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This bulb is found inside a fancy light fixture, I haven’t seen one before and it doesn’t have any markings on it. I need to order replacements.



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    Looks like B pin lamp base 9G
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    Looks like B pin lamp base 9G
    – bummi
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  • The kind where you should go buy a fixture that doesn't take those stupid bulbs. My favorite part is the arcing noise they make when you have to wiggle them to work.
    – Mazura
    yesterday














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    Looks like B pin lamp base 9G
    – bummi
    2 days ago










  • The kind where you should go buy a fixture that doesn't take those stupid bulbs. My favorite part is the arcing noise they make when you have to wiggle them to work.
    – Mazura
    yesterday








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Looks like B pin lamp base 9G
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Looks like B pin lamp base 9G
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The kind where you should go buy a fixture that doesn't take those stupid bulbs. My favorite part is the arcing noise they make when you have to wiggle them to work.
– Mazura
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The kind where you should go buy a fixture that doesn't take those stupid bulbs. My favorite part is the arcing noise they make when you have to wiggle them to work.
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It's a "G9" base Halogen bulb.



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    Just to add: If you use a G9 base halogen (instead of a G9 base LED substitute), be sure not to touch the glass, as the fingerprint may lead to uneven heating and subsequently cracking of the glass, which is a fire hazard. To replace the bulb, place a cloth between your bulb and your fingers.
    – henning
    yesterday








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    You can wipe the bulb with alcohol to remove any residue from touching it.
    – Jonathon Reinhart
    yesterday










  • @henning TIL the reason - I always knew never to touch these bulbs but never knew why.
    – Muzer
    17 hours ago



















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It's a halogen (identified by mike65535 as a G9). You'll want to find voltage and wattage markings for compatibility. Using bulbs with too high of a wattage rating can create a fire hazard.



Look for LED alternatives for energy savings.






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    i like LEDs are much as anyone, but i don't think they would save much energy replacing halogens. We use halogen mainly for reading lights (which LEDs aren't great at yet) and for decoration, which is usually lower wattage than primary illumination. If you have a ton of them it adds up, but for a few one-offs, the impact isn't dramatic.
    – dandavis
    2 days ago






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    You might be surprised. The 50w equivalent uses 5w. As someone whose descendants will roam this planet for quite a few decades yet, I believe it's worth doing.
    – isherwood
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    @isherwood We had two light fixtures in our living/seating room - each had 10 of these halogen G9's, 10W each, that is, a total of 200W when all lights are on. I replace them with LEDs, which are 3W each. Total energy consumption is down from 200W to 60W - over three times.
    – Aleks G
    yesterday








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    Actually, a G9 socket is most commonly used with mains rated bulbs. So a direct replacement is not a problem. If the socket is dimmed on the other hand, the dimmer is probably not rated for LED-dimming and the bulbs would flicker badly and maybe even not work at all except for at full power.
    – Christian Wattengård
    yesterday






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    It's actually both. Dimmers that are designed for LEDs have different circuitry.
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    yesterday











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It's a "G9" base Halogen bulb.



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    Just to add: If you use a G9 base halogen (instead of a G9 base LED substitute), be sure not to touch the glass, as the fingerprint may lead to uneven heating and subsequently cracking of the glass, which is a fire hazard. To replace the bulb, place a cloth between your bulb and your fingers.
    – henning
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    You can wipe the bulb with alcohol to remove any residue from touching it.
    – Jonathon Reinhart
    yesterday










  • @henning TIL the reason - I always knew never to touch these bulbs but never knew why.
    – Muzer
    17 hours ago
















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It's a "G9" base Halogen bulb.



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    Just to add: If you use a G9 base halogen (instead of a G9 base LED substitute), be sure not to touch the glass, as the fingerprint may lead to uneven heating and subsequently cracking of the glass, which is a fire hazard. To replace the bulb, place a cloth between your bulb and your fingers.
    – henning
    yesterday








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    You can wipe the bulb with alcohol to remove any residue from touching it.
    – Jonathon Reinhart
    yesterday










  • @henning TIL the reason - I always knew never to touch these bulbs but never knew why.
    – Muzer
    17 hours ago














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It's a "G9" base Halogen bulb.



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It's a "G9" base Halogen bulb.



