I've noticed that certain sockets in my house seem to cause bulbs to blow
more often.  It doesn't really seem to be just related to hours on.  I guess
it's possibly a combination of # of times switched and hours on.  I've heard
that a crummy (old) socket will blow bulbs more often, possibly from minute
glitches of high resistance from oxidation in the socket.  Maybe even the
extra physical stress exerted upon a new bulb when screwing it into a dirty
tight fitting socket causes some instant life loss from miniscule fractures
in the seal.

What really bugs me about the whole thing is that you can buy an LED that
puts out blinding light using milliwatts of power virtually forever, yet we
still think nothing of putting 100 watts into a bulb that has a relatively
short life span.  Is it possible that there is not a more efficient way?
Traffic lights are all becoming LED based, why cant I just buy a light
source built onto a pcboard that just screws into the socket.  With the
variety of LED colors available now, simulating a basically white light with
LED's shouldn't be that hard.  I realize the "quality of whiteness" might
not be ideal, but in your basement, shed, garage, or attic, who cares?

Michael Brown
Instant Net Solutions
www.KillerPCs.net

"In the land of the blind, he who has one eye is king"

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