Well, I just had a 100W (23W) CFL buy the farm. Behaved like an incandescent when it croaked -- switch on, one flash, darkness forever.
The lamp had been mounted base-up in an reflect-down fixture. I figure it had been used a good 4 hours a day for several years so I think I got close to the expected life out of it. Base got hot enough to heat off all the markings on it - I wouldn't know this lamp wasn't an "EcoSmart" branded bulb if I hadn't another from the same package to replace it. Apparently the base got hot enough to break the glue that held the tube to the plastic so the tube is loose.
Time for autopsy and possible organ donation...
The lamp had been mounted base-up in an reflect-down fixture. I figure it had been used a good 4 hours a day for several years so I think I got close to the expected life out of it. Base got hot enough to heat off all the markings on it - I wouldn't know this lamp wasn't an "EcoSmart" branded bulb if I hadn't another from the same package to replace it. Apparently the base got hot enough to break the glue that held the tube to the plastic so the tube is loose.
Time for autopsy and possible organ donation...
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