Hi Eric, I'm with you 100%, Incandescent lamps are much nicer than CFL or solid state lighting any day! Very nice display of different style lamps. I really like the little multi colored lamp, it brings me to a place in time. Since I'm a radio guy, I have to stay away from Triac dimmers, but if you don't listen to anything low frequency, amplitude modulated, everything is just fine! Thanks for the tour! It's been too long since your last video :^)
In candescent all the way. Especially for Christmas lights. I personally still use the C9 strings and some original C9 bulbs my Dad used to hang on our house in the late 50s and early 60s. I can't believe the rubber insulation is still holding up and not getting hard and crumbly. I live in a condo and we have to have Exit sign lighting. The bulbs would burn out too quickly and they got to be expensive. Each sign has 2 long tube bulbs in them. I finally went and rewired them in series so they each got half the line voltage on them. Now they last for a couple years. I have also added a rectifier in series with bulbs to cut the power to them. Half wave rectification works nicely in cutting the power to a bulb. This is great for where you only have a small area to make mods in. Great vids.
I find lighting very important for making the home environment feel 'homely' and relaxing. I like your innovative and original lighting solutions - thanks for sharing.
I recently discovered Rust O Leum "Metalcast" spray paint is great for coloring glass surfaces with color (to refresh the coating on your blue bulbs). Much like stained-glass paint of the prior century that was offered at craft shops.
15:50 in the modern day, they replace the normal C7 DC sign, Edison shaped bulbs with LED filaments on every part of the string, surrounded by a clear plastic casing shaped like an Edison bulb even though that is not an actual bulb, it is basically LED filaments pre-connected to the wire meaning that they are non-changeable they are nonreplaceable, but they do have an Edison bulb casing, made from a plastic mold
I live in Poland which is apparently in Europe and I've never seen bayonet base for an incandescent bulb in my entire life, just E14 and E27 Edison thingies (and smallish ones for things like ovens, old christmas lights and soldering irons). I think it's British thing to use bayonet.
9:06 I think you should make a neon indicator or LED version of this because I will be great for a nightlight. She can have both the blue incandescent version a neon indicator version and an LED version so we have three different variants of the same jar nightlight
You could rewire the lights in a series to have them become dim on their own without having to use a dimmer switch. The dimmer switches I have used give off a lot of heat and ultimately I just want dim low voltage orange/yellow filaments and no heat build up. Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi Paul. Yes. I've had a lot happening recently, but I will be returning to video production soon. Meanwhile, I am enjoying your tips on nixie tubes and frequency counters. A nixie clock has been on my project list for many years now, but first I gotta finish my numitron clock.
I used a halogen lightbulb in my workshop. It only lasted for 4 months. The problem was that I used it horizontally so the filament bent into the glass tube and broke.
Hi Eric, I'm with you 100%, Incandescent lamps are much nicer than CFL or solid state lighting any day! Very nice display of different style lamps. I really like the little multi colored lamp, it brings me to a place in time. Since I'm a radio guy, I have to stay away from Triac dimmers, but if you don't listen to anything low frequency, amplitude modulated, everything is just fine! Thanks for the tour! It's been too long since your last video :^)
In candescent all the way. Especially for Christmas lights. I personally still use the C9 strings and some original C9 bulbs my Dad used to hang on our house in the late 50s and early 60s. I can't believe the rubber insulation is still holding up and not getting hard and crumbly. I live in a condo and we have to have Exit sign lighting. The bulbs would burn out too quickly and they got to be expensive. Each sign has 2 long tube bulbs in them. I finally went and rewired them in series so they each got half the line voltage on them. Now they last for a couple years. I have also added a rectifier in series with bulbs to cut the power to them. Half wave rectification works nicely in cutting the power to a bulb. This is great for where you only have a small area to make mods in. Great vids.
I find lighting very important for making the home environment feel 'homely' and relaxing. I like your innovative and original lighting solutions - thanks for sharing.
