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From: William Sommerwerck on 6 May 2010 12:46
>>> Uh, did you replace the bulb?

>> This sounds like an intermittent filament. Assuming it's an
>> incandescent lamp.
>> Is this a fluorescent lamp? It could be the bulb, or the "ballast".

> I haven't seen too many 18W incandescent lights ...

No, but there are low-wattage tungsten-halogen lamps used in such products.


From: Jim Yanik on 6 May 2010 13:19
Smitty Two <prestwhich(a)earthlink.net> wrote in news:prestwhich-
59A086.09445806052010(a)newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com:

> In article <hrub8s$nus$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer(a)comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> > Uh, did you replace the bulb?
>>
>> Indeed. This sounds like an intermittent filament. Assuming it's an
>> incandescent lamp.
>>
>> Is this a fluorescent lamp? It could be the bulb, or the "ballast".
>
> I haven't seen too many 18w incandescent lights ...

you've never seen any Xmas lights? they're less than 18W per bulb.
and any TEK scope with front panel lights;less than 18W incandescents.
same for any flashlight...
then there's my TENSOR lamp,with a 12v 12W bulb.

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jyanik
at
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dot com
From: whit3rd on 6 May 2010 15:08
On May 5, 10:32 pm, "don" <d...(a)panix.com> wrote:
> I have a Luxo asymmetrical task light which takes an 18 watt bulb, which is
> starting to give me trouble. Most of the time it will just flicker

I'm guessing this is a halogen light.
Probably there's oxidation in the socket contacts to the lamp.
You can pull out the bulb, clean (scrape) the pins, and
use a welding tip cleaner wire (kinda like low-bite circular
file wires, used for acetylene torch maintenance) to clean
the socket.

Don't get fingerprints on the bulb, or use any cleaners that might
leave a residue.
From: Allodoxaphobia on 6 May 2010 16:29
On Thu, 6 May 2010 12:08:23 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd wrote:
> On May 5, 10:32�pm, "don" <d...(a)panix.com> wrote:
>> I have a Luxo asymmetrical task light which takes an 18 watt bulb, which is
>> starting to give me trouble. Most of the time it will just flicker
>
> I'm guessing this is a halogen light.

That's what everyone seems to be doing -- guessing.

Ask open ended questions -- get open ended answers.
From: Smitty Two on 7 May 2010 00:08
In article <Xns9D70879C78376jyaniklocalnetcom(a)216.168.3.44>,
Jim Yanik <jyanik(a)abuse.gov> wrote:

> Smitty Two <prestwhich(a)earthlink.net> wrote in news:prestwhich-
> 59A086.09445806052010(a)newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com:
>
> > In article <hrub8s$nus$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> > "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> > Uh, did you replace the bulb?
> >>
> >> Indeed. This sounds like an intermittent filament. Assuming it's an
> >> incandescent lamp.
> >>
> >> Is this a fluorescent lamp? It could be the bulb, or the "ballast".
> >
> > I haven't seen too many 18w incandescent lights ...
>
> you've never seen any Xmas lights? they're less than 18W per bulb.
> and any TEK scope with front panel lights;less than 18W incandescents.
> same for any flashlight...
> then there's my TENSOR lamp,with a 12v 12W bulb.

Arghh. It's a LUXO Task Lamp. 18 watt fluorescent, virtually by
definition.
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