buy some and then switch them out. Yes, so it seems.
Do you know in Shanghai even though you have the same shape and fit
for a light bulb the colour of the light is NOT the same? You have to
hunt around town to find the matching light bulb, colour when lited
that is. With the heat, I just did the next best thing. Switch them
all out. 4 of them, RMB 8.00 each. The other 3 are on their dying
leg anyway. One problem solved.
More light bulbs burned out while we were away! Go figure. Two
pieces, another RMB 16.00. No problem. Put one into the slot, the
one in the hallway. Nothing. Nothing! OK, let's try another one,
this time to the bathroom one. Ladder, ladder, wherever you are, come
on out and play. My wife only has a 3-step ladder for all her life
living in this apartment. An apartment with a 10-feet ceiling.
Umm.... I had to use one of the end table in the bedroom. (note to
self: buy a ladder from the shop down the street this aft.) One touch,
the entire casing fell off. Welcome to Chinese workmanship.
Apparently the installation of the light fixture was "ingenious".
Large holes, with cheap wood chips pounded in and then put screws
thru. And the screws didn't fit! The screw heads were small compared
to the anchor required for the fixture, so this guy used pieces of
cardboard folded to "enlarge" the screw heads. Wow. Problem. Good
thing I put on my Rudy Project Horus cycling glasses (http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/products/sunglasses/styles/horus.htm
) as my safety goggles. I have these transition lenses on the frame
so it looked like a pair of safety goggles! The stuff coming out of
the ceiling. OK. Fixture mounted back on. Plugged in the new light
bulb. Nothing! Nothing! What?
Can't be serious! Two for two! No way. I went back to the shop,
tested the light bulbs, they worked. So can it be both transformers
were faulty? Or was this just a bad case of "Operator's error"? I
admit, I am better with computers than 'Mr fix stuff'. Haven't
touched those things since Industrial Arts back in highschool days.
But two for two? The light bulbs went bright with no problem. So
down to the transformers. Bought two for RMB 20.00. We'll see. My
handyman guy is coming.
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