On 27 Mar 2005 16:14:49 -0800, "Bob S." wrote:


RMUH wrote:

Also, brand-new lamps are sometimes defective and may
either not work, or fail during the first few seconds or minutes of
operation.)

Lately I've noticed this happens more with GE bulbs than other brands.
I guess they've outsourced their bulb manufacturing to the cheapest
third world country they could find.
Bob S.

Last year I bought a 20 watt GE halogen bulb that failed within 30
seconds. I called the number on the package and had them send me a
new one. That one has been going for a year now.