I remember some of that conversation, I think it was concluded that that was
true of 240V bulbs, they did tend to burn out sooner. However, 120V bulbs
last quite a while, as long as automotive bulbs though? Hard to say,
probably not, and it probably depends on what bulb you speak up.
Instrumentation bulbs usually are rated for something like 17V so they last
FOREVER. TTYL


> 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.

> 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.

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