Identify this filament bulb

[coopersim]

Can anyone identify this Christmas light bulb please? Typically these days everything is led so offering it up to a number of spares in the local diy shed is a thing of the past!

Thanks

 

[winston1]

It is a push fit fuse bulb. That means it won't go short circuit on failure like the rest in the set. Voltage could be anything from 2 volts to 12 volts depending on the number in the set. Current is another Unknown.

 

[endecotp]

It's the fuse bulb from every set of xmas lights made from about 1985 until the arrival of LEDs....

Search for "Christmas light fuse bulb", you'll find them on ebay etc.

 

[coopersim]

Thanks, I did do this but there are a lot of different types. It's a 12v but what is the fitment?

 

[endecotp]

I really don't think there are "lots of different types".

To work out the voltage, divide 240 by the number of bulbs in series.

e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHRISTMAS...731678?hash=item33c1bd295e:g:3F4AAOSwUEVYD-tq

 

[winston1]

I really don't think there are "lots of different types".

But there are. Different sets have different types of non compatible push fittings. Getting spares can be difficult and after buying a few spares you have spent more than the cost of a new set.

Sometimes it is possible to transfer the lamp from one plastic base to another.

 

[coopersim]

Thanks for the replies, it looks like they might be a bin job then

 

[endecotp]

The bulbs themselves are wire ended and push into the plastic base, with the wires bent around. If the replacement's plastic base were the wrong shape - which I think is unlikely - you could just swap it with the one that you already have.

 

[coopersim]

They aren't universal I'm afraid

 

[nicam49]

Hi, The base identifies the bulb rating to prevent you from just plugging any old bulb in. Some bases have a slit between the pins, some have a tab on the side, some are smaller diameter,etc. It's not just random. Look at your lamp set and count the number of bulbs, then as had already been mentioned, divide the number of bubs into the mains voltage, ie 240. So if you've a 40-lamp set, 240/40=6, so each bulb is 6 volts, so buy a 6 volt one and the base will, ok, should be correct for that set....else do as Endecop suggests, and swap the bases over. Shops seem to have stopped selling spare bulbs since led sets came along...