What is this light bulb

Dan-Dan

what is this bulb?
and why does it have little knobbly bits on the ends , i have never seen that before , its usually just nibs on each enbd to slide into the fitting (outside light)

any ideas!


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poppellerant

It looks like a halogen bulb out of floodlight and the ends seem to be damaged.

Like you, I haven't seen the connectors hanging loose. Do they go back into the bulb?

Dan-Dan

poppellerant wrote: »

It looks like a halogen bulb out of floodlight and the ends seem to be damaged.

Like you, I haven't seen the connectors hanging loose. Do they go back into the bulb?

nope , they dont push back into the bulb , but they are `solid`as if they are made that way....if that makes sense , also , there was some white powder in the housing of the light

I dont want to buy a bulb if the light itselfs faulty that was all

timbo58

The white powder was the cement/insulation that held the terminal ends in.
The 'lamp' needs replacing.

They aren't bulbs -bulbs are planted to create flowers/plants.

ian103

http://www.screwfix.com/p/sylvania-78mm-v-80w-1400lm/94927?cm_sp=Search-_-SearchRec-_-Area2&_requestid=356032#_=p

is it one of these?

ohreally

Its an R7S 78mm halogen lamp.

Crinkmeister

timbo58 wrote: »

They aren't bulbs -bulbs are planted to create flowers/plants.

Yes, but a bulb may also be a spheroidal dilated part at the end of an anatomical structure.

Dan-Dan

thanks chaps , i knew it wasnt a bulb but the word lamp was escaping me

timbo58

lol, I worked in a lighting shop when I left school and was given a slap every time I said bulb instead of lamp. :-)