It makes the light bulb last far longer. I used to buy it from a hardware store in LA but now I'm in Florida. I e-mailed the hardware store but it was bought out by Ace and the person didn't know anything about it. Any help on what this disk is called and where to find one?
2006-06-22 15:20:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
They are called Lite-Savers and are specially shaped diodes which effectively cut the voltage to your lamps in half, making them last much much longer. Unfortunately, most lamps look pretty bad at half voltage, giving off an excessively yellowish glow. These devices are nice for bulbs in out of the way places but not very good for most uses. Check out this eBay ad for them which also explains why they have been so hard to find.
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2006-06-23 04:27:12 · answer #1 · answered by olin1963 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The disk was a diode. It converted the regular AC reaching the bulb to unfiltered, half-wave rectified DC. This lowered the effective voltage reaching the bulb. A 10% drop in voltage applied to a standard incandescent bulb will double the life. The bulb wasn't quite as bright, but the difference wasn't all that much.
You can do the same thing by finding a store that sells bulbs rated at 130 volts instead of the normal 120 volts.
Dispite the claims of a 5 year life by the manufacturer, my experience with the flourscent, energy-saving bulbs is that they only last 6 months to a year and they cost so much more than the regular bulb.
2006-06-22 19:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't seen one of those in years. They sort of went off the market when companies began coming out with the energy saving bulbs. They did make the bulbs last a bit longer, but ran the electric meter up in the process. All they did was limit the current to the bulb so a 100 watt bulb would only draw about 90 watts and most people couldn't see the difference in the light out put, but the devise drew current and that means power and that is what you pay for. You now can buy bulbs with more efficient filaments that draw less current but give out the same amount of light, so that is the better way to go.
2006-06-22 15:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turn off the device. Unplug it. cut back a chew of potato sufficiently small to slot interior the gap the place the bulb is/became into. push the potato into the component to the bulb it incredibly is left and unscrew it.
2017-01-02 04:50:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We used to use pennies. can' help you with what you are looking for, Sorry.
I do know what you are talking about.
Try an electrical supply outlet if you have one in your town.
2006-06-22 15:27:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a great question. I wish I had an answer for you.
2006-06-22 15:25:24 · answer #6 · answered by intresting fellow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iv never heard of such a thing... maybe some type of resistor.
Please shed some light peoples.
2006-06-22 15:26:28 · answer #7 · answered by frytenbythesound 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