On Oct 19, 10:06*am, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
About the year 1988, I had a lamp over my bench grinder.
Phillips lights would blow the instant I turned on the
grinder. GE brand bulbs would be fine. Perhaps the OP will
find a brand of bulb that lasts longer.

CFL have a heater filament, which might be a concern.

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"Andy" wrote in message

...

* *Also, CFL and LEDs don't have the problem with filament
stress,
and are usually more tolerant of voltage variations......

* * * * * * * * * * * * Andy in Eureka, *PE

use CFLs they are now pretty cheap and not only save energy but last
forever.......