my lightbulb in my room blew and i want to fix that bulb. i dont want to replace it because i really like that bulb. how can i fix that bulb so it will work again. please help me.
i dont want a new bulb i want the same bulb
2007-02-02 03:17:51 · 28 answers · asked by Nathanael S 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I know exactly how you feel :o(
I still have my original broom that I was given 30 years ago. I would not want to be without it. I have changed the handle 5 times and the head 10 times, that's how much I love it.... ;o)
Mega
2007-02-02 04:15:19 · answer #1 · answered by megastiff 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Go down to the local garden shop and get some fertilizer. Dig a patch in the corner of your garden and mix it well with the fertilizer. Then, using a borrowed trowel (Don't waste money buying your own) make a little hole and carefully place the bulb in it. Gently cover over the bulb then pat the dirt down then water...
Come next spring the bulb will have grown into a lovely light tree. You can then pick a new bulb that was grown from the old one so your lovely bulb will be with you in part for the rest of your life.
I hope this works out for you and if the stress becomes too much please give the RSPCB a call. (Royal society for the prevention of cruelty to Bulbs) and tell them your concerns.
Love Jems xXx
2007-02-03 05:02:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't think what you want to do is what you said you wanted to do. All bulbs are made cheaply so that they are disposable and not intended to be fixed. Fixing a bulb would probably entail the use of a vacuum chamber and a bunch of tools specialized for the job. I can't afford it, but perhaps you can. If so, then you should direct your question to GE, Sylvania or one of the other bulb producers.
If it is the fixture you wish to repair, then that can be done. Parts are available at your local hardware store or home center. You can bring in your fixture and they will be able to tell you how to repair it.
2007-02-02 07:03:21 · answer #3 · answered by MT C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like building a ship in a bottle. Don't be afraid to invest in some expensive equipment. Think of all the money you'll save over your lifetime fixing your light bulbs, or those of others. Use your newly acquired diamond drill to make a small hole in the end. Use your tungston stretching machine to create a small coiled filament. Insert into the bulb and fasten. Patch the hole with a small glass patch from your new kiln. Relax, have a Miller. Total cost, $480,000. Total Time. 4.7 Years. Satisfaction: Priceless. Drink Miller and enjoy smug feeling over poor slobs who doled out 25 cents for a replacement bulb. Suckers!!!!
2007-02-02 05:53:45 · answer #4 · answered by Jim N 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I hope you learned your lesson! Next time, clone it! That way, you'll always have it.
But, better than that, get another bulb just like it. Sneak into the dark room and change the bulb while you are not looking. You'll never know, and I promise not to tell you.
2007-02-02 12:51:33 · answer #5 · answered by billy brite 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
using a coping saw blade u can cut the bulb at the base and solder a new piece of fillament in the bulb and replace the glass bulb and glue it with super glue ( also a way to make a weapon or is that your intentions?)
2007-02-02 03:46:58 · answer #6 · answered by SCOOBY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems the bulb didnt feel the same way about u. start a fresh relationship with a new bulb
2007-02-02 07:39:32 · answer #7 · answered by enord 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry bud, have to replace it. Try taking the bulb to a specialty lighting supplier to get a replacement that looks the same.
2007-02-02 05:31:57 · answer #8 · answered by bugs280 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCOOBY HAS THE RIGHT IDEA-----KEEP ONE THING IN MIND AN ORIGINAL BULB ...3 FT. HIGH STILL BURNS & HAS CONTINUOUSLY FOR CLOSE TO A 100 YRS.----BECAUSE IT HAD A MUCH THICKER TUNGSTEN FILAMENT----THOMAS EDISON MADE THE BULB......YOU ARE NOT NUTS BUT VERY SMART----THE SHAME IS WE LIVE IN A THROW AWAY WORLD ....FIXING THINGS IS SAID TO BE HOPELESS---WELL MAYBE NOT IF IN THE PROCESS YOU DISCOVER A BETTER WAY TO CONSTRUCT THE BULB----KEEPING IN MIND IT HAS TO BE DRAMATICALLY CHEAPER OVER THE LONG HAUL.....OR ELSE IT WILL DIE AN UNMERCIFUL DEATH--NO MATTER HOW WONDERFUL IT IS----BUT ONLY THOSE WHO THINK --''COULD THIS BE DONE ''--SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE---BUT COULD THIS BE DONE----ONLY THESE ,WITH UNDAUNTING DETERMINATION ,WILL OWN THE FUTURE ........
2007-02-02 18:45:48 · answer #9 · answered by Dave F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! You don't fix a light bulb dude. You go out and buy another one.
2007-02-02 04:17:55 · answer #10 · answered by Roxie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't work that way. Unless the problem is a short in the fixture, you need to replace the bulb.
2007-02-02 03:27:43 · answer #11 · answered by xwdguy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