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John Sigler
- Jan 1, 1970
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Well maybe it is not so strange.
My mother has a fixture over her breakfast table which has 5 flame
shaped bulbs, wattage unknown. When one of these went out recently I
purchased package of 2 Sylvania 40 watt Flame Shape Iridescent Light
Bulbs F15. The package says it has a Safety Circuit. The base of the
bulb fits the fixture socket perfectly but neither bulb will illuminate.
If I move one of the other existing bulbs to that socket, it works
fine. There must be some problem with the bulbs that I purchased.
Other than not being tinted as darkly, the bulbs I purchased have a
different type of filament. They have a single fairly thick horizontal
filament while the bulb that I am trying to replace has a much finer
filament which is in the shape of a "C" laying horizontal and supported
at 3 spots.
Would the difference in the filament explain why the new bulbs won't
light up in that fixture?
Does the wattage matter? There are also similar 20 watt bulbs
available.
The bulbs that I purchased work in a conventional lamp.
My mother has a fixture over her breakfast table which has 5 flame
shaped bulbs, wattage unknown. When one of these went out recently I
purchased package of 2 Sylvania 40 watt Flame Shape Iridescent Light
Bulbs F15. The package says it has a Safety Circuit. The base of the
bulb fits the fixture socket perfectly but neither bulb will illuminate.
If I move one of the other existing bulbs to that socket, it works
fine. There must be some problem with the bulbs that I purchased.
Other than not being tinted as darkly, the bulbs I purchased have a
different type of filament. They have a single fairly thick horizontal
filament while the bulb that I am trying to replace has a much finer
filament which is in the shape of a "C" laying horizontal and supported
at 3 spots.
Would the difference in the filament explain why the new bulbs won't
light up in that fixture?
Does the wattage matter? There are also similar 20 watt bulbs
available.
The bulbs that I purchased work in a conventional lamp.