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Rough Service MY ASS !!!!
"The Real Tom" Tom @ www.Love-Calculators.com wrote in message ... On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 03:33:05 -0600, wrote: I just went to the kitchen cabinet to get a lightbulb. I can not believe what happened. You know how bulbs come in those cardboard boxes, holding 2 bulbs, and pretty well padded. I have dropped those things numerous times and never broken a bulb, not even on concrete. I just knocked down the same sort of package, with 2 ROUGH SERVICE bulbs. It only fell about 4 feet and onto a linoleum (on wood) floor. One of the bulbs literally exploded, the largest piece of remaining glass is probably about 1/4". Rough Service MY ASS !!!! The only thing rough about them is the price I had to pay, compared to a standard bulb. The price difference you mention is why you might not have had rough service bulbs. Some crooks want the high end bulbs at low end prices, so they switch them around in the boxes. You might have paid for rough service, and got ordinary bulbs. Just like eggs, before I buy, I open the box and check. Good luck next time. later, tom @ www.CarFleaMarket.com Mark As you say, the bulb packages are pretty good, but the bulb is made out of thin glass. There are several types of "rought service" bulbs on the market. At least one type has a plastic or rubberized coating that makes the bulb harder to break. Most types, though, don't have the coating. In that case, "rough service" really means that the bulb filament is mounted so that shock and vibration won't cause it to fail as easily. Incandescent bulb filaments are fairly brittle and get more so as they burn. TKM |
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Rough Service MY ASS !!!!
I found a rough service bulb with a coating on it and use it in my
trouble light. Never have replaced it. Get some good ones. |
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