Anyone else have a problem with the bulb burning out and having to pay $200+ to have a GE technician come out and replace it? (less than 4 yrs. use)
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No, but the whole microwave lasted led than 4 years before needing replacement
812315
WOW I might would question that. I have 2 gen 4's the only problem I have is the bulbs keep going out. I'm going to keep ordering them as long as the warranty is good. I bought mine back in 2010, so hopefully they have fixed that problem. Because I did find out there was a problem with the bulbs in the gen 4's. As far as the cord getting hot I think I would call them, the customer service is pretty good. I did get 1 lady in the beginning that told me my warranty was not valid because my husband had opened the back up to check out the bulbs. I usually get the bulbs within 2 weeks. I have to call them every year. make sure you have it plugged directly into the wall socket. I did have mine plugged up once into a surge protector and the surge protector got hot. has not done it since. hope this was helpful
866106
We took extra good care of our oven, by taking it apart and cleaning it regularly. I see now they're offering the bulb for sale, but it's complicated to replace. I loved the oven, but after 2 ovens and 2 bulb fails. I got a NuWave
1057093
I have not had the problem..I would probably take it to a lamp shop...or an electrician.
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quite often the bulb is the problem. having said that, i have had to replace the complete unit before because the transformer was going bad.
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Mine lasted less than three months. I got hold of the company via the computer. Fortunately, I had just bought the unit from Wal-Mart. They had me send the new unit to them (they did reimburse me for the UPS charge). The new unit lasted all last summer and I have two months use this year. I know a replacement bulb is $19.99 at Ace Hardware. I would 'bitch and moan' to Stinger. I even tried filing a complaint with the Consumer Safety Commission, but, unless I can prove the unit is unsafe, nothing can be done. I complained to the Better Business Bureau - never heard from them. I went to the Federal Trade Commission's website - their reply was 'don't buy a Stinger.' A friend of mine is an electrician and he said the Chinese transformer in the unit is not quality - it can surge and burn out the bulb. I've also written Wal-Mart who sells a couple of different models of the Stinger, but they're still pices of crap. Good luck.
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Last bulb that I had in the TV was a replacement bulb too, It lasted 4 years and just started to fade so I replaced it ( app. 4 years then ).
170793
Jay, if you find that an LED works, would you please let me know? I've been thinking of changing over when the present bulb burns out. Thanks
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Mine did the same thing, after about 20-30 hours of use it stopped. The bulb will also occasionally flicker, though this didn't begin until it reached about 500 hours. For the money, I had no real complaints, but if you can afford it, I would go for the factory original...... most of these aftermarket bulbs do odd things, and rarely do they work perfectly out the box.
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NO we will probably just buy the bulb and not the housing next time and take it apart and replace it then.It would be alot cheaper that way also.But hopefully we won't have to work on that for awhile.I was happy to have helped you if I did lol.
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If under warranty you can send it to them and have it fixed. You pay the freight. Under warranty they will send you a bulb. There are no instructions or enough parts (high temperature crimps) to easily replace it. It is not designed to be replaced. My bulb blew up within 60 days. I fixed it with a new bulb, but I didn't consider my fix reliable. It works now but is destined for the garbage.
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If you can wait return it to Amazon for a replacement. If you can't wait you can go to a local hardware store and get the parts for probably three dollars or so. Maybe take the parts from the other fixture to match them up. I'm an electrical contractor, and have to deal with this occasionally. Good luck!
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Try resetting the "replaced lamp setting" on your tv again, maybe you dont actually need to replace the bulb. I would definitely get ahold of the manufacturer to make them aware of it, they might be open to replacing it so soon after the 90 day warranty.
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Sorry. I did not have that issue as everything worked fine. But you should be able to replace the bulb.
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If you find out let me know, mine is junk too. Just plug it in and use it that way till bulbs burn out?
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Hi there. If you're handy with tools, you MIGHT be able to replace it, assuming you could find the same 5-watt LED part. But it's not designed to be replaced.However, not to worry! Unless there are manufacturing defects, you should get many, many thousands (25,000 - 30,000) of hours of use from this bulb - LEDs for all practical purposes last "forever" and don't need changing due to burning out like regular incandescent and flourescent bulbs.By the time this would wear out, in 15-20 years for most people, LED lamps will be dirt cheap and universal so replacement of the whole fixture would be the way to go.In short - don't worry about it! It may, however, have manufacturing defects - but that's what warranties are for. Hi there. If you're handy with tools, you MIGHT be able to replace it, assuming you could find the same 5-watt LED part. But it's not designed to be replaced.However, not to worry! Unless there are manufacturing defects, you should get many, many thousands (25,000 - 30,000) of hours of use from this bulb - LEDs for all practical purposes last "forever" and don't need changing due to burning out like regular incandescent and flourescent bulbs.By the time this would wear out, in 15-20 years for most people, LED lamps will be dirt cheap and universal so... » Read More Hi there. If you're handy with tools, you MIGHT be able to replace it, assuming you could find the same 5-watt LED part. But it's not designed to be replaced.However, not to worry! Unless there are manufacturing defects, you should get many, many thousands (25,000 - 30,000) of hours of use from this bulb - LEDs for all practical purposes last "forever" and don't need changing due to burning out like regular incandescent and flourescent bulbs.By the time this would wear out, in 15-20 years for most people, LED lamps will be dirt cheap and universal so replacement of the whole fixture would be the way to go.In short - don't worry about it! It may, however, have manufacturing defects - but that's what warranties are for. « Show Less
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my reply is I need to get one also but 42 W 4-quad bulb since I zapped mine with electro static discharge last night.the company you deal with should be able to give you the right replacement for the number you give him. look around if amazon can't help go to Full spectrum or a store near you that sells different type of bulbs.even Amazon should have replacement book to look it up.