On Oct 19, 9:22*am, bob haller wrote:
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

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* *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
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Well, almost forever, if you get one of the bulbs from a NAME
manufacturer like Phillips or GE , The no-name CFL brands sold in many
stores can be good or junk, there's no way to tell.