This in the light at the front door and it has a light sensor on it so that it turns on when it's dark.

I showed this pic to the light guy at the local home depot and he didn't know what it was and I could find a bulb that would fit there either.

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sorry, I couldn't find a bulb that would fit it

 

So there was no bulb in it?

 

Yup, no bulb.

 

Where do the electrical wires attach?

If they attach to the square holes on the horizontal axis, it may be a bi-post or bi-pin connector bulbs.

However, it looks more like the actual base for the bulb might be a snap-on part which is missing, along with the bulb.
If that's the case, you might replace the bulb base with something more conventional.

 

^Yeah that's what I was planning on doing if I couldn't figure it out.

 

This.


The 75W/250V stamp is a giveaway to me that a portion of the original assembly is missing.

 

Looks like a 2-pin base Flourescent Bulb socket.

http://www.elightbulbs.com/Triple-Tu...nt-Light-Bulbs

 

I think you're right! Thanks!

 

I ordered the 26w, hope it works!

 

 

 

Beat me to it, an office building that I used to work at was all these pinned snap in bulbs, they're actually really easy to change

 

In new and new(er) residential and commercial construction there is an energy requirement for lower voltage lighting.

Flourescent, and LED in lieu of incandescent.

The reason why they use pin connections for the fluorescent instead of the "screw-in" type bulb connection is so that the home owner does not swap out the energy saving fluorescent light with the incandescent bulb.

 

So the 75w/250v means it requires a 75w bulb? Am I going to burn the place down when I turn it on?

The wires don't look like they're made for 250v

 

That's a pretty common socket rating for all types of lights-- CFL, fluorescent, halogen, incandescent-- so don't let that rating concern you. It's 75 watts max.
If a 26 watt 2-pin bulb fits in it, it'll be fine, although the orientation of the fixture's parts suggests that the bulbs you ordered may not fit.

Please let us know regardless, as I'm curious now.

 

Oh if it starts on fire the first thing I'll do is take pics and video.....

 

I'm a noob when it comes to this low level electricity stuff. I've learned it and it makes sense I just never use it and forget it.

I did my first electrician install a few weeks ago. I installed a day/night timer for my other outside light. I replaced the on/off switch with the timer that had 5 wires and did all the wiring myself. It was simple but I felt good after I did it, I like learning to fix new things.

I'm a little hesitant at doing electrician work right now because if I don't do it right I can start a fire, destroy equipment or shock the shit out of myself.

 

Getting shocked isn't so bad after the 100th time or so, it's almost therapeutic

Start a thread or PM me if you need help with any future projects.

 

True Gen Y reaction-- I'd think you'd want to shut down the circuit, then grab an extinguisher, before grabbing the camera.
Well, Yumchah would likely say that would explain a lot about you...

 

That was sarcasm....

Anyways....

Awww wtf it doesn't fit! The pins are offset! It was impossible to notice that in the pics!
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Everything else matches though....

 

Did you read that white sticker in your pic? Look at the top of the pic. It probably tells you what kind of bulb to get.

 

If the electrical wires are attached to the square holes on the horizontal axis of your fixture, search for "bi-post" and "bi-pin" (as opposed to "2-pin") connector bulbs on the interwebs to see if you can find something that matches.

Otherwise, take a cell phone photo of the fixture and bring it to the local hardware store along with the bulb you bought; someone should be able to find the bulb or give you better guidance.

G/L.

 

I emailed elightbulbs with pics to see if they can figure it out. I took a pic of it into home depot and they had never seen it before. Plus I looked all around myself and they didn't have anything that fit instore or on their website.

 

^^ Walmart

http://www.walmart.com/ip/19645983?a...l5=pla&veh=sem

 

or here:
http://www.elightbulbs.com/Litetroni...FQF_hwodiC9S1g

 

or here:
http://1000bulbs.com/product/4606/FC...FSIHRQodl2Qg2w

 

Thanks I'll just go with the elightbulbs one.

 

Home Depot and Lowes both sell these bulbs