Bizarre burnout.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 1:44 pm

So everyone who read my thread on "what bulb is it" knows I've been trying to locate a replacement bulb for the light on the front ceiling by the sunroof controls. Well, I'm going to the dealer tomorrow for other shtuff, so I'll hae them swap it out. But check this. I took a closer look today at the bulb itself, and it burned out really strangely. Instead of just being dead or black, it's got a black stripe in the middle and white swirls around it. Check out the pics below. Has ANYONE ever seen a bulb burn out like this? Quite bizarre. I just found it rather interesting!

Stands Alone · Post by **Stands Alone** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 1:48 pm

Probably caused by voodoo or a UFO !

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 7:41 pm

*Hums twilight zone theme* could beeeeeeeeee

d_m_kolb · Post by **d_m_kolb** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 1:21 am

I have seen this happen. A light bulb is in a vacumm. If any air gets in it will burn up the fiiiment very quickly and leave a film on the inside of the glass. This looks like what has happened to your bulb. Air leaked in.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 1:25 am

Kinky. Never heard of that happening.

Sub-Vibe-R · Post by **Sub-Vibe-R** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 4:00 am

Where are the pics?????? I can't see them

Vibe Rater · Post by **Vibe Rater** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 4:33 am

No pics on my screen.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Fri Dec 20, 2002 5:38 am

Sorry all...seems my server is not running up to par and images aren' loading right, if at all. Damn web hosts.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 1:16 pm

Moved the pix to a new server. They should be there now! Sorry all!

Stang2Vibe · Post by **Stang2Vibe** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 5:43 pm

Yeah, I've seen bulbs burn out similar to this before. I think Admin's right about losing the vacuum inside the bulb. Probably just a manufacturer's defect.

DopeVibeGT · Post by **DopeVibeGT** » Sat Jan 04, 2003 12:06 pm

Looks like a cool, gaseous planet.

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