Why Buy All These Bulbs...

[letschat7]

It's depressing to realize that one day, all of those old bulbs will be gone.

Maybe they will start producing them again like Valves/Vacuum Tubes. I had a collection of vintage bulbs I sold and the man only wanted the box they came in and got rid of all the bulbs.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Over a decade ago I ordered 150 PR2 bulbs for a relative pittance from an electronics supply house that was closing them out. I wanted a good supply of bulbs that, when run using two NiMh cells at a combined 2.8 nominal volts, would have considerable longevity. Brightness wasn't a factor, as I planned on using them in a dark-adapted environment. So far, neither of the two bulbs from that lot that I've used have burned out yet from regular use.

 

[Monocrom]

So awhile back was having an issue finding a certain type of incandescent bulb for a wall light-fixture in my bedroom. Usually would go to a certain Ace Hardware store that had them in stock for years. Well, not anymore. Time to hop onto the interwebs. Found them! Or, so I thought. They were ridiculously expensive. But figured that was due to the fact that this company might now be the only one continuing to make them. Alright, no choice. Really wanted them. Bought 6 instead of 8 due to the costs involved. They arrived and.......

They're LEDs. All of them. Hop back on the site where I got them. Only at the very bottom of the page, where I didn't scroll, does it say LED. I wanted to immediately ship them back. But, I was fed up with searching for them. So, decided to try out the LED version. Well, they're a soft LED; and they work. Light output maybe a hair below what the inca. versions were producing. Runtimes far longer on these LEDs. Yeah, I'm keeping them and using them.

I'm just so over with having to replace certain things at certain times every frickin' year. It gets aggravating. Especially each year, when some certain items becomes more and more scarce. Until they're just gone, and now you're on Craig's List or eBay trying to hunt down used stock that still works. That's okay with some things. Not lamps.

 

[snakebite]

I found possibly the earliest kpr139 ge bulbs made. Round top looks like they used the envelope from a #47. Same as the first kpr141 i used back in the day for "coon shoot" lights where you were limited to a 2 d cell light. Only problem is they touch the lens on my tec 40. Way better performance than the china kpr139

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

Is there a good source for high quality bulbs at low prices, or all the sources expensive now?

 

[snakebite]

NOS from ebay has been the most productive.
Lots of crack smokers there though.

 

[vicv]

I recently made a pretty big purchase from Limens factory. It sent me back quite a bit, but hopefully will keep my surefires with enough bulbs that they will not become paperweights in my lifetime

 

[fivemega]

I may have some discontinued Welch Allyn bulbs if anybody wants.

 

[nfetterly]

I heard a couple of years ago that since they were effectively banned as lights some one had imported some as "small space heaters". if it's on a google search it's a couple of pages down.

 

[vicv]

I heard a couple of years ago that since they were effectively banned as lights some one had imported some as "small space heaters". if it's on a google search it's a couple of pages down.

I'm sure some jurisdictions have banned them but that's for normal household and commercial lighting. Not for devices

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

I heard a couple of years ago that since they were effectively banned as lights some one had imported some as "small space heaters". if it's on a google search it's a couple of pages down.

"Where there is a will, there is a way." Now that is being truly creative! Not entirely inaccurate, either, as what, >95% of the energy is given off as heat? You gotta have incans for your old Easy-Bake Oven!

Easy-Bake Oven - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

I think Donald repealed the US ban on household incans, didn't he?