Most of us know how Frank felt about certain imports. Most of knew he
was smiling (mostly) when he would berate a certain product, sometimes a
bit too much.
I received this today and immediately wondered what Frank's response
would be. I'll not find out....damn.
> Just passing this on
>
> *Below is a picture (picture not included) of a CFL light bulb from
> my bathroom. I turned it on the other day and then smelled smoke
> after a few minutes. Four inch flames were spewing out of the side
> of the ballast like a blow torch! I immediately turned off the
> lights. But I'm sure it would have caused a fire if I was not right
> there. Imagine if the kids had left the lights on as usual when they
> were not in the room.
> I took the bulb to the Fire Department to report the incident. The
> Fireman wasn't at all surprised and said that it was not an uncommon
> occurrence. Apparently, sometimes when the bulb burns out there is
> a chance that the ballast can start a fire. He told me that the
> Fire Marshall had issued reports about the dangers of these bulbs.
>
> Upon doing some Internet research, it seems that bulbs made by
> "Globe" in China seem to have the lion's share of problems. Lots of
> fires have been blamed on misuse of CFL bulbs, like using them in
> recessed lighting, pot lights, dimmers or in track lighting. Mine
> was installed in a normal light socket.
>
> I bought these at Wal-Mart. I will be removing all the Globe bulbs
> from my house. CFL bulbs are a great energy saver but make sure you
> buy a name brand like Sylvania , Phillips or GE and not the ones from
> China . *
>
--
Dave W.
"Be seeing you"...at the MG Midget 50th Anniversary
July 18-24, Elkhart Lake Wisconsin
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