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  • 28




    Just to add: If you use a G9 base halogen (instead of a G9 base LED substitute), be sure not to touch the glass, as the fingerprint may lead to uneven heating and subsequently cracking of the glass, which is a fire hazard. To replace the bulb, place a cloth between your bulb and your fingers.
    – henning
    yesterday








  • 1




    You can wipe the bulb with alcohol to remove any residue from touching it.
    – Jonathon Reinhart
    yesterday










  • @henning TIL the reason - I always knew never to touch these bulbs but never knew why.
    – Muzer
    17 hours ago














  • 28




    Just to add: If you use a G9 base halogen (instead of a G9 base LED substitute), be sure not to touch the glass, as the fingerprint may lead to uneven heating and subsequently cracking of the glass, which is a fire hazard. To replace the bulb, place a cloth between your bulb and your fingers.
    – henning
    yesterday








  • 1




    You can wipe the bulb with alcohol to remove any residue from touching it.
    – Jonathon Reinhart
    yesterday










  • @henning TIL the reason - I always knew never to touch these bulbs but never knew why.
    – Muzer
    17 hours ago








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Just to add: If you use a G9 base halogen (instead of a G9 base LED substitute), be sure not to touch the glass, as the fingerprint may lead to uneven heating and subsequently cracking of the glass, which is a fire hazard. To replace the bulb, place a cloth between your bulb and your fingers.
– henning
yesterday






Just to add: If you use a G9 base halogen (instead of a G9 base LED substitute), be sure not to touch the glass, as the fingerprint may lead to uneven heating and subsequently cracking of the glass, which is a fire hazard. To replace the bulb, place a cloth between your bulb and your fingers.
– henning
yesterday






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You can wipe the bulb with alcohol to remove any residue from touching it.
– Jonathon Reinhart
yesterday




You can wipe the bulb with alcohol to remove any residue from touching it.
– Jonathon Reinhart
yesterday












@henning TIL the reason - I always knew never to touch these bulbs but never knew why.
– Muzer
17 hours ago




@henning TIL the reason - I always knew never to touch these bulbs but never knew why.
– Muzer
17 hours ago













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It's a halogen (identified by mike65535 as a G9). You'll want to find voltage and wattage markings for compatibility. Using bulbs with too high of a wattage rating can create a fire hazard.



Look for LED alternatives for energy savings.






share|improve this answer



















  • 1




    i like LEDs are much as anyone, but i don't think they would save much energy replacing halogens. We use halogen mainly for reading lights (which LEDs aren't great at yet) and for decoration, which is usually lower wattage than primary illumination. If you have a ton of them it adds up, but for a few one-offs, the impact isn't dramatic.
    – dandavis
    2 days ago






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    You might be surprised. The 50w equivalent uses 5w. As someone whose descendants will roam this planet for quite a few decades yet, I believe it's worth doing.
    – isherwood
    2 days ago








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    @isherwood We had two light fixtures in our living/seating room - each had 10 of these halogen G9's, 10W each, that is, a total of 200W when all lights are on. I replace them with LEDs, which are 3W each. Total energy consumption is down from 200W to 60W - over three times.
    – Aleks G
    yesterday








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    Actually, a G9 socket is most commonly used with mains rated bulbs. So a direct replacement is not a problem. If the socket is dimmed on the other hand, the dimmer is probably not rated for LED-dimming and the bulbs would flicker badly and maybe even not work at all except for at full power.
    – Christian Wattengård
    yesterday






  • 2




    It's actually both. Dimmers that are designed for LEDs have different circuitry.
    – isherwood
    yesterday
















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It's a halogen (identified by mike65535 as a G9). You'll want to find voltage and wattage markings for compatibility. Using bulbs with too high of a wattage rating can create a fire hazard.



Look for LED alternatives for energy savings.






share|improve this answer



















  • 1




    i like LEDs are much as anyone, but i don't think they would save much energy replacing halogens. We use halogen mainly for reading lights (which LEDs aren't great at yet) and for decoration, which is usually lower wattage than primary illumination. If you have a ton of them it adds up, but for a few one-offs, the impact isn't dramatic.
    – dandavis
    2 days ago






  • 27




    You might be surprised. The 50w equivalent uses 5w. As someone whose descendants will roam this planet for quite a few decades yet, I believe it's worth doing.
    – isherwood
    2 days ago








  • 3




    @isherwood We had two light fixtures in our living/seating room - each had 10 of these halogen G9's, 10W each, that is, a total of 200W when all lights are on. I replace them with LEDs, which are 3W each. Total energy consumption is down from 200W to 60W - over three times.
    – Aleks G
    yesterday








  • 2




    Actually, a G9 socket is most commonly used with mains rated bulbs. So a direct replacement is not a problem. If the socket is dimmed on the other hand, the dimmer is probably not rated for LED-dimming and the bulbs would flicker badly and maybe even not work at all except for at full power.
    – Christian Wattengård
    yesterday






  • 2




    It's actually both. Dimmers that are designed for LEDs have different circuitry.
    – isherwood
    yesterday














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It's a halogen (identified by mike65535 as a G9). You'll want to find voltage and wattage markings for compatibility. Using bulbs with too high of a wattage rating can create a fire hazard.



Look for LED alternatives for energy savings.






share|improve this answer














It's a halogen (identified by mike65535 as a G9). You'll want to find voltage and wattage markings for compatibility. Using bulbs with too high of a wattage rating can create a fire hazard.



