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You may have a badly wired house. It can be a bad loose or incorrectly wired part of the house wiring. Sometimes the needed ground is not made. When other circuits are used the household load can put too much voltage on one side of neutral and do damage. Neutral is the centertap of your external power transformer. 220vac (volts alternating current) is center tapped to provide two 110vac circuits to your lights and wall plugs. 220vac for hot water and the dryer. The neutral must be grounded at the residence main breaker box for safety and balanced power. An eight foot copper rod is driven into the ground and the main breaker boxes ground terminal is hooked to it by some hefty wire. The main box is where sub-boxes (other breaker boxes connected to the main one) need to be grounded also.
Buy compact florescent or LED lamps to replace the burnt ones.
A lot of things can cause bulbs to blow prematurely, excessive voltage, bad connections on your neutral wire, lost tension on spring contact in the center of your socket, but the #1 reason is vibration. Most of the time I that I run into this problem it is ceiling fans but even if it is not install a ceiling fan light bulb in the problem socket and see if that cures your problem. Most people don't know that there even was such a thing as a ceiling fan light bulb but they exist and are designed for ceiling fans and garages where it is likely exposed to higher vibration levels. The vibrations may not come from a ceiling fan but a washer or dryer, slamming doors etc. or just simply the fixture is not mount securely to the ceiling
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 6y agoThey may be defective, but the most common cause for incandescent light bulbs to burn out prematurely is if the line voltage they are powered from is too high.
One possible cause for this is if the neutral is not adequately grounded and current from the opposite phase cannot return through neutral. Measure the voltage in the light socket, it should be about 120VAC +/- 10VAC; also measure the voltage between neutral (the wide slot) and safety ground (the D shaped hole) in several outlets, none should read more than 10VAC to 15VAC (the lower the better). If the neutral is the problem you will need a licenced electrician to fix it.
A more serious cause could be the utility power drop is defective, but you will need the power company to inspect their equipment and correct any problems.
I had a similar problem on one chandelier type fixture, but could not find anything wrong electrically and was not having problems with other bulbs. After switching the affected bulbs to CFCs I have had no further issues. I suspect the issue may have been brief surges on the power line and so also connected all my important electronics to UPSs or surge suppressors to avoid other problems.
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∙ 16y agobecause there is gases that react under heat and preessure
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∙ 14y agoA light bulb is much like a fuse. The element in it can only take so much current before it burns through.
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What happens if you power a 120v light bulb with 300v?
Of course this is a bad idea. It will likely look like a flash bulb