Howdy all, new member here,
I have what I hope is a simple question.
We are refurbishing and old house and I've run into a bit of a problem with the electric "on" light in a 40 year old warming oven. The "on" light is simply a little pilot type of light that glows when the warming oven is on. It shines through a bit of red plastic.
The light worked, but was out of its holder. While trying to secure it in its holder I shattered the glass bulb. It was a tiny bulb with two solder-on leads. Once the glass was smashed, there was nothing left to identify the type of bulb that it had been. The bulb is/was about 1/8 inch in diameter and about 3/8 inch long.
The power supply for the bulb is 110 volts with one small component soldered in series with the bulb into one of the supply lines. The component looks like a resistor to me, but I'm not sure. The component is about 3/8 inch long, about 1/8 inch in diameter, and is black with one white band around it.
"Above" the component I get a 110v reading. "Below" the component I get a 16v reading. I think the 16v reading is also AC current.
I replaced the shattered bulb with a similar looking 12v bulb from the auto store. It would not light. I checked the bulb with a 9v battery and it lighted fine.
I removed the component from the power source and wired the 12v bulb directly in. When I hit the power, the bulb went off like a tiny bomb! Having considered that as a possibility, I was wearing safety glasses.
So, I either need to find the correct bulb to replace the one that I shattered, or find another solution to run a small LOW TEMPURATURE bulb from the 110v power supply. A high tempurature bulb would melt the little plastic "jewel" that the light shines through.
I do not have room for a normal 110v to 12v transformer.
The warming oven is over 40 years old and I cannot find a soul in my small town who understands how to get from 110v to about 16v with one tiny component and/or what sort of bulb I need.
Any ideas for me? Thank you in advance for the help...
I have what I hope is a simple question.
We are refurbishing and old house and I've run into a bit of a problem with the electric "on" light in a 40 year old warming oven. The "on" light is simply a little pilot type of light that glows when the warming oven is on. It shines through a bit of red plastic.
The light worked, but was out of its holder. While trying to secure it in its holder I shattered the glass bulb. It was a tiny bulb with two solder-on leads. Once the glass was smashed, there was nothing left to identify the type of bulb that it had been. The bulb is/was about 1/8 inch in diameter and about 3/8 inch long.
The power supply for the bulb is 110 volts with one small component soldered in series with the bulb into one of the supply lines. The component looks like a resistor to me, but I'm not sure. The component is about 3/8 inch long, about 1/8 inch in diameter, and is black with one white band around it.
"Above" the component I get a 110v reading. "Below" the component I get a 16v reading. I think the 16v reading is also AC current.
I replaced the shattered bulb with a similar looking 12v bulb from the auto store. It would not light. I checked the bulb with a 9v battery and it lighted fine.
I removed the component from the power source and wired the 12v bulb directly in. When I hit the power, the bulb went off like a tiny bomb! Having considered that as a possibility, I was wearing safety glasses.
So, I either need to find the correct bulb to replace the one that I shattered, or find another solution to run a small LOW TEMPURATURE bulb from the 110v power supply. A high tempurature bulb would melt the little plastic "jewel" that the light shines through.
I do not have room for a normal 110v to 12v transformer.
The warming oven is over 40 years old and I cannot find a soul in my small town who understands how to get from 110v to about 16v with one tiny component and/or what sort of bulb I need.
Any ideas for me? Thank you in advance for the help...