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#7190 01/25/02 10:02 AM
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This is probably a simple question for this group. A co-worker recently had a residence rewired and has experienced the light bulbs in one hallway burning out every couple of weeks. Any thoughts on what is causing this?

#7191 01/25/02 11:59 AM
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Loose neutral (in home run, splice, etc.) poorly made edison base sockets for the bulbs, poorly made, maybe imported light bulbs.

#7192 01/25/02 02:56 PM
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Bulbs could be loose or subject to vibration somehow from the floor above, slamming doors, etc. Try a rough service bulb in the fixture.

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#7193 01/25/02 11:57 PM
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As the others said. Most likely a loose neutral somewhere, obviously try looking at the fixture first. Last resort, try a 130v incandescent lamp. Covers many a problem.
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NS4M

#7194 01/26/02 11:13 AM
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NS4M has the right idea. There is a formula for incandescent bulbs in our apprenticeship books that says:
(Actual Life/Rated Life) = (Rated Volts/Actual Volts)^13.

Take a 130 volt, 1000hr rated bulb and feed it 123 volts and you get:
AL/1000=(130/123)^13 or 2053 hours actual life.

In contrast, take a 120 volt 1000hr bulb and feed it 123 volts and you get:
AL/1000=(120/123)^13 or 725 hours actual life.

Those 130v bulbs are life savers in hard to reach fixtures.


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