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 Posted - October 17 2024 : 9:53:45 PM
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I just bought 6 Gilbert HO scale passenger cars, 2 baggage RPO's (item No. 133) and 4 coaches (item No. 135). Only 4 of the cars still hive light bulbs, of which only 2 work. I tried to find what bulbs these use, but all the sites I found only talk about their S gauge items, not the HO ones. I was wondering if someone here knows what bulbs these use and where to get them.
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 Posted - October 17 2024 : 11:47:43 PM
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There's a listing on ebay claiming to be for Gilbert HO bulbs. Not exactly cheap, but it does have a part number.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/201499968105?itmmeta=01JAEVDRWTD7S2ESM21F4SYDBJ&hash=item2eea558269&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8MXSoqU64xclLsWLKopDCSAFt2U0FbJQY%252BhU2iOICwxzlCnreXykM6wcUfxcUaTePq2RRFLbUnqcaiIibkSclsPWyhMcltUUzeB2ejl4Qqtt47%252BRs%252FCgZ%252BgZ3Do69uqnlWggI3an1IcBjS0LAWlKia%252FechahMb5%252FE9tu1e6SSmjX35EBieAO1PpCXD07FAlR3Af09uFsAfVjPVmjJSJOdc7Bo6Sv1X0NlF5%252BMHM9OwhtjI8ENGCMrAwd6O1iKq5eFynxo5qe%252Fsy3Tw6Gt9oZg3ElG6AkeGIU8DLLmiONam3ZsgYZmnLbtdX1PuSmVKVMpg%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK
LifeLike used to make generic bulbs that fit in a variety of things (they drop in to Tyco cars and engines IIRC). Maybe these could be adapted?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256372783507?_skw=lifelike+light+bulb&itmmeta=01JAEVG4MC8BMT3G68PQ99RQH7&hash=item3bb1023993:g:pwsAAOSwrcBln0q-&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKkziRyHoTUSW6VSvZR2MZpfxyPsydyD%2FYVdiBkJT9rbhOGsZU78cKmn5mF2ITF3dpYrMlvqfkC%2FLD98ZXrljfBfICLEdMvXCzo383SnyqtZIKYrmo2%2B4psoyZiMAF4aEFmglKJlLe2cSmlfj9iVWha5B3N8KyvZaj2OYrEmJQXtgPbAZlm4yJYGCAxI0Nb3ExMsaB9vuu%2F9jqL0Y%2B7YaBgTsHYKe681xJVlYgPMJrbz59jHq3%2FStcsjq9ErOdOqO1hHd3QEvzQwSE6C0yhg%2Bax4ZdMHMenQohEAMNRMX7uylQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7jKwNvTZA
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Posted - October 18 2024 : 07:59:38 AM
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No, neither of those are them, they screw into the housing and are way bigger than the Tyco ones. I'll get a picture when I get home.
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Posted - October 18 2024 : 6:17:11 PM
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Here is what they look like.
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Posted - October 19 2024 : 12:03:16 AM
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I'm looking around on google, and it looks like an E10 Edison Miniature Screw base. Amazon has a number of bulbs that look similar, you just need to make sure you get the correct voltage. Something like this...
https://www.amazon.ca/CEC-Industries-Bulbs-G-3-5-Shape/dp/B00JNFBZMU/ref=asc_df_B00JNFBZMU/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=706760194702&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9452313126881974831&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000679&hvtargid=pla-312642358217&psc=1&mcid=5a5fab3377b133e4a229dbc5f9e9982e&gad_source=1
Hopefully that helps. I've never tried to replace one of those.
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Posted - October 19 2024 : 8:53:53 PM
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If you are able to go to a train show, there are vendors that sell nothing but parts and they should be able to match something to what you have.
Try this: https://hennings-trains.shoplightspeed.com/electrical/bulbs/
Ask this seller for more details: https://www.ebay.com/itm/256611727586
This seller mentions passenger cars: https://www.ebay.com/itm/203785934761?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D275058%26meid%3Da74eb59bcbeb480cbff54e1c6f78aa2c%26pid%3D101506%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D256611727586%26itm%3D203785934761%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4481478%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebWithV11WebTrimmedV3VisualRankerWithKnnV3AndUltBRecall&_trksid=p4481478.c101506.m1851
Good luck, and let us know what you find.
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