(511) How to change the light bulb of Pro-Globe

  I happened to see a plastic globe at a recycle store the other day. On the globe a lot of wild animals and famous sites are illustrated. It is a light globe. I instantly decided to buy it and presented to my wife. I don't know why but she likes globes very much.

  This is an illuminated World Globe, so after checking its light on, I bought this. Next day my wife switched the light of globe on and she stared at many creatures and sites on the globe. I noticed that the top of the globe became hot soon in a few minutes. I thought an incandescent light bulb is used to illuminate this globe. So I decided to change the light bulb to LED lamp emitting less heat.

  'Pro-Globe (c) Printed in Germany' is printed on the globe. Soon I knew on the internet, it is a product, Elenco Edu-Toys-Wildlife Globe. Its product description reads:

Product Description

Let your children discover the world with this amazing illuminated World Globe - with over 250 colorful illustrated images of the world's most spectacular animals and sites. Ideal as a night light, this learning globe has a dual image effect - additional creatures appear in the oceans when the light is switched on. This stunning globe is great for learning about different places in the world and allows your child to engage in endless journeys of fun and learning.

  I knew how to change the bulb from Q&A of this product on the internet.

Question:

Just purchased the globe and the light won't stay on. Is anyone else having the same problem Not sure if it's worth returning.

Answer:

The light on my son's went out too, but I figured out how to change the bulb. Pull up on the black plastic that holds the top of the globe to the stand. Then you can remove the globe from the stand and get to the bulb to change it! Hope that helps!
By Dana Ferguson on September 28, 2016

I had my globe for about two weeks and the light went out as well.
By Tselena on January 31, 2015

  Following above instruction, I pulled up on the black plastic and successfully removed the globe from the stand.

My light bulb can stay on,
but its screw part is a little squeezed. When unscrewed it wouldn't turn smoothly.

110/120V, 25W, E12
Length 50mm, Diameter 25mm

On the bottom of the base caution is written,

CAUTION:
To reduce the risk of fire - use 25 Watt or smaller, 120V, type E12 lamp
Dry locations only
Made in China

  I bought a LED filament light bulb of 230lm (25W equivalent), 1.7W, 20000h life, Length 105mm, Diameter 35mm.

  Though the LED bulb is much longer than the original bulb, I can put the globe back to the stand safely. This LED bulb cannot be used with a dimmable switch.

I got the light globe 2,200 yen, and changed the light bulb of 1,188 yen.
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