Garage opener light bulbs a waste of money!
cm
will have a better quality bulb. You might also try a screw in flouresent
bulb as they have no filiment to break.
Craig in AZ
www.azcraig.us
"The Wobulator" <Randall...@REMOVEearthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I've had a heck of a time with regular light bulbs in my Sears 1/2 hp
> opener. They only seem to last for about two months. So, I went out
> and bought some special bulbs specifically for a garage door opener at
> Lowes. They are supposed to be vibration resistant (read more
> expensive). I figure this will fix the problem. Not! About two months
> and poof! I'm trying bulbs made for a ceiling fan next. Any other
> suggestions? Thanks.
> The Wobulator
>
> *Please REMOVE the obvious for my correct email address*
HA HA Budys Here
>
>I've had a heck of a time with regular light bulbs in my Sears 1/2 hp
>opener. They only seem to last for about two months. So, I went out
>and bought some special bulbs specifically for a garage door opener at
>Lowes. They are supposed to be vibration resistant (read more
>expensive). I figure this will fix the problem. Not! About two months
>and poof! I'm trying bulbs made for a ceiling fan next. Any other
>suggestions? Thanks.
>The Wobulator
Yes. Purchase a portable light with reflector, and one of those plug-in socket
adaptors. Attach the light to the ceiling a couple of feet away from the garage
door opener, and plug it into the socket adaptor, which is screwed into the
garage door opener's lightbulb socket. Be sure the cord doesn't intefere with
the opener. Locate the light where I'll be useful when the door is open or
closed.
You could also change the opener bulb to a flourescent energy-saving bulb. Not
for the energy savings (It probably won't considering the time it's on) but
they don't have filimants to jog loose during normal opener operation...
wayne
takes a while to warm up! The extension cord to a "normal" fixture is
really a good idea as you can use a larger lamp since it will not be
attached to the opener and should light up better! I wish I had thought of
that solution!
Wayne
"The Wobulator" <Randall...@REMOVEearthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I've had a heck of a time with regular light bulbs in my Sears 1/2 hp
> opener. They only seem to last for about two months. So, I went out
> and bought some special bulbs specifically for a garage door opener at
> Lowes. They are supposed to be vibration resistant (read more
> expensive). I figure this will fix the problem. Not! About two months
> and poof! I'm trying bulbs made for a ceiling fan next. Any other
> suggestions? Thanks.
> The Wobulator
>
Joseph Meehan
regular 40W (rather then the 60W the fixture is rated for) in my Genie and
with two openers total of 4 lamps, I replace about one per year.
I wonder if there could be some other problem. A floating neutral?
Higher than rated voltage? Moisture? Bad contacts? Do you have just one
lamp? If you have two is it always the same one burning out? Do they seem
to go out more often in the winter than the summer?
--
Joseph E. Meehan
26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math
tflfb
Tom.
Alan
<Randall...@REMOVEearthlink.net> wrote:
>I've had a heck of a time with regular light bulbs in my Sears 1/2 hp
>opener. They only seem to last for about two months. So, I went out
>and bought some special bulbs specifically for a garage door opener at
>Lowes. They are supposed to be vibration resistant (read more
>expensive). I figure this will fix the problem. Not! About two months
>and poof! I'm trying bulbs made for a ceiling fan next. Any other
>suggestions? Thanks.
>The Wobulator
I put a "rough usage" bulb in mine and have only replaced it once in
several years.
Stormin Mormonn
filament to heat the gas so it will start. That's why four foot tubes get a
dark band on the end -- the filament is giving up tungsten which condenses
inside the tube.
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Stormin Mormonn
sturdier.
Also can try "rough service" bulbs avail at the auto parts stores. Sold for
guys working under your truck with a lamp cord.
--
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Jesus: The Reason for the Season
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Dave Solly
> I've had a heck of a time with regular light bulbs in my Sears 1/2 hp
> opener. They only seem to last for about two months. So, I went out
> and bought some special bulbs specifically for a garage door opener at
> Lowes. They are supposed to be vibration resistant (read more
> expensive). I figure this will fix the problem. Not! About two months
> and poof! I'm trying bulbs made for a ceiling fan next. Any other
> suggestions? Thanks.
> The Wobulator
>
> *Please REMOVE the obvious for my correct email address*
I had the same sort of problem. I replaced my bulb socket with a rubber
one. I did it because I thought either the old socket was banging against
the case of the opener, or I had bad contacts in the old socket. Either
way, with the new socket I no longer have the problem. Warning, the new
socket did not fit correctly, so I left the lens off and let the rubber
socket float in the opening.
