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  • kpster
    Handyman
    • Jan 2007
    • 40
    #1

    smoking light bulb!

    One of the bulbs in my bathroom vanity light was smoking and flickering today. It really stunk up the room!

    I took the bulb out and tried it in a bedroom lamp. Smoke began forming and swirling around inside the bulb! It wasn't even burning out. I have since thrown the thing away but was wondering why this happened- I'd never seen/heard of this before.

    Oh, it's a "regular" bulb-not florescent.
    Thanks!
    Can I be a "handywoman" instead of Handyman?
    Last edited by kpster; 03-15-2008, 11:02 AM. Reason: addition
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    • HayZee518
      Deity
      • Jul 2004
      • 8747
      #2
      most incandecent bulbs are evacuated of air and have ARGON pump into them. Your bulb developed a slow leak so when you turned it on, the tungsten filament started to burn up and ignited the argon. that's why you got the swirly smoke.

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        • kpster
          Handyman
          • Jan 2007
          • 40
          #3
          thanks for the explanation! it was really weird to see the smoke in the bulb.

          kpster

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            • HayZee518
              Deity
              • Jul 2004
              • 8747
              #4
              happens all the time. the glass cracks but not with enough force to break it. the argon is harmless.

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