tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4969807062573113213..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Back Yard Light: FailRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-5398088905356534122013-09-24T16:03:36.057-04:002013-09-24T16:03:36.057-04:00I installed our MV yard light in 1966 and it's...I installed our MV yard light in 1966 and it's been working fine ever since. Been thinking about a replacement, but with what? Unless the new one saves some significant electricity, why bother?<br />jdunmyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304517693383396419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32279201759630655482013-09-24T11:20:58.697-04:002013-09-24T11:20:58.697-04:00I have several old security-type floodlights I wan...I have several old security-type floodlights I want to replace with LED-types, they look better, for one thing, and are less likely to need replacement than CFLs. I'll have to figure put if there's a photo-eye in the circuit... And I, too, would prefer to wait for better weather, which, having put it off this long, likely means waiting until next year here in Pugetopolis. Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30015088902078095972013-09-24T10:37:42.050-04:002013-09-24T10:37:42.050-04:00The robin dropping on the photocell flummoxed my b...The robin dropping on the photocell flummoxed my barn light.<br /><br />I hose it off after the little pooping bastards fly on with their little shitty lives.<br /><br />The barn swallows never cause problem.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-53099068934521260032013-09-24T08:01:04.017-04:002013-09-24T08:01:04.017-04:00It's all of a piece. The photocell is not a s... It's all of a piece. The photocell is not a separate unit like the old mercury vapor, etc. lights<br /><br /> I may be able to repair the old fixture, and then I'll have a spare -- but at $38 each including bulb, is that really a good use of my time?Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-50087070989545384942013-09-24T07:53:52.111-04:002013-09-24T07:53:52.111-04:00likely the photocell. They are (generally) easy to...likely the photocell. They are (generally) easy to replace and fairly cheap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com