On Sat, 12 Dec 1998, Paul B. Webster VK2BZC wrote:

> Peter L. Peres wrote:
> 
> > If you look into it with a dentist's mirror, you should be able to see
> > a bright blue glow inside the lamp (so don't look inside).
> 
>   Iīll bite - is there something special about the dentistīs mirror or
> just gettng into a tight place?
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^

Unless you are an exophtalmic crab or something like that you won't be
able to look there with the bulb in place in most cases, imho. The place
is just at the joint of the lamp glass with the socket. Helpful hint:
cheap lamps are more likely to show bare glass there, than a good make
with CE etc signs on it. 

Peter