Bay Retriever
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Wondering what’s the trick to replacing the light bulbs in the engine room and bilge. ( And where to get them).
I’ve attached a pic of the bulb, which I was unsure/unable to remove the other day.
View attachment 109613
Many thanks in advance.
T MacDonnell
Bay Retriever
2004 Mainship 400
That is an LED; looks like a replacement for a G-4 or maybe G-8 halogen. Perhaps the socket has been replaced, or includes an adaptor. Should be available at your nearest Batteries + Bulbs (where I got mine), but they are supposed to last for years, even in continuous use; one wonders what caused failure.If the label in there is accurate that would be an E27 socket, with the lamp rated to handle up to a 75w incandescent bulb.
Looks like its a screw out type. Label on the light says E-27. Also, looks to be an AC bulb, 220v... SHOULD just unscrew...
Not sure where you're getting"festoon" style. May need to blow up the pic a bit more, that's DEF a plug/screw in type. Not one that resembles a glass fuse style...
Also, the label clearly says 220v E27 on there, and the wiring LOOKS to be original, it's the old cloth wrapped style...
Voltage may well be 120, but this would not be the first such fixture changed to 12 VDC.
Engine room lighting is one place where any number of things might have been done.Bear in mind, what labels say vs what a previous owner might have done to the housing... could be different.
All LED's are DC powered, so no way it's 220 V AC as labelled. (The new LED bulbs you can get for household use have a power converter inside. That's why they get hot, and are not as efficient as they would be in a DC system).
I have the same boat as Tmac with the exact same fixture as shown. I have recently replaced the Xenon bulbs that came from the manufacturer in this exact fixture with LED's.
It is not a screw in bulb, not a festoon and I seriously doubt it is AC powered. Would not make much sense to have to run the generator or be on shore power to have engine room lights.
If you zoom in you can see the pins. It's a G4 12V LED bulb with 2 pins and you pull it straight out, similar to this one.
The socket is tight, might take a little effort to pull it out, but I can almost guarantee that's what you have.
I have the same boat as Tmac with the exact same fixture as shown. I have recently replaced the Xenon bulbs that came from the manufacturer in this exact fixture with LED's.
It is not a screw in bulb, not a festoon and I seriously doubt it is AC powered. Would not make much sense to have to run the generator or be on shore power to have engine room lights.
If you zoom in you can see the pins. It's a G4 12V LED bulb with 2 pins and you pull it straight out, similar to this one.
The socket is tight, might take a little effort to pull it out, but I can almost guarantee that's what you have.
I have both AC and DC lights in the engine room as I also have an inverter.
I have the same boat as Tmac with the exact same fixture as shown. I have recently replaced the Xenon bulbs that came from the manufacturer in this exact fixture with LED's.