fluorescent 4-pin base adapter?

Our house came with a weird outdoor light that uses a 13W 4-pin
fluorescent bulb (G24q-1?), similar to these:

http://www.1000bulbs.com/13-Watt-4-Pin-G24q1-Base-Compact-Fluorescent-Bulbs/

These bulbs cost around $7 each.

Is there any adapter that converts the 4-pin base to a regular,
normal, screw-in socket?

The guys at Lowe's and Home Depot are sure they don't have one.

Thanks,

Michael

 

[Paul Carpenter]

In article <788a5d31-6df1-4b17-9a1f-
f53b4c137579@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com>, mrdarrett@gmail.com says...

Our house came with a weird outdoor light that uses a 13W 4-pin
fluorescent bulb (G24q-1?), similar to these:

http://www.1000bulbs.com/13-Watt-4-Pin-G24q1-Base-Compact-Fluorescent-Bulbs/

These bulbs cost around $7 each.

Pretty standard for fluorescent bulbs, cost more but use generally
less power and often last longer.

Is there any adapter that converts the 4-pin base to a regular,
normal, screw-in socket?

No they are driven by electrical bits, either in the light fitting
or hidden further back. the same sort of ballst/starter arrangement
as used in fluorescent strip lighting.

You would have to go further back in the wiring and remove all parts
of the light fitting, and replace the whole light fitting.

The guys at Lowe's and Home Depot are sure they don't have one.

Because they don't exist.

Just like there are not SIMPLE adapters to convert cars to/from
diesel to unleaded.

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On Jun 12, 5:26 pm, Paul Carpenter <p...@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk>
wrote:

In article <788a5d31-6df1-4b17-9a1f-
f53b4c137...@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com>, mrdarr...@gmail.com says...

Our house came with a weird outdoor light that uses a 13W 4-pin
fluorescent bulb (G24q-1?), similar to these:

http://www.1000bulbs.com/13-Watt-4-Pin-G24q1-Base-Compact-Fluorescent...

These bulbs cost around $7 each.

Pretty standard for fluorescent bulbs, cost more but use generally
less power and often last longer.

Is there any adapter that converts the 4-pin base to a regular,
normal, screw-in socket?

No they are driven by electrical bits, either in the light fitting
or hidden further back. the same sort of ballst/starter arrangement
as used in fluorescent strip lighting.

You would have to go further back in the wiring and remove all parts
of the light fitting, and replace the whole light fitting.

The guys at Lowe's and Home Depot are sure they don't have one.

Because they don't exist.

Just like there are not SIMPLE adapters to convert cars to/from
diesel to unleaded.

--
Paul Carpenter | p...@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk
http://www.pcserviceselectronics.co.uk/> PC Services
http://www.pcserviceselectronics.co.uk/fonts/> Timing Diagram Font
http://www.gnuh8.org.uk/> GNU H8 - compiler & Renesas H8/H8S/H8 Tiny
http://www.badweb.org.uk/> For those web sites you hate

Actually now that I think about it, there IS some sort of two-prong
pre-adapter that the 4-pin base light attaches to.

Any idea where I can get a simple screw-in adapter to substitute the
pre-adapter?

I'll try and take some pics, and post them on my website...

Thanks,

Michael