Re: light bulb burnouts

[Don Coombs <dcoombs@uidaho.edu>]

It's typical. You get a surge of current when you turn on a cold bulb. So
if you leave bulbs burning you get more hours out of them, though that's
not meant as a serious recommendation.

We discussed, some months ago, how difficult (like impossible?) it would
be for faulty wiring to cause bulbs to burn out. (Because faulty wiring
can only reduce voltage and thus make bulbs last longer.)

Avista must record voltage levels and surges. If only someone else
did, someone who would share, maybe we could figure out what's going on.
We're not talking post doc level of research here; this could be a science
fair project if they have science fairs for third graders.

Don H. Coombs

On Mon, 2 Aug 1999, Charles Swift wrote:

> I too seem to be having a problem w/ very frequent light bulb replacements.
> My bulbs always burn out at the moment that I turn them on. I get a flash
> then a pop and then darkness. Is this typical or does this indicate some
> sort of electrical problem? I'm about to the point of calling an
> electrician. We have an old house but it has been rewired and is on a
> breaker box.
> 
> Thanks, Charles. 
> (eastside Moscow)
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