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Default Outdoor light problem

On Jun 21, 8:43*am, "desgnr" wrote:
I have 3 lights on 1 switch.
It operates a light at the front door & a light on the garage & a light on a
pole at the end of my walkway.

The light on the pole won't light, YES the bulb is good.

How can i find out what is wrong since all 3 lights are on the same switch
in the house next to my front door.

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I've had bulb sockets that didn't work because the little tab at the
bottom center of the socket wasn't hitting the contact point at the
bottom of the bulb. Bending that up a little with a non-conductor,
like a stick, solved the problem. If that's not the problem, see if
one of the wires isn't connected to the socket properly. It might just
be a screw that wasn't tightened enough, allowing the wire to fall
free.

If everything's ok at the bulb end, check to see where the wire to the
pole splits off from the other two. This may be in the switch box.
Again, something may have worked loose or corroded at the connection
of the wire.

Paul