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Topic # 190759 11-Jan-2016 15:53

We have an 80's oven and I need to replace the oven light. The bulb is a small bayonet bulb and I can't seem to find anything online (bunnings/mitre10) - all the oven lights appear to be edison screws or smaller screw type bases.

Can I use any normal incandescent bulb? The old one was a regular bulb and seems to have suffered from the heat exposure (the glass popped off the Base).

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Reply # 1467739 11-Jan-2016 15:57

Not sure where you're based, but LV Martin used to carry a good selection of oven bulbs.
I wouldn't have thought a standard bulb would cut the mustard

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Reply # 1467740 11-Jan-2016 16:01

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Lightbulb man or an appliance store.

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Reply # 1467743 11-Jan-2016 16:05

Thanks guys I'll try one of the ex lv Martins (now smiths city) in wellington.

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Reply # 1467745 11-Jan-2016 16:07

Bricks and mortar or f&p parts.

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Reply # 1467746 11-Jan-2016 16:17

tchart: We have an 80's oven and I need to replace the oven light. The bulb is a small bayonet bulb and I can't seem to find anything online (bunnings/mitre10) - all the oven lights appear to be edison screws or smaller screw type bases.

I've found that the "Lightbulb man " shop in town has a great stock of hard-to-get bulbs, reasonably priced. They will get unusual ones in.

I went out the former LV Martin spares place in Ngauranga gorge on the 24 Dec, and they were closing down that day, so no more spares from them. The company providing service support for Smiths City has a different name, and some staff are transferring to that. F&P are relying on online sales, but the part I wanted was cheaper than the F&P store, and there was no freight cost. The world has continued to head to Hell in a handcart since Wisemans disappeared.

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Reply # 1467762 11-Jan-2016 16:32

+1 for Lightbulb Man (Wellington city and Petone). I have bought oven bulbs from there before...

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Reply # 1467770 11-Jan-2016 16:44

Just don't buy Chinese ones, as they don't last long, which what a lot of teh chain lighting shows sell. The bulb has to be a special one to go into an oven, due to the heat. You can't just put a normal bulb into it. I have had good success with GE and philips bulbs.

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Reply # 1467772 11-Jan-2016 16:45

BruceHamilton: The world has continued to head to Hell in a handcart since Wisemans disappeared.

How long ago did they disappear? I haven't heard of them for years.

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Reply # 1467792 11-Jan-2016 17:00

I had Narva bulbs fail every few months, supposedly rated at 300 deg.c. Switched to GE and haven't blown in over a year.

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Reply # 1468225 12-Jan-2016 09:28

J A Russells/Stewarts/Radcliffe, Ideal or any other electrical wholesaler should have the common oven lamps on the shelf (always have everytime i need one) though Electroquip in Hamilton is good for the oddities and unusual fittings and sizes

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Reply # 1468246 12-Jan-2016 09:58

Saxons have them for $9.70 inc GST when I enquired last in Nov
I was looking for a 25W, 250v AC bayonet mount, rated at temperature 300 degrees C

email : Megan.Adams@saxonapp.co.nz

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Reply # 1468431 12-Jan-2016 13:40

mattwnz: Just don't buy Chinese ones, as they don't last long, which what a lot of teh chain lighting shows sell. The bulb has to be a special one to go into an oven, due to the heat. You can't just put a normal bulb into it. I have had good success with GE and philips bulbs.

Aren't these (GE and Philips) all made in China anyway?

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Reply # 1468469 12-Jan-2016 14:50

Appliance store, espcially one with a workshop will certainly carry bulbs. After all, they also sell the appliances to start with :)