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BULB DISCUSSION BOARDS => Antique Bulb Discussion => Topic started by: jtd1216 on October 27, 2008, 10:55:38 am

Title: Need Bulb ID help Please!
Post by: jtd1216 on October 27, 2008, 10:55:38 am

My friend has a vintage beer sign that was given to him. There is a bulb that came with it and he can't seem to find the replacement for it. Anyone have any ideas of what to do? It reads: SYLVANIA DJS 6V 30W Made in the USA. There's also a 4 and an 8 on there too. Here are some pics:

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Title: Re: Need Bulb ID help Please!
Post by: Tim on November 04, 2008, 07:57:33 am

At first I confused this with a common projector lamp but after a little research I see that these were in fact used in advertising signs.  I don?t know of any sources but you should routinely check eBay for this bulb, perhaps by setting up an automated search for ?DJS bulb? or similar.  Some google searching revealed a site with this listing, not cheap though:

DJS $50.00 6V 30W 5000 Hours Possible Substitute DKN (http://74.125.95.104/search?q=cache:Ts180otNrxQJ:www.replacementlightbulbs.com/lampshardtofindd.html+sylvania+DJS+6V+30W+-par&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us)

This site (http://www.donsbulbs.com/cgi-bin/r/b.pl/djs.html) has specs for the DJS and also mentions the type DKN as a possible substitution - something you will want to look into.

Title: Re: Need Bulb ID help Please!
Post by: jtd1216 on November 10, 2008, 08:43:41 am

Thanks a lot for the help. I will pass this info on to my friend. He will surely appreciate it.