Val-U-Bar

Dec 10, 2021
2
Vriden, Mb
I am looking for the bulb out of the lite bar. There is no numbers on it. its approx 2" long. it looks similar to 921 bulb style but has 2 long spikes on bottom to. Any idea where i can get them?
 

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Nolines

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Apr 5, 2018
1,678
Margate, FL
Did you remove the reflector and stick the bulb back in and reattach it, aren't those the ones with a wire lead coming off them or minor solder on the bottoms??
 
May 21, 2010
1,258
Minnesota
Thanks for the information do you know where we can purchase the bulb? I am in Manitoba , Canada?

Thanks for the information do you know where we can purchase the bulb? I am in Manitoba , Canada?
I think I have a couple spares (they fit a wide variety of whelen lights) pm me if interested. I can try to look up the part number later too. I have seen them on ebay but most are priced ridiculously high, if ya look they can be found reasonably though.
 

JohnMarcson

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May 7, 2010
10,971
Northwest Ohio
You need to stick some needle nose in there and grab the plastic base of the bulb and pull directly up. If you look at the 1st pic I posted, that's the bulb you need. The bulb has sheared off at the base of the glass. It should be a Whelen h50sn12, available from lots of places. They are essentially "pin bulbs" (the second pic I posted) run through a plastic "snap in" SN base, so the base often stays behind. There is also a h35sn12 35watt version that was recommend for smaller rotators when the 50s began discoloring the plastic.

Get that bulb base out and try not to destroy the rotator base, that's the first priority. I wouldn't buy a replacement until you see how the base of the rotator holds up, sometimes the bulb base has become one with the rotator base and it breaks, in which case a replacement rotator will come with a bulb.
 

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JohnMarcson

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May 7, 2010
10,971
Northwest Ohio
I actually have 2 of those style rotators in excellent condition that im not using, i can send pics after i get out of work
That may end up being cheaper and easier in the long run. Last time I dealt with one of these rotator assemblies with a bulb broken off in it I ended up changing out the entire rotator. The snap-in bulb was a step up from the type you had to bend the pins after it went through the reflector, but the mechanism by which they were retained always seem to get stuck and by that time the reflector of the rotator was off and ruined anyway. With so few halogen rotator products left I don't see any reason why Whelen would redesign this at this point.

The bulbs come with a little bent piece of metal paper clip looking thing which they claim is a tool to remove the bulb which always makes me laugh because I end up using needle nose vise grips.
 

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