Help needed: old light fitting

[ha_banos]

Trying to tap into the collective for some help.

Trying to repair or replace the broken lamp fitting on the right. The arrow shows a broken pin. Can they be replaced? Any contacts?

The holder has a symbol and 2/250 pressed into it. Any ideas what that is?

Were struggling to find parts that fit.

It's an old wall light MLW found ages ago.

TIA!

B.

[moteyi]

If it is just the pin, any brass batten holder for a BC lamp should do. Judging from the photo, the lamp might be old but the batten holder is newish.

[ha_banos]

Thanks Steve I will keep looking. The inserts from other lamps ive seen so far have different shaped base on the pins than this one, no luck yet.

This one is a SBC. I've looked at 4 others so far and the pins either do not come out or are completely different shape to be able to replace the broken pin.

[moteyi]

I wouldn't try to replace just the pin, replace the whole piece. I think if you dismantle a regular battten holder the the inner part is interchangeable. This is assuming that the lamp is a standard size bayonet fitting.

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[ha_banos]

I wouldn't try to replace just the pin, replace the whole piece. I think if you dismantle a regular battten holder the the inner part is interchangeable. This is assuming that the lamp is a standard size bayonet fitting.

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Ah understood. Mine is 21mm the others have been 19mm and don't sit snug. They move around a bit so are unusable. This is why i was wondering about the symbol and 2/250 that might tell me something about the sizing maybe?

[moteyi]

Ok. Is the threaded ring the same diameter or is it that that is 21mm on the old and 19mm on the replacement ones?

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[moteyi]

I think the 2/250 is probably 2 pin 250v but may be wrong

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[ha_banos]

Ok. Is the threaded ring the same diameter or is it that that is 21mm on the old and 19mm on the replacement ones?

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21mm is the diameter of my white insert. 19mm is the width of the 3 other inserts I've tried.

The thread of my holder is a bit bigger than the other holders too.

[ValeTudoGuy]

Is it bayonet or Edison screw?

Edit... Stupid question... I can see the bayonet receivers in the pic

[moteyi]

If all else fails, either wrap some tape round the smaller inserts or bin it!

[ValeTudoGuy]

B22 holders come in 10mm thread and older 1/2" thread. Are you trying 10mm units in a 1/2" case and that's your problem?

[ValeTudoGuy]

Duplicate

[ha_banos]

Ah cool so this one is SBC so B15 from what I can see. I'll check if I can find an imperial B15 then. Perhaps what we tried so far is metric.