Hello Eric I'm so happy to see you after 20 years ago,,I remember the song u write to me I still have it,,😄
Will show the Christmas lights to my girlfriend, she will be dead from jealousy instantly! :) Awesome looking ambiance in house.
Come to America and live like a king. We need you here!
how you doing, are you still planing to do videos? Have a nice time!
Thanks for the videos. I just realized the amount of time sine your last video. I hope all is well and truly hope to see more videos in the future.
Your night light projects are amazing! Hope you make more videos soon!
Your lighting is amazing my friend. Thank you very much. Have an amazing week.
Fantastic video! Do you have any updates on the life of these bulbs?
Great lighting projects! Thanks for sharing.
I'm surprised you're not using the old rectifier trick to dim out some of these
Hope your good Eric....Love your vids!!
I recently discovered Rust O Leum "Metalcast" spray paint is great for coloring glass surfaces with color (to refresh the coating on your blue bulbs). Much like stained-glass paint of the prior century that was offered at craft shops.
You can't beat incandescent lamps, it's a shame that electricity is too expensive these days
3:38 OK that looks pretty damn cool. Those C7 lights around the spherical a second seen several D12 sockets that would be a great ornamental lamp
15:50 in the modern day, they replace the normal C7 DC sign, Edison shaped bulbs with LED filaments on every part of the string, surrounded by a clear plastic casing shaped like an Edison bulb even though that is not an actual bulb, it is basically LED filaments pre-connected to the wire meaning that they are non-changeable they are nonreplaceable, but they do have an Edison bulb casing, made from a plastic mold
Bayonet lamps are not that common in Europe outside the British Isles, so it's mostly Edison screw lamps that is used in the continental Europe.
Eric I hope you came back making videos
I live in Poland which is apparently in Europe and I've never seen bayonet base for an incandescent bulb in my entire life, just E14 and E27 Edison thingies (and smallish ones for things like ovens, old christmas lights and soldering irons). I think it's British thing to use bayonet.
In Poland, there are some bayonet base lamps that are mostly used for train lighting.
9:06 I think you should make a neon indicator or LED version of this because I will be great for a nightlight. She can have both the blue incandescent version a neon indicator version and an LED version so we have three different variants of the same jar nightlight
Hello Eric. I just subscribed to your channel. I hope to see a new video from you soon :)
You could rewire the lights in a series to have them become dim on their own without having to use a dimmer switch. The dimmer switches I have used give off a lot of heat and ultimately I just want dim low voltage orange/yellow filaments and no heat build up. Thanks for the inspiration!
Hope you are ok.
Hey Eric, are you still making video's? Where did you go?
Hi Paul. Yes. I've had a lot happening recently, but I will be returning to video production soon. Meanwhile, I am enjoying your tips on nixie tubes and frequency counters. A nixie clock has been on my project list for many years now, but first I gotta finish my numitron clock.
Ok, good to hear!
@@ElectronicTonic156 hi, it says your webpage was last updated this year... what’s up?
@@ElectronicTonic156 eric how are you ? I would like to see more of this videos !! Your content is so Unique 🙌👍 , I hope you be back soon !
Oh, I saw that uses a green neon lamp. It’s just a normal neon in Decatur.
come on Eric at least do a little update video , we are waiting for a new video long time .... please
I used a halogen lightbulb in my workshop. It only lasted for 4 months. The problem was that I used it horizontally so the filament bent into the glass tube and broke.
I hope you are good 🙏
please came back making videos !! At least a little update
11:40 oh, so this night light actually has a neon indicator, but with a green phosphor
Thumbs up :)
Alex
you don't upload more videos
Who's here from VWestlife? Lol great vid
I am lol
@@MIW_Renegade I am!
-Zane- Eric, where are you?
RIP
You think he died?
0:33 smoke alarm . lol
cfl's are a fire hazard