It looks like electrical tape, but it is actually the lamp's warning label. The label is covered with black paint & powder coating overspray. Years ago, I used that lamp with a IR heat lamp bulb to help dry/cure paint, on machined products.
I purchased a similar zapper and it quit working after 2 months. I will check for power and replace the bulb if that's the problem. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if we could use a bulb we may have lying around like a small fridge bulb? It would be harder to get your hands in there to install it tho.
Yes, I would definitely check the existing bulb. If bad, you probably would want to replace it with new bug zapper bulb. Bug zapper bulbs are UV bulbs, which attract bugs much better than normal light bulbs. Good luck.
It is a bug zapper, which contains a fluorescent bug zapper bulb. Bug zapper bulbs are usually in the uv light range (up to about 380nm), to attract bugs.
The bug zapper was brand new (only a bit over a month old), when the bulb quit working. It is used as an indoor unit only, to kill any mosquitos or moths that happen to get inside the building at night. I have bright lights inside the building. When working in there at night, a few get in when I go in/out through the walk-in door. I have a smart switch to turn on the zapper late at night when the lights are off, to kill those bugs. I do keep the bottom cover/catch tray clean/dumped. If the zapper was outside, it would be covered with bug debris. I have two other outside bug zappers that I constantly have to keep clean with a leaf blower.
The old lamp is wrapped with electrical tape at the base. Did you do this or was she like this from the start?
It looks like electrical tape, but it is actually the lamp's warning label. The label is covered with black paint & powder coating overspray. Years ago, I used that lamp with a IR heat lamp bulb to help dry/cure paint, on machined products.
I purchased a similar zapper and it quit working after 2 months. I will check for power and replace the bulb if that's the problem. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if we could use a bulb we may have lying around like a small fridge bulb? It would be harder to get your hands in there to install it tho.
Yes, I would definitely check the existing bulb. If bad, you probably would want to replace it with new bug zapper bulb. Bug zapper bulbs are UV bulbs, which attract bugs much better than normal light bulbs. Good luck.
@@bobbilly351 - Ah yes that's right, Thanks.
Is this a regular lamp or a special one to attract insects?
It is a bug zapper, which contains a fluorescent bug zapper bulb. Bug zapper bulbs are usually in the uv light range (up to about 380nm), to attract bugs.
Why is it not DIRTY????????
The bug zapper was brand new (only a bit over a month old), when the bulb quit working. It is used as an indoor unit only, to kill any mosquitos or moths that happen to get inside the building at night. I have bright lights inside the building. When working in there at night, a few get in when I go in/out through the walk-in door. I have a smart switch to turn on the zapper late at night when the lights are off, to kill those bugs. I do keep the bottom cover/catch tray clean/dumped.
If the zapper was outside, it would be covered with bug debris. I have two other outside bug zappers that I constantly have to keep clean with a leaf blower.