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Posted by on January 11, 2007, 10:18 pm
Yeah, that's the weird thing -- I thought the same. So I tried the same
bulb that worked in the other socket -- nothing.
Then I returned the fixture -- and got another one (same
type/replacement) -- and it does the same thing.
Very odd. Doesn't make any sense.
The line doesn't end at this fixture, though -- it goes up to (3) other
fixtures -- and there's also at least one outlet on the same line.
They're all working fine.
Any ideas?
RBM remove this wrote:
> If you've tied the three black wires together and the three white wires
> together, and only one lamp lights, you either have a bad bulb or a bad
> socket
>
>
> > I'm trying to replace an old ceiling fixture. Reason: one of the bulbs
> > couldn't be removed and the socket was shot (but the bulb still worked
> > until this morning).
> >
> > The old fixture had (2) 60W bulbs -- each with a black and white wire
> > "hard"-wired to their sockets (it was old). In the ceiling, there are
> > (2) wires -- 1 black and 1 white (the wiring is old cloth-covered;
> > originally the house had knob & tube/fuses).
> >
> > The new fixture I purchased also had (2) 60W bulbs -- each with a black
> > and white wire (so 4 wires total coming off the new fixture).
> >
> > Trouble is, when I connect the fixture I can only get (1) bulb to light
> > -- the black lead bulb. I've tried all black-to-black & all
> > white-to-white wiring; one white/one black to black (and one white/one
> > black to white) -- and I get the same result. Then I tried each black
> > and white on the fixture together and then to the black and white in
> > the ceiling -- this resulted in nothing (no light) -- and not even a
> > circuit trip.
> >
> > Any idea what could be going on?
> >
> > Thanks for any help/insight you can offer!
> >
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