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Haunted Post Lamp barbarow 10-07-2007
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Posted by barbarow on October 7, 2007, 11:15 pm
I have taken my post lamp apart and put it back together four times.

Symptoms are on and off at irregular intervals.

I replaced the bulb so it is not a bad filament.

I have taken the unit completely apart and checked all the connections
within the lamp holder and retighten each of the wire nuts and taped those
connections.

I replaced the light sensor and the problem continues.

I look out and it is lit; then I look out later and it is out.

I wonder if the circuit breaker might be opening and closing

Anyone have any suggestions ?

TIA George in Winter Haven, FL


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Posted by Malcolm Hoar on October 7, 2007, 11:40 pm
wrote:
> I have taken my post lamp apart and put it back together four times.
>
>Symptoms are on and off at irregular intervals.
>
>I replaced the bulb so it is not a bad filament.
>
>I have taken the unit completely apart and checked all the connections
>within the lamp holder and retighten each of the wire nuts and taped those
>connections.

Clean the contacts on the base of the bulb and the corresponding
contacts on the lamp holder. Clean them with a file or some fine
sandpaper. Then clean them with a solvent to get rid of any oil
or grease.

Chances are high that some corrosion of those contacts is causing
the problem -- a combination of thermal expansion and tiny arcs
and maybe more will cause the kind of effects you've described.

I've had at least a couple of haunted lamps that were successfully
exorcised by the procedure I've described!

Of course, this problem can arise anywhere there's a contact but
it tends to happen at the bulb/lamp holder interface because the
hot/cold cycles stimulate corrosion there. Makes sense, yes?

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Posted by Tony Hwang on October 7, 2007, 11:50 pm
barbarow wrote:
> I have taken my post lamp apart and put it back together four times.
>
> Symptoms are on and off at irregular intervals.
>
> I replaced the bulb so it is not a bad filament.
>
> I have taken the unit completely apart and checked all the connections
> within the lamp holder and retighten each of the wire nuts and taped those
> connections.
>
> I replaced the light sensor and the problem continues.
>
> I look out and it is lit; then I look out later and it is out.
>
> I wonder if the circuit breaker might be opening and closing
>
> Anyone have any suggestions ?
>
> TIA George in Winter Haven, FL
>
>
Hi,
Have you replaced lamp socket?

Posted by John Gilmer on October 8, 2007, 12:34 am

> Hi,
> Have you replaced lamp socket?

Amen!

Many of these things use hollow rivets to hold things together and carry the
juice. A little corrosion and you have a "blinking" mess.



Posted by dadiOH on October 8, 2007, 6:38 am
barbarow wrote:

> I replaced the light sensor and the problem continues.

> I look out and it is lit; then I look out later and it is out.

A motion sensor? Isn't the light *supposed* to come on if it "sees"
something move? All sorts of things move...burglars and home
invaders...cats and rabbits...falling branches and rain...

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