Dave
Edwin Pawlowski
"The Wobulator" <Randall...@REMOVEearthlink.net> wrote in message ...
> About two months
> and poof! I'm trying bulbs made for a ceiling fan next. Any other
> suggestions? Thanks.
> The Wobulator
Can you improve the mount on the opener? I use plain bulbs and they last
for many years. I put the Stanley opener in about 15 years ago and recall
changing the bulbs once in that time.
The idea of a remote mounted light is a good one also.
Ed
anthony diodati
"HA HA Budys Here" <hahabu...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >From: The Wobulator Randall...@REMOVEearthlink.net
>
> Yes. Purchase a portable light with reflector, and one of those plug-in
socket
> adaptors. Attach the light to the ceiling a couple of feet away from the
garage
Thats a damm Good Idea!!
anthony diodati
"tflfb" <fuk...@qwest.net> wrote in message
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> Try a rough surface light bulb.
That Might Work better. I was looking for rough service bulbs for my
trouble light and a hardware sold me a garage door opener bulb, Said it "was
the same thing" I bumped the trouble light "ever so gently" POOF it was
gone!!
Thanks, Tony D.
TCS
>opener. They only seem to last for about two months. So, I went out
>and bought some special bulbs specifically for a garage door opener at
>Lowes. They are supposed to be vibration resistant (read more
>and poof! I'm trying bulbs made for a ceiling fan next. Any other
>suggestions? Thanks.
Use lower wattage bulbs.
Chris Lewis
> I put in a CF and it has worked well except when it is real cold and it
> takes a while to warm up!
What do you consider "real cold" in this context? -40F or 20F?
--
Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est
It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.
John Hines
>I've had a heck of a time with regular light bulbs in my Sears 1/2 hp
>opener. They only seem to last for about two months. So, I went out
>and bought some special bulbs specifically for a garage door opener at
>Lowes. They are supposed to be vibration resistant (read more
>expensive). I figure this will fix the problem. Not! About two months
>and poof! I'm trying bulbs made for a ceiling fan next. Any other
>suggestions?
Rough service bulb. Working to date, where the garage door opener ones
died in a few weeks.
Greg O
"The Wobulator" <Randall...@REMOVEearthlink.net> wrote in message
> I've had a heck of a time with regular light bulbs in my Sears 1/2 hp
> opener.
I bought a cheap 300 watt halogen flood, mounted a box to the ceiling, ran
wires from the opener to the box, and mounted the flood on it. It has been
up for 3-4 years. Gives better light too.
Greg
Tony Hwang
Hmmm....
The bulbs in my opener is almost 9 years old. Try higher voltage one
like 130V.
Tony
John Hines
wayne
Wayne
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Chris T
These are being phased in more and more as a Vibration Resistant bulb.
-c
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> news:u1u5uvoq2pr126ol8...@4ax.com...
>> I've had a heck of a time with regular light bulbs in my Sears
>> 1/2 hp opener. They only seem to last for about two months. So,
>> I went out and bought some special bulbs specifically for a
>> garage door opener at Lowes. They are supposed to be vibration
>> resistant (read more expensive). I figure this will fix the
>> problem. Not! About two months and poof! I'm trying bulbs made
>> for a ceiling fan next. Any other suggestions? Thanks.
Why didn't you go to Sears for the rough service bulbs? They're still
fairly cheap for them, even after having doubled their prices, and
their bulbs have more filament supports than most such bulbs.
Auto parts stores also sell rough service bulbs, which are used in
handheld drop lights.
Maybe your problem isn't vibration but high voltage causing the bulbs
to overheat. There are bulbs rated for 130VAC to solve this, and if
you can't find the rough service type get an adapter that converts a
lightbulb socket into a normal household socket so you can plug in a
light fixture hanging a few feet from the opener.
Doordoc
Actually it is usually poor contact w/ the bulb. The metal tab at the
bottom of the socket tends to flatten out & separate slightly from the
bulb which causes arcing between the contact & the bulb. Bend the tab
upward (unit unplugged of course)& clean the contact tab if necessary
& the cheapest bulbs you can find will work just fine.
Doordoc
www.DoorsAndOpeners.com
Chris Lewis
> about 20F they take a while to warm up!
when it was really cold. Starting about now, we consider 20F to be
a heat wave ;-)
John Hines
A brand new garage door opener, and the 2 pack of "garage door opener"
bulbs, lasted a month. The first rough service bulb is still going
strong 6 months later.