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Re: Whoa!

Hey Phil,
Why do you need so many bulbs, i have been using halogen bulbs for over 18
years and may be had 1 or 2 fail at most? (never used 100/170 though), the
highest I used is 80/100,
Avi 



At 11:11 PM 1/14/98 GMT, you wrote:
>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
>
>