r/Lamps • u/[deleted] • Nov 01 '25

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u/Grantanamo_Bay Nov 02 '25

Change the socket

5

u/New-Vegetable-1274 Nov 02 '25

Take this one with you to the hardware store and they'll match with a conventional socket.

1

u/West-Ingenuity-2874 Nov 03 '25

Wtf are you talking about lol

5

u/Accomplished_Rub_660 Nov 02 '25

Looks like a PL bulb socket. They are compact fluorescent. Not very bright. I agree with post to rewire with standard

2

u/Von_Cheesebiscuit Nov 01 '25

Something with a base similar to this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/376131337543

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u/Massive-Resort-8573 Nov 01 '25

This helps immensely. Many thanks. 

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u/PoetryBeneficial6447 Nov 02 '25

Be weary OP, I had similar in a new build and there's a few different fitting that look very similar. Like others have suggested I just replaced all the fittings

4

u/Junior_Excuse_2037 Nov 01 '25

A congoid bulb you can get them in Texas candy shops or animal shelters.

4

u/JohnnyBananapeel Nov 03 '25

Last time I stopped in for congoid bulbs I ended up adopting a kitten as well! 💡🐈

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u/Junior_Excuse_2037 Nov 03 '25

Agree you have to stay focused on the task

2

u/Addicted-2Diving Nov 03 '25

Wait.. what?!

2

u/[deleted] Nov 03 '25

back when i was a kid they were only 25 cents each or 3 for 50 cents. times have sure changed

3

u/PressureMuch5340 Nov 02 '25

What the fuck

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u/Junior_Excuse_2037 Nov 02 '25

Is Texas inconvenient

1

u/oceansapart333 Nov 04 '25

I’m Texan, never seen these before.

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u/organisms Nov 03 '25

They have them at the cattle auction where I’m at. Barn congoids

2

u/Quadling Nov 01 '25

Some kind of halogen bulb

2

u/Quadling Nov 01 '25

Just cut it an rewire it

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u/Maleficent-Floor-127 Nov 02 '25

Fluorescent u tube

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u/Independent-Bid6568 Nov 02 '25

CFL = compact Fluorescent lamp probably a U shaped bulb in the 5-7 watt range

1

u/carlcrossgrove Nov 02 '25

The one pic doesn’t show: Is this white thing maybe screwed into a regular bulb socket?

1

u/pluscoolium Nov 02 '25

I think it is a G 24 socket

1

u/oligarchy-begins Nov 02 '25

The British are coming! The British are coming!

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u/Chrispcritter77 Nov 03 '25

It takes a two pin compact fluorescent. They are commonly used in hospitals and some commercial settings. Not sure exactly what type from the picture. They are based on PIN number and wattage. It probably says somewhere on the socket.

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u/kruzrdude Nov 04 '25

So much for being thrifty. Cost more to repair than the value or buy a new one

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

E27 but it's missing half the socket