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showerman
Hi all , not been on for a while . Has anyone had problems with
the low energy halogen globe lamps shattering whilst in use .
A customer of mine has had one blow and was very frightened
by this and asked me to check to see what had caused it .
She had three of these fitted in a light fitting , open shades , above
her dining table and one literally blew , with fragments of glass
going all over the table and her . Fortunately she was not injured
but was well shook up . I checked out all the obvious things like
voltage, condition of lampholder etc but all seemed ok , the other two
I have removed and I have replaced them all with standard tungsten
tungsten type because she is afraid it might happen again .
The halogen lamps appear to be unbranded and I have suggested I fit
replacement lamps from a known manufacturer .
The lamp that blew was a 28watt BC globe , any thoughts ?
Ken.
the low energy halogen globe lamps shattering whilst in use .
A customer of mine has had one blow and was very frightened
by this and asked me to check to see what had caused it .
She had three of these fitted in a light fitting , open shades , above
her dining table and one literally blew , with fragments of glass
going all over the table and her . Fortunately she was not injured
but was well shook up . I checked out all the obvious things like
voltage, condition of lampholder etc but all seemed ok , the other two
I have removed and I have replaced them all with standard tungsten
tungsten type because she is afraid it might happen again .
The halogen lamps appear to be unbranded and I have suggested I fit
replacement lamps from a known manufacturer .
The lamp that blew was a 28watt BC globe , any thoughts ?
Ken.