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[personal profile] jack
Mum,

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

Date: 2007-01-17 11:55 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] emperor
Some energy-saving bulbs will over heat in confined spaces.

Date: 2007-01-17 12:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com
I heard about that. But it's several litres and I didn't think it could do so in half a second!

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?