Whoa!

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <199801142102.NAA13227@mail2.exodus.net> Frank Amoroso writes:

> ...   Another friend ran higher wattage 9004's in his MB 190 
> and the bulb exploded in the light assembly.

A typical consequence of handling a quartz envelope with bare fingers.
 
Grease from human skin etches into quartz bulbs - the result looks a little 
like an old PF1 flashbulb after it's gone off.
 
I buy my H4 bulbs (100/170s) in sealed boxes of ten.  Single spare bulbs I 
always wash in alcohol before using.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club