"Tabby" wrote in message
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A component failed, the circuit drew too much current, and the fusible
safety resistor went o/c. Whats alarming about that?


That may or may not be what actually happened, I would have to cut the lamp
up to find out.

I would class what happened as an 'offensive failure mode', something which
efforts have been made to avoid, especially in CFLs that use electronic
ballasts.


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Michael Chare