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TYCO FLOODLIGHT TOWER BULB REPLACEMENTS

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Posted by EMDSD40 on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 7:42 AM

THANK YOU FOR THE REPLY. I WAS HOPING TO GET LUCKY!

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Monday, January 5, 2009 4:32 PM

If they are like the ones I've got, good luck.  I tried finding these things for many months, but no one had ever seen them.

I replaced an entire 4-light tower with some Miniatronics bulbs.  They were too big, and stuck out both the front and the back.  I had to drill out the backs of the mountings to get them in at all.  They work, but it's not the kind of solution I was hoping for.  Next time, I think I'll see if I can wire up a LED in that space instead.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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TYCO FLOODLIGHT TOWER BULB REPLACEMENTS
Posted by EMDSD40 on Monday, January 5, 2009 9:52 AM

DOES ANYONE  KNOW WHERE TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT BULBS FOR THE OLD TYCO 2 AND 4 LIGHT FLOOD LIGHT TOWERS? THESE SEEM TO BE UNIQUE IN THAT THEY WHERE A FLAT FACED "PEA-SIZED" BULB OPERATING AT 12 TO 18 VOLTS. I RUN THEM AT 12VDC AND THAT HAS APPEARED TO HAVE KEPT MOST RUNNING FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, BUT TIME IS BEGINNING TO TAKE IT'S TOLL AND I WOULD RATHER REPAIR THAN REPLACE WITH NJ INTERNATIONAL TOWERS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED!!!

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