Look for LED alternatives for energy savings.







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    i like LEDs are much as anyone, but i don't think they would save much energy replacing halogens. We use halogen mainly for reading lights (which LEDs aren't great at yet) and for decoration, which is usually lower wattage than primary illumination. If you have a ton of them it adds up, but for a few one-offs, the impact isn't dramatic.
    – dandavis
    2 days ago






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    You might be surprised. The 50w equivalent uses 5w. As someone whose descendants will roam this planet for quite a few decades yet, I believe it's worth doing.
    – isherwood
    2 days ago








  • 3




    @isherwood We had two light fixtures in our living/seating room - each had 10 of these halogen G9's, 10W each, that is, a total of 200W when all lights are on. I replace them with LEDs, which are 3W each. Total energy consumption is down from 200W to 60W - over three times.
    – Aleks G
    yesterday








  • 2




    Actually, a G9 socket is most commonly used with mains rated bulbs. So a direct replacement is not a problem. If the socket is dimmed on the other hand, the dimmer is probably not rated for LED-dimming and the bulbs would flicker badly and maybe even not work at all except for at full power.
    – Christian Wattengård
    yesterday






  • 2




    It's actually both. Dimmers that are designed for LEDs have different circuitry.
    – isherwood
    yesterday














  • 1




    i like LEDs are much as anyone, but i don't think they would save much energy replacing halogens. We use halogen mainly for reading lights (which LEDs aren't great at yet) and for decoration, which is usually lower wattage than primary illumination. If you have a ton of them it adds up, but for a few one-offs, the impact isn't dramatic.
    – dandavis
    2 days ago






  • 27




    You might be surprised. The 50w equivalent uses 5w. As someone whose descendants will roam this planet for quite a few decades yet, I believe it's worth doing.
    – isherwood
    2 days ago








  • 3




    @isherwood We had two light fixtures in our living/seating room - each had 10 of these halogen G9's, 10W each, that is, a total of 200W when all lights are on. I replace them with LEDs, which are 3W each. Total energy consumption is down from 200W to 60W - over three times.
    – Aleks G
    yesterday








  • 2




    Actually, a G9 socket is most commonly used with mains rated bulbs. So a direct replacement is not a problem. If the socket is dimmed on the other hand, the dimmer is probably not rated for LED-dimming and the bulbs would flicker badly and maybe even not work at all except for at full power.
    – Christian Wattengård
    yesterday






  • 2




    It's actually both. Dimmers that are designed for LEDs have different circuitry.
    – isherwood
    yesterday








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i like LEDs are much as anyone, but i don't think they would save much energy replacing halogens. We use halogen mainly for reading lights (which LEDs aren't great at yet) and for decoration, which is usually lower wattage than primary illumination. If you have a ton of them it adds up, but for a few one-offs, the impact isn't dramatic.
– dandavis
2 days ago




i like LEDs are much as anyone, but i don't think they would save much energy replacing halogens. We use halogen mainly for reading lights (which LEDs aren't great at yet) and for decoration, which is usually lower wattage than primary illumination. If you have a ton of them it adds up, but for a few one-offs, the impact isn't dramatic.
– dandavis
2 days ago




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You might be surprised. The 50w equivalent uses 5w. As someone whose descendants will roam this planet for quite a few decades yet, I believe it's worth doing.
– isherwood
2 days ago






You might be surprised. The 50w equivalent uses 5w. As someone whose descendants will roam this planet for quite a few decades yet, I believe it's worth doing.
– isherwood
2 days ago






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@isherwood We had two light fixtures in our living/seating room - each had 10 of these halogen G9's, 10W each, that is, a total of 200W when all lights are on. I replace them with LEDs, which are 3W each. Total energy consumption is down from 200W to 60W - over three times.
– Aleks G
yesterday






@isherwood We had two light fixtures in our living/seating room - each had 10 of these halogen G9's, 10W each, that is, a total of 200W when all lights are on. I replace them with LEDs, which are 3W each. Total energy consumption is down from 200W to 60W - over three times.
– Aleks G
yesterday






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Actually, a G9 socket is most commonly used with mains rated bulbs. So a direct replacement is not a problem. If the socket is dimmed on the other hand, the dimmer is probably not rated for LED-dimming and the bulbs would flicker badly and maybe even not work at all except for at full power.
– Christian Wattengård
yesterday




Actually, a G9 socket is most commonly used with mains rated bulbs. So a direct replacement is not a problem. If the socket is dimmed on the other hand, the dimmer is probably not rated for LED-dimming and the bulbs would flicker badly and maybe even not work at all except for at full power.
– Christian Wattengård
yesterday




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It's actually both. Dimmers that are designed for LEDs have different circuitry.
– isherwood
yesterday




It's actually both. Dimmers that are designed for LEDs have different circuitry.
– isherwood
yesterday










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