I seem to recall a thread awhile back about bulb life, and how automotive bulbs last longer than mains bulbs. I think that more than one person mentioned that the filament was thicker in an automotive bulb. I couldn't remember who, so I said "we" as in the list in general. Sorry. Josh -- A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams Olin Lathrop wrote: > > > and I believe we decided > > automotive bulbs are different then mains bulbs. > > Oh, and in what way? And who's this supposed "we" anyway. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.