Ignoramus query but before I do any damage using brute force how do I replace a light bulb in my LGB tram engine? Incidentally, never having really looked at the thing, wasn't it a bit remiss of LGB not to put red lights on at the rear and then make them reversable depending on direction of travel. It looks a bit mean not to have any lights on when running in reverse
LGB Tram Engine light bulb
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Zerogee
Clencher's Bogleman
Is it an old version with screw-in (yellow) bulbs, or a more modern one with the push-in 2 pin bulbs?
If the former, you should be able to gently slide the entire bulbholder down out of the bottom of the lamp housing, unscrew and replace the bulb and slide it back into place again - there should be enough play in the wires to allow this; if the newer type, then carefully pull the bulb out with a pair of pointed tweezers and push in a new one.
Jon.
If the former, you should be able to gently slide the entire bulbholder down out of the bottom of the lamp housing, unscrew and replace the bulb and slide it back into place again - there should be enough play in the wires to allow this; if the newer type, then carefully pull the bulb out with a pair of pointed tweezers and push in a new one.
Jon.
Well, there you go, that's what G-scale is all about. With some confidence after your message Jon instead of going for the hammer and chisel I got my long jawed pliers and very gently removed the bulbholder, unscrewed the bulb. the filament did not, on close inspection, seem to be damaged and anyway my spares are out in the garage and it is a very cold night, I'm not going out there again, so I just screwed the bulb back in and ran the tram. Guesswhat, yes, it works. So plugged back in and we are running OK. Loose contact?Zerogee said:
Yes yb, I read your comment, tram engines of this sort do not run in reverse, I still think there ought to have been a red light at the rear.
Zerogee
Clencher's Bogleman
Glengrant said:
Great, glad it worked! I think the old screw-in bulbs sometimes work a little loose over the years (remember that any LGB loco that has the yellow bulbs fitted is around 20 years old now, at least!!), and it's difficult to re-tighten them in situ without taking the bulbholder out as you did. All's well that ends well!
Jon.
tramcar trev
all manner of mechanical apparatus...
Oh Chaps do move into the new century all this talk of SMES ( sub minature edison screw ) globes... Replace it with a warm white led....
stevedenver
Registered
yes the first thing to check with the screw in type bulbs is tightness
i have yet actually need to replace any, mostly because they run well below max rating virtually all of the time
something you cna also do, is find the 16 v versions, or even 14 v, these obviously run rather brighter at low speeds, and may tolerate breif burst of high voltage-have one ina stainz i bought used, and its OK,
the caveat is never to run these white, lower voltage bulbs full tilt as they get hotter than they should
i melted a buffer lamp housing this summer using some model power bulb and socket as a replacement fo a missing LGB one, the lamp, which was running rather brightly for a long period off track voltage, caused the lantern lid to warp-and this couldnt have been fo rmore than an hour or so outside on evening
i have yet actually need to replace any, mostly because they run well below max rating virtually all of the time
something you cna also do, is find the 16 v versions, or even 14 v, these obviously run rather brighter at low speeds, and may tolerate breif burst of high voltage-have one ina stainz i bought used, and its OK,
the caveat is never to run these white, lower voltage bulbs full tilt as they get hotter than they should
i melted a buffer lamp housing this summer using some model power bulb and socket as a replacement fo a missing LGB one, the lamp, which was running rather brightly for a long period off track voltage, caused the lantern lid to warp-and this couldnt have been fo rmore than an hour or so outside on evening