tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post3918442844863930787..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: L'Ampoule « baïonnette »Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84283389490565188292013-01-30T04:59:43.062+01:002013-01-30T04:59:43.062+01:00That bulb is kind of pretty--sculptural.That bulb is kind of pretty--sculptural.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23350885901123284782013-01-28T21:46:02.251+01:002013-01-28T21:46:02.251+01:00Actually, we have a couple of lamps that use that ...Actually, we have a couple of lamps that use that kind of bulb. They're sold everywhere.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25707324828190712082013-01-28T13:04:46.060+01:002013-01-28T13:04:46.060+01:00I was never any good at changing bayonet bulbs, so...I was never any good at changing bayonet bulbs, so may years ago, I changed all the light sockets to screw bulb sockets. This way I can change any bulb myself.<br />Your bayonet bulb looks like a keeper...doesn't look like it will ever give out. That's the beauty of the older made stuff...built to last.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8929969467996842722013-01-28T13:00:01.976+01:002013-01-28T13:00:01.976+01:00I remember Walt mentioning in a blog post a few ye...I remember Walt mentioning in a blog post a few years ago his struggles with finding a bulb that was the right size (I think it was Walt? might have been Dedene?)--went to the store but didn't have the definite measurement of the base :) It's true that this is not usually an issue here in the U.S. The base is either clearly very tiny, or of a standard larger size.Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32610042813436712672013-01-28T11:23:49.515+01:002013-01-28T11:23:49.515+01:00Ken... all our new light fittings... installed fiv...Ken... all our new light fittings... installed five years ago now... are bayonet and it is difficult to find ES sockets on anything but the pendant lamps in the bricos...<br />we, like Jean... and probably you... have a huge box of different strength, different fittings bulbs.<br />I would prefer the ES as a standard... the bulb is much easier to fit... something about the pointy end and the fact that the screw bites immediately, to my mind.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19213529419207527162013-01-28T09:57:09.113+01:002013-01-28T09:57:09.113+01:00I remember those elaborate filaments in light bulb...I remember those elaborate filaments in light bulbs, long disappeared. I really dislike modern fluoro bulbs. As you said, they take forever to come warm up and the light is not nice. I stockpiled old style bulbs, but halogen replacement bulbs are not too bad. Thirty years ago in Australia all we had was standard bayonet fittings. Oh, there were fridge and sewing machine lamps that were different. You would not believe how many different spare bulbs with different bases we now have in our apartment. We only have one Ikea lamp and no spare bulb for that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26603805467295093692013-01-28T09:56:51.945+01:002013-01-28T09:56:51.945+01:00We have so many different kinds of light fitting i...We have so many different kinds of light fitting in our house that we have a huge box full of spare bulbs, just to be able to replace one for each fitting.<br /><br />Someone somewhere will be able to do the maths that works out how long one of the new bulbs has to last in order to be more cost effective than the old ones. The new ones cost about ten times as much as the old ones so they have to last ten times as long, less an amount to account for the reduced cost of electricity required.<br /><br />My maths isn't up to it but I still can't see them as a bargain !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.com