"Tim Mitchell" wrote in message
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In article ,
brugnospamsia writes

"Colin" wrote in message
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They really don't like being turned on and off a lot, so that might
be
part of the problem.

I have always suspected that the children jumping up and down on the
floor
above a light fitting causes bulbs to fail prematurely.


this doesn't bode well for my plan to use them on my bicycle. I can see
I'll
have to go to town on the rubber mounting ...

that long mains cable is going to keep tangling up as well

lol :-)

I'll have to watch I don't exceed the maximum permitted brightness - I
bought a 9 watt super twist for a reading lamp and it's too bright ...

I currently use a 12 volt 21 watt incandescent front and back and a 12 volt
7A/H battery.