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Posted by badgolferman on May 22, 2008, 11:29 pm
M. Marks, 5/22/2008,7:05:27 PM, wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've been searching Google for an answer, and several of the topics
> in Google pointed to this group. So, first time poster to this group.
>
> I have those CFL's. I recently had one go out, or I should say, half
> way out. The bottom half, closest to the base would stay lit.
>
> I unscrewed the light bulb, and the bottom half was still lit! This
> stayed lit for almost a full 3 minutes. I thought it was a fluke, but
> for some reason, I screwed it back in. Bottom half lights up, and
> when I take it out, the bottom half is still lit! I amused myself
> doing this over and over, till I got tired of it.
>
> Anyways, I've saved the bulb.
>
> My question is: Do all these bulbs do this? Does anyone know what
> causes this in these bulbs?
>
> Maybe, I have a one and only, and can sell it on eBay, and be
> rich!!!!!! Ok, I'll wake up now.
Maybe you're the one all charged up and the bulb is getting its juice
from your hand.
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Posted by HeyBub on May 23, 2008, 7:50 am
M. Marks wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've been searching Google for an answer, and several of the topics in
> Google pointed to this group. So, first time poster to this group.
>
> I have those CFL's. I recently had one go out, or I should say, half
> way out. The bottom half, closest to the base would stay lit.
>
> I unscrewed the light bulb, and the bottom half was still lit! This
> stayed lit for almost a full 3 minutes. I thought it was a fluke, but
> for some reason, I screwed it back in. Bottom half lights up, and
> when I take it out, the bottom half is still lit! I amused myself
> doing this over and over, till I got tired of it.
>
> Anyways, I've saved the bulb.
>
> My question is: Do all these bulbs do this? Does anyone know what
> causes this in these bulbs?
>
> Maybe, I have a one and only, and can sell it on eBay, and be
> rich!!!!!! Ok, I'll wake up now.
I bet the engineers at G.E. or somewhere would LOVE to disassemble your
bulb. Why not give 'em a call?
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Posted by franz fripplfrappl on May 23, 2008, 8:23 am
On Thu, 22 May 2008 19:05:27 -0400, M. Marks wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've been searching Google for an answer, and several of the topics in
> Google pointed to this group. So, first time poster to this group.
>
> I have those CFL's. I recently had one go out, or I should say, half way
> out. The bottom half, closest to the base would stay lit.
>
> I unscrewed the light bulb, and the bottom half was still lit! This
> stayed lit for almost a full 3 minutes. I thought it was a fluke, but
> for some reason, I screwed it back in. Bottom half lights up, and when I
> take it out, the bottom half is still lit! I amused myself doing this
> over and over, till I got tired of it.
>
> Anyways, I've saved the bulb.
>
> My question is: Do all these bulbs do this? Does anyone know what causes
> this in these bulbs?
>
> Maybe, I have a one and only, and can sell it on eBay, and be rich!!!!!!
> Ok, I'll wake up now.
Sell it on Ebay. Some nut will buy it and pay you more than enough to
fund your project.
--
=================================================
Franz Fripplfrappl
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Posted by ransley on May 23, 2008, 9:41 am
> Hello,
>
> I've been searching Google for an answer, and several of the topics in
> Google pointed to this group. So, first time poster to this group.
>
> I have those CFL's. I recently had one go out, or I should say, half way
> out. The bottom half, closest to the base would stay lit.
>
> I unscrewed the light bulb, and the bottom half was still lit! This stayed=
> lit for almost a full 3 minutes. I thought it was a fluke, but for some
> reason, I screwed it back in. Bottom half lights up, and when I take it
> out, the bottom half is still lit! I amused myself doing this over and
> over, till I got tired of it.
>
> Anyways, I've saved the bulb.
>
> My question is: Do all these bulbs do this? Does anyone know what causes
> this in these bulbs?
>
> Maybe, I have a one and only, and can sell it on eBay, and be rich!!!!!!
> Ok, I'll wake up now.
maybe its you, or nearby is a T8, or transformer, static charges lite
them. In winter I get static charged with low humidity and I light up
cfls on my counter, but only for a second, your bulb is defective,
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Posted by Gary Dyrkacz. on May 27, 2008, 6:39 pm
wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I've been searching Google for an answer, and several of the topics in
>Google pointed to this group. So, first time poster to this group.
>
>I have those CFL's. I recently had one go out, or I should say, half way
>out. The bottom half, closest to the base would stay lit.
>
>I unscrewed the light bulb, and the bottom half was still lit! This stayed
>lit for almost a full 3 minutes. I thought it was a fluke, but for some
>reason, I screwed it back in. Bottom half lights up, and when I take it
>out, the bottom half is still lit! I amused myself doing this over and
>over, till I got tired of it.
>
>Anyways, I've saved the bulb.
>
>My question is: Do all these bulbs do this? Does anyone know what causes
>this in these bulbs?
>
>Maybe, I have a one and only, and can sell it on eBay, and be rich!!!!!!
>Ok, I'll wake up now.
>
Now turn off the Tesla coil. What happens?
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