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Sure. But before you can use it to provide light, you need to find a way
to take all the air out of it, and seal it so that no air gets back in. If air
gets into a light bulb, the bulb immediately burns out.
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Why would a lamp cause a breaker to kick could it be because I used a regular bulb in a three way lamp?
using an ordinary bulb shouldn't effct it the holder that the bulb could be broken or corroded
What is the function of the glass bulb on a lamp?
The glass bulb of a light bulb is known as the globe. It is made from a thin layer of glass to ensure light efficiency and still support the rest of the bulb.
Why does an electric light bulb have a vacuum?
Oxygen in the bulb would cause the hot metal elements to oxidized and burn out. Mr. Edison had a large problem with this until he removed the air from his bulb. Most incandescent bulbs today do not have a vacuum but instead are filled with an inert gas. MORE DETAILS: Modern light bulbs don't hold a vacuum. Instead they are filled with an inert (electrically non-conducting) gas such as Nitrogen. An inert gas is used to fill the bulb (instead of just pumping out almost all the ordinary air to leave a near-vacuum) because the action of filling the bulb with an inert gas flushes away ALL of the ordinary air. In addition the inert gas has the very useful physical property of conducting heat directly from the glowing filament to the whole inner surface area of the glass bulb. The heat then passes through the glass and the whole outer surface area of the glass bulb then conducts and radiates heat into the surrounding air. It is important to understand that the inert gas does not allow the filament to "burn away" as it would if some air were still present in the bulb. This sometimes happens if a light bulb gets knocked and gets even a tiny hole or crack in its glass bulb: the oxygen present in ordinary air will quickly make the filament burn away. So, to summarize, the inert gas which is used to fill the glass bulb allows the filament to glow very brightly without burning away and conducts the heat produced by the filament away to the outside air via the glass bulb.
What is the glass around a light bulb called?
a bulb
What causes a headlight bulb to explode?
too hotIf it's Quartz-Halogen, then remember that the envelope is not made from ordinary glass, but from quartz, which will take the extreme heat generated by these bulbs. If someone has touched the bulb with bare fingers whilst fitting it, then the slightest trace of grease will cause the bulb to shatter when hot.
What could cause the turn signals and all but your third brake light to not work?
your bulbss ,the glass and metal base of the bulb could be loose
Can you replace an ordinary light bulb with an LED?
Yes, you can replace ordinary light bulbs with an LED.
Can you use ordinary light bulbs in refrigerator?
In extremely old refrigerators an ordinary light bulb will fit. Be sure to use the smallest wattage you can. I believe normal fridge bulbs are 40W. The risk you run is they are not as rugged as a refrigerator bulb. It may break, causing glass to contaminate food. And a higher wattage could create enough heat that on busy days it may cause the temperature to rise enough to be a problem. When the door is closed the light is off, but if it is hot, the bulb takes a few moments to cool off and that may affect the cooling ability of the fridge.
What was the first light bulb made up of?
Electricity and a glass bulb
How do you make a light bulb in alchemy?
Electricity + Glass = Light bulb
There is an element inside a bulb is that replaceable once it gets defused Yesterday I was reading an article about bulb so I thought about this Is it possible to put inside a new element in bulb?
That element inside the bulb is called filament. It is not replaceable once it is damaged because you cannot remove the glass from the base without fracturing it. Moreover these ordinary bulbs are cheap so no point of replacing them.
What is the insulator in a light bulb?
Glass is the insulator in a light bulb. The base has a heavy piece of glass to separate the ring from the center, and there is a glass support inside the bulb to hold up the filament and separate the wires going to the filament.
