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The most impressive thing about the Eveready crapola light bulbs was the way the ones that lasted longer than 10 seconds then exploded at end of life because they were unfused.
The fuse in a lightbulb is the bit that blows when the 100A arc initiates when the bulb filament finally dies.
If there isn't a fuse then the 100A arc takes out the main breaker and the glass bulb detonates all over the floor leaving the bayonet cap in the fitting which requres a pair of pliers to extract, preferably after you've turned the light switch off.
I have no idea where they were made but I'd bet it was some tuliphole in China*.
*Other tuliphole locations are commonly available and all are best avoided.
The most impressive thing about the Eveready crapola light bulbs was the way the ones that lasted longer than 10 seconds then exploded at end of life because they were unfused.
The fuse in a lightbulb is the bit that blows when the 100A arc initiates when the bulb filament finally dies.
If there isn't a fuse then the 100A arc takes out the main breaker and the glass bulb detonates all over the floor leaving the bayonet cap in the fitting which requres a pair of pliers to extract, preferably after you've turned the light switch off.
I have no idea where they were made but I'd bet it was some tuliphole in China*.
*Other tuliphole locations are commonly available and all are best avoided.
I assume this doesn’t happen with LED ones?
Though there seems to be something about our electrics here (which date back to the 1980s) that makes LED ones go quite quickly - this last bulb in the kitchen has only lasted about a year or two
Walk walked. Mrs Scruff more hasty than I was, but at least the sun was shining, crocus and Daffs everywhere. Back on my bench and the 'Tube.
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