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Zero999:

--- Quote from: bob91343 on January 26, 2022, 01:14:02 am ---Kim, I have tried that with a powerful magnifier and various light sources.  No trace of any marking.

As for the longevity of the replacement lamp, it's a joke because I am 89 years old and don't expect to outlast almost any kind of lamp.

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LED lamps use less power and typically pay for themselves in electricity saved, over a period of 5 years. I hope you enjoy your 94th birthday.
Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: Zero999 on January 26, 2022, 08:38:10 am ---
--- Quote from: bob91343 on January 26, 2022, 01:14:02 am ---Kim, I have tried that with a powerful magnifier and various light sources.  No trace of any marking.

As for the longevity of the replacement lamp, it's a joke because I am 89 years old and don't expect to outlast almost any kind of lamp.

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LED lamps use less power and typically pay for themselves in electricity saved, over a period of 5 years. I hope you enjoy your 94th birthday.

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He could spend the time walking toward the light.  :)

Oh, that's dark. I apologise.
gnuarm:

--- Quote from: bob91343 on January 26, 2022, 12:56:55 am ---Those are interesting but expensive.

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What is your time worth???  The very first one is only $5!  They add shipping, but that's why I don't use Amazon much.  You should be able to buy these locally.

Be sure to pick a low color temperature bulb.  I don't think you will like the white ones for reading music.  Many people don't understand color temperature and think the white ones are brighter rather than just more harsh.  2700K is a good value.
gnuarm:

--- Quote from: bob91343 on January 26, 2022, 01:14:02 am ---As for the longevity of the replacement lamp, it's a joke because I am 89 years old and don't expect to outlast almost any kind of lamp.

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I have a 95 year old friend.  When he was 93 he was talking about his expectations and I looked it up, the average was only another three years.  Well, that didn't cheer him up.  But then I realized since he has no real illnesses, takes no medicine other than glaucoma drops and is still mobile, he is nowhere near average.  So he will probably live beyond 100! 

More on topic, he drives me nuts sometimes with the way he insists on scavenging through his light bulb collection when he needs to replace a bulb.  I have to unpack the entire box and describe every bulb and pack them away again.  Oh, did I mention he lost sight in both eyes some five years ago?  Yet he stays up somehow.  He is in a great retirement community and his positive outlook gets huge positive reflections from the staff and neighbors.  He has taught me a thing or two. 

BTW, he used to design pumps, the kind you could stick your head in the discharge chute.  He showed me a diagram of the nuclear plant he used to work in and taught me a couple of things I didn't know about pump design.  He also is a militaria collector and has some very nice pieces.
bob91343:
Well gnuarm I didn't expect this to turn into an exchange about gerontology.  Yes I am 89 and still do everything.  I play my jazz and lift weights and work in my electronics lab and drive, including trips.  I can see as well as ever.  My hearing isn't so great, even with aids.  But muscles and all the rest are okay.  I take 4 pills a day, including a vitamin.

I haven't had the need to use this lamp to read music, as most of my playing is improvised.  There are exceptions.

In any case, I am satisfied with the lamp situation.  I found a CCFL that almost fits the housing so I am going with that for now.  I still have the tubular bulb I can scavenge from one of the spare lamps.
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