Incandescent Bulbs

[Clark Martin]

At 10:06 PM -0600 1/12/08, Jerry - MacSolutions wrote:
>With the evident death of incandescent bulbs, perhaps my question is 
>more than latent... But, I seem to be blowing up bulbs more often 
>lately.
>
>Most of my switches "dim on" and off so they seem to last longer 
>than the "full on" ones.  I know the blast of electricity will shake 
>the filament until it breaks but as I said, they seem to be blowing 
>more often of late, with no programming changes involved.
>
>Does anyone use bulbs designed for garage door openers and would 
>they last longer?  I know that they're made more toughly to deal 
>with the vibration involved with the electric motors...


Try bulbs for ceiling fans.  They are designed for a vibrating environment.
-- 
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting

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