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How can I change the bulbs in this light fixture?

I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to open this light fixture up to change the bulbs. Help, please!
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Can I plug my E27 bulb directly into my wall socket

Assuming I have an E27 lightbulb such as this: https://web.archive.org/web/20150928143146/http://www.wartena.com/en/light-bulbs/6-philips-spaarlamp-e27-14w-65w-8710163224138.html and I have fixed it onto a E27 mount, and perhaps wire it to a plug…
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Is the gauge of a circuit a function of the draw, or a function of the distance?

Goal I'm attempting to accomplish: Create a blanket of globe lights that all hang at different heights such that the wires that the bulbs hang from are thin enough not to be too visible. 120V, 15A circuit. Plug a patio light stringer into that…
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What is the lifespan of a typical incandescent light bulb?

Does anyone know what the approximate normal lifespan of a regular incandescent (say 60 W, if necessary for an answer) lightbulb was back in the 1960s, 70s or 80s. Note - I am looking for the situation in former times, not what is currently…
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What kind of bulbs should I get? My bulbs does not look normal

I am in a situation where I need to change bulbs in my bathroom, but my bulbs look weird, and can't find right bulbs for our light. The bulbs that I took out look like this. There are wires coming out. I had to cut them when I remove the bulbs from…
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How do I change the bulb

Can some one tell me how to change a bulb in this light please?
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Bulb size of a SYLVANIA CF13EL?

The SYLVANIA CF13EL in my bathroom vent just died. I want to replace it with an LED. There is not a lot of room in the fixture. Is the bulb equivalent to an A19? If not, what size should I get?
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Porch lamp outside house not working, and changing bulb trips the RCD

I'm so bad at DIY that I can't even change a light bulb properly. The porch lamp outside my house isn't work. I tried changing the bulb, but it tripped the RCD. I double checked the fixture (ES, max 60W) and the original bulb (edison screw, 40W),…
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What type of bulb do i need?

I just bought a farm and there is an old yard light on a pole that does not work. It had no bulb in it when we moved in so we have no way to tell what to get to replace it. There is a dusk till dawn photocell, that we replaced and tried a metal…
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Which lamp bulb for a stronger & warmer lighting?

My old desk lamp uses G9, 40W Halogen capsule light bulbs and I love how warm it feels. My new lamp uses E14 LED bulbs (200 lumen, 2500k) and it's a lot weaker and colder. I don't know if it's colder because it's weaker or not. Is there another type…
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Why my bedroom lights are on when a light in another room is turned on

During night, when all the lights are off and it is very dark in the room, I noticed that my bedroom lights turn on barely when a light is turned on in another room. The light is very barely visible and I would not notice them if it was during the…
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