is sideways which is close to the ceiling -- if all that light comes back, that would explain it. It feels good to think I know what's going on. Should I try a dedicated energy saver bulb?