How many head-fi'ers does it take to change a lightbulb?

[chia-pet]

I know this looks bad, but I need assistance in changing some light bulbs.  These are the bulbs in question:
 

 
The bulbs have "Sylvania Dulux S" written on them, and they're 13 watt bulbs.  Has anyone changed one of these before?

 

[Omega]

Get off the internet, and take one of those bulbs to a local hardware store, Home Depot, Lowe's, or even Wal-mart.  Match it to something on the shelves.  Problem solved.

 

[9pintube]

TEN! Just a joke.......You pull those lamps out and take one with you, as Omega said because they do come in different lengths..........PS don't forget to put the silver paste on the contacts before inserting each new bulb!!!! They'll put off a better shade of light.(get It?)

 

[chia-pet]

I don't know how to remove the bulbs.  Do I just pull them out?

 

[9pintube]

 
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I don't know how to remove the bulbs.  Do I just pull them out?

chia-pet, just pull the bulb out by grasping the base, right behind the glass tube..you might check to make sure they don't use a safety clip of some kind......Those style should just pull out!! good luck, you might even wear some gloves or grab the tube with a towel just in case it would break,   save you from a nasty cut??

 

 

[Uncle Erik]

Those are pretty standard CF bulbs. Just pull them straight out and take them to a hardware store. You'll find a replacement easily.

Though you might want to look into the cryogenically treated models. When they're turned off, they make blacks blacker.

 

[Yoga Flame]

Also, those appear to be reading lamps. So you might find them in a different section from the regular bulbs at the store.
 
And that stock wiring looks nasty. Definitely get that recabled with 1% gold wire at least. Night and day difference, I tell you. Especially after burn in.

 

[vixr]

How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

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How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and 1 to post that the light bulb has been changed

14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently

7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs

27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs

53 to flame the spell checkers

41 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"

... another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"

15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct

156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy"

109 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped

111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this forum

306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty

27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs

14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's

3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group

33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"

12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"

4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ

44 to ask what is a "FAQ"

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"

1 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again

 

[SiriuslyCold]

ROFLMAO!! thanks for this
 
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How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

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How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and 1 to post that the light bulb has been changed

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1 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again

 
 
in the case of head-fi make that 7 years!!

 

 

[wuwhere]

That looks like a vintage dual mono fluorescent vacuum tube amplifier rated at 13 watts/channel. Those fluorescent tubes have to be matched else you will hear a channel imbalance. Good luck.

 

[nycdoi]

clean all the dusts first!

 

[NapalmK]

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That looks like a vintage dual mono fluorescent vacuum tube amplifier rated at 13 watts/channel. Those fluorescent tubes have to be matched else you will hear a channel imbalance. Good luck.

 
Yep. Also make sure to turn of the power off before you change them out.
 
As for cleaning, I'd recommend using some Isopropyl alcohol.

 

[krmathis]

I have!
...and I was able to do it completely on my own.

 

[beerguy0]

None, we prefer to sit in the dark while listening.

 

[chia-pet]

Originally my plan was to pull one of the bulbs out and take it to Home Depot to find a suitable replacement.  Instead I went to Home Depot and found the replacement bulbs first.  After seeing a new bulb outside of its socket, I realized where the base begins and had no trouble pulling it out.
 
Thanks... you wise guys!