im gonna show my wife this post. wow. I never liked those things for the lack of light they put out. Before they re are all gone i bought leagally a case of regular bulbs we all grew up with. I did recently try led bulbs of two different shapes. One looks like a regular old bulb, the other like an old bulb that was flattened. I am totally amazed how much more light they put out then the ones pictured above. They also dont seem to get hot. Not cheap, but getting cheaper all the time, i hope to switch the whole house to those things. Meanwhile i hope spring gets here soon, up north ny state we have some seriously deep frost in the ground that probably wont thaw till july! good hunts all, CO
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Do you have these type of Fluorescent lightbulbs in your home? If so, I encourage you to see what damage they can do
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JimmyCT
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Mr. XXXXXXX,
Based on examination of the lamp it appears to have experienced an end of life event.
UL is aware this scenario is known to sometimes occur at the end of the product’s life. At end of life, one or more of the electronic components inside the self-ballasted lamp no longer functions, which may result in an odor, smoke, or darkening or deformation of the plastic enclosure. UL 1993 the Standard for Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters requires the use of special flame retardant plastics in the base that will not burn or drop particles when this type of event occurs.
In 2012 new requirements were added to UL1993 that test for this type of event. This lamp was made in 2010 and complies with the requirements at the time it was made.
If you should have further technical questions for UL regarding self-ballast lamps, you may contact Market.Surveillance@us.ul.com.
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention and assisting us in maintaining the UL Public Safety Mission. We would encourage you to bring to our attention any other situations that you may come across in the future which involve products bearing references to Underwriters Laboratories. Reports from sources outside of UL are a valuable resource utilized to promote public safety and to maintain the integrity of our UL Marks.
Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
John Boyles
Lead Market Surveillance Engineer
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UL LLC
2600 NW Lake Rd.
Camas, WA 98607 USA
T: 360.817.5508
F: 360.817.6015
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Based on examination of the lamp it appears to have experienced an end of life event.
UL is aware this scenario is known to sometimes occur at the end of the product’s life. At end of life, one or more of the electronic components inside the self-ballasted lamp no longer functions, which may result in an odor, smoke, or darkening or deformation of the plastic enclosure. UL 1993 the Standard for Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters requires the use of special flame retardant plastics in the base that will not burn or drop particles when this type of event occurs.
In 2012 new requirements were added to UL1993 that test for this type of event. This lamp was made in 2010 and complies with the requirements at the time it was made.
If you should have further technical questions for UL regarding self-ballast lamps, you may contact Market.Surveillance@us.ul.com.
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention and assisting us in maintaining the UL Public Safety Mission. We would encourage you to bring to our attention any other situations that you may come across in the future which involve products bearing references to Underwriters Laboratories. Reports from sources outside of UL are a valuable resource utilized to promote public safety and to maintain the integrity of our UL Marks.
Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
John Boyles
Lead Market Surveillance Engineer
-----------------------------------------
UL LLC
2600 NW Lake Rd.
Camas, WA 98607 USA
T: 360.817.5508
F: 360.817.6015
W: ul.com
chainsmoker
Member
The same exact thing happened to that type of bulb in my home. I caught it within a minute or two but it made the whole house stink. When I turned the lamp off and touched the base of the bulb it was very very hot. I was in the process of switching to LEDs in our home so I just pitched the bad bulb, I don't know why the circuit breaker didn't kick off but I would be afraid of what would have happened if I were not home.
JimmyCT
Well-known member
Chaimsmoker welcome to Findmall! I feel the same way as you. I wonder what would of happened if I WASN'T home. The product manager (listed on page one of this post) assured me it would of just "fizzled out" and no harm would of taken place. I am not so sure... I feel you are doing the best thing for your home - switching them out for LED's.
chainsmoker said:
chainsmoker
Member
The led bulbs have been great, the light is much better than the cfl bulbs. The 40 watt leds will put out the light of a 40 watt incandescent bulb. When you buy an led make sure you check the color of the bulb. The color range goes up to 5000 but 5000 is super white almost blue looking. An led in the 2500-2800 range produces the light of a soft white incandescent bulb.
The downside is the led has some type of circuit in it too. Thanks for the welcome. I've been swinging an amigo 2 for about a month now.
The downside is the led has some type of circuit in it too. Thanks for the welcome. I've been swinging an amigo 2 for about a month now.