Re: Need more light

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Phil Payne say:

> I've _never_ had a bulb explode - and I would normally say immediately that 
> it's a symptom of the bulb having been touched. Perhaps not by you. Have you
> tried washing them in alcohol before installing them?

The bulbs always say "don't even think about touching this bulb ever."
So I was always really careful.  This summer, when I was testing the
fit of my Euro lights, I unplugged on of my headlight bulbs. Then I
left it dangling. One night, realized a bulb was "out", and found it
dangling at the end of it's power cord, burning a hole in a plastic
underpan. Bulb is covered in black plastic, but runs fine 3 months later.

So, how can a microscopic bit of finger oil make it shatter?

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
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