On Mar 23, 5:46*pm, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:58:15 -0700 (PDT), "





wrote:
My house has a house number sign on the wall next to the garage. I
never knew it can light up at night until I recently opened it up and
saw 2 bulb holders with 2 bulbs, and 2 wire nuts. The 2 bulbs are not
working at this time but I am not sure if they are both bad or I need
to connect the 2 wire nuts to some light sensor devices to enable the
bulbs to light up at dusk. Can someone take a look and advise? The
bulbs are 18V and 6W. I tried to look for them everywhere but they are
really hard to find. Can I use a 110V, 6W bulb instead?
The wire nuts have a black, a white, and 2 small low voltage cables
connected to them. What are these for?

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Thanks
Dennis

I have the same type sign *- *_low voltage bulbs_. They have never
blown or failed (12 years). *It is possible the wire nuts have
corroded, so the connections need to be cleaned and reconnected with
new wire nuts. *Then try the bulbs again.

Check for a transformer inside the garage. Any markings on the black /
white wires that indicate voltage?

Certainly, test the wires for voltage and be sure they are low
voltage. A local electrical supply can get the bulbs for you?

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The OP should find someone with a voltmeter and see if there are any
voltages present before doing anything else. Then come back here and
tell us what he found and then we can provide meaningfull advice.