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Old 03-22-2008, 06:24 PM
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Thanks for confirming that it isn't just me. I'm lucky so far that I haven't broken a bulb. I do use a slot screwdriver to try to spread the contacts just before I put the bulb in. Life time of these fixtures is probably 4 or 5 years...by then, I'm sure I'll be moving to LEDs.
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Old 03-24-2008, 06:47 AM
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Thanks for confirming that it isn't just me. I'm lucky so far that I haven't broken a bulb. I do use a slot screwdriver to try to spread the contacts just before I put the bulb in. Life time of these fixtures is probably 4 or 5 years...by then, I'm sure I'll be moving to LEDs.
Naw by then we'll be using Plasma bulbs...google it 6000 degrees Kelvin. same intensity of the sun
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Old 03-24-2008, 04:28 PM
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Naw by then we'll be using Plasma bulbs...google it 6000 degrees Kelvin. same intensity of the sun
I was hoping to get AWAY from a chiller....!
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