Incandescent Bulbs

[Rob Lewis]

I believe the manufacturers put out batches of bad bulbs. I bought a  
couple dozen Philips incandescents from Costco. They burned out so  
quickly I wrote to Philips. They sent me replacements, no questions  
asked. These seem a lot better.

On Jan 13, 2008, at 7:24 AM, Jerry — MacSolutions wrote:

> Thanks for the input... Yeah... I saw the 1006 year figure too and  
> thought wow... They read parchment by lightbulb!  Where'd the  
> electricity come from!?
>
> The main issue has been our overhead kitchen light which turns on  
> day or night when someone walks in that room.  It has a glass  
> enclosure around it which might retain the heat a bit more but this  
> has been the same way since I moved in.  Instead of bulbs lasting a  
> year or two, it seems to be less than a year now... Perhaps 8  
> months for the last two bulbs.
>
> I considered that the batch of bulbs that I purchased may have been  
> created at a lower quality by design or defect but another room has  
> made me question things as well.  Our Great Room has two end table  
> lamps that I dim on and off and it seems like one of those lamps  
> wears out bulbs more frequently than the other.  It is closer to  
> the "action" than the other lamp so vibration might be the culprit  
> as well but both of these are set to "dim on and off" and stay  
> burning all evening.  It's not like I'm taxing the filament like  
> the kitchen blasting current through it.
>
> So, my mind started thinking about the modules and perhaps after  
> years of use, could they be doing something odd behind the scenes  
> via current.  (i.e., letting current through at a low level wen  
> they're off burning out bulbs.)  I usually hear a hum when that's  
> the case so I just don't know.
>
> Now, I just checked and Amazon has some "Rough Service "bulbs on  
> their online store fairly cheap.  I think it was like $13 for 24  
> 100watt bulbs (without shipping).  I guess that's cheap enough to  
> give them a try. ;) Something about ordering lightbulbs online  
> instead of just picking them up at a local store feels weird... heheh
>
> Jp  (I'd already be on a plane right now to SFO in a normal  
> year.... sigh)
>