Classact....Mike 17 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Howdy Fiends,Happy almost New Year. So I've made several Mickey lamp posts and generally use a CFL bulb inside. Whenever we visit the Fort I notice other lamps that have color changing bulbs in them. I've looked at Lowes and Home Depot but havent found such a bulb yet. Open to ideas from FF's. Thx!Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Check Amazon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 I found my color changing bulb on eBay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 For a very small fee (1 week in a Premium site, 2 GAG's, and 1 night at the HDDR), I will personally change your bulb every hour on the hour between 6 am and 10pm. You supply the various colored bulbs. And a cooler of beer. It's more expensive than eBay, but hey, you get to hang out with me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 For a very small fee (1 week in a Premium site, 2 GAG's, and 1 night at the HDDR), I will personally change your bulb every hour on the hour between 6 am and 10pm. You supply the various colored bulbs. And a cooler of beer. It's more expensive than eBay, but hey, you get to hang out with me.No Ohana meal required? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 No Ohana meal required? I won't have time for dinner at the Poly, what with having to change the bulb every hour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuc71 162 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 I found mine at Home Depot but the only problem is, I have a dusk til dawn light sensor on mine and every night I have to unscrew the head and press the small button to get the light into change mode since it defaults back to solid color once turned off...ugh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 I found mine at Home Depot but the only problem is, I have a dusk til dawn light sensor on mine and every night I have to unscrew the head and press the small button to get the light into change mode since it defaults back to solid color once turned off...ugh Ah, the First World problems of a Fort Fiend. LOL> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigTom 76 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 I got mine from Ebay only cost a couple of bucks. Think I order 4 or five of them abd they came with remotes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Classact....Mike 17 Posted December 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Thx for the good replies! And Dave...i would have offered more, especially if you were willing to change it every 15 minutes. But either way, glad to provide a cooler of beer over which to discuss such problems we Fiends face, like this one. Starbuc...i bought that same bulb and didnt realize it would default back to white each time. I took it back as its a pain to access the bulb in my lamp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsey......Todd 134 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 I have been looking for something like that as well and might be ordering one of these to test with: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003MB6UEO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=22ZO19XI9JDWW&coliid=I337UYAKTEWOO9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 I have been looking for something like that as well and might be ordering one of these to test with: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003MB6UEO/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=22ZO19XI9JDWW&coliid=I337UYAKTEWOO9 I just ordered the same one. Reading about them, it seems like they will keep a selected color on start up IF you shut them off with the remote. Reviews said they come back on in a rotating color scheme if you shut off the power to the fixture which a sensor would do Either way for less than $5 it sounds like something fun to play with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 That's the one I have. It's true if power is turned off (sensores or unplugging it) it comes back rotating through all colors. If you us the remote to turn it off it comes back to the last selected option. You can change the effects when changing colors as well. Now, I've had mine for a couple years now and some of the colors have stopped working. I have no red or variations there of. So they do wear out. But that's everyday use for 2 years plus. So not bad for $5. Good news is purple still works. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 The bulb I had didn't have a remote or anything fancy like that, it was just a color changing bulb. However, I rarely use it anymore. Since they have come out with the bright compact flourescants in cool colors I use those. Orange for Halloween, Red for Christmas, Blue for most of the rest of the year. I did not add extra lights to the ears. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
98mickey 5 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Mike. Lowes has the color changing bulbs,, got one for our lamp couple of weeks ago for our next trip.. Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pool guy Mickey 8 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 The bulb I HAD, I bought at Home Depot. If you check along world drive you may find it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 The bulb I HAD, I bought at Home Depot. If you check along world drive you may find it. :kickinass: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold Doubloon 0 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Sorry to join late but the good thing about the light you returned is that it is hard to break. I have had mine for almost three years and it gets bumped around a lot. Must have made about 20 trips with them and they are still running strong. The bad side for me is that the bulb is just not as bright as some others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Retired and Happy (Ken) 101 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 The Lowes bulb has about 6 colored LEDs inside with a button on the side to choose the "program". I put them in two Mickey lamps. Only used once. After extensive testing in the garage, on the Christmas trip one only lit about four colors to start and 1-2 by the end of the trip. The other worked ok, but is a pain to reset the program after power has been off. That said, I'm off to Lowes for a new one....about $6. EDIT: Just back from Lowes. The guy stocking the light shelves said I must have gotten my bulb during the Christmas season, and that is the only time they carry that bulb. But they had a large stock of single color CFL's in several colors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I was just at Home Depot yesterday. They had the color changing bulb in the same section as the single color CFLs in the regular lightbulb aisle. Funny note though, HD still had a very small amount of Christmas merchandise discounted at 75% In that selection were a few of the red and green CFLs. Over in the regular lightbulb aisle, they had the identical CFLs in Red and Green posted at full price. I was after a blacklight CFL, so didn't test to see if ALL of the Red & Green ones were discounted. FYI, the blacklight CFLs glow a very pretty PURPLE inside the Mickey lamps if ya'll are interested in showing off your SNARKY side!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Classact....Mike 17 Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Thx for all the great replies, gang. Ah, the decisions. Sometimes I actually like the plain ole white CFL bulb in the lamp, especially if there isn't much other light around our campsite. Whatever color....Mickey looks good a glowin'! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 771 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Why don't you just get one of each color and then put in whichever suits your fancy that day? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Thx for all the great replies, gang. Ah, the decisions. Sometimes I actually like the plain ole white CFL bulb in the lamp, especially if there isn't much other light around our campsite. Whatever color....Mickey looks good a glowin'!Except "GREEN" . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I tried the Blacklight CFL in mine over WWW. It did glow a pretty purple in the main globe, but my ears must be a different plastic, cause the ears glowed Blue. It just looked weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 771 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Except "GREEN" .yes, green is the "old busted" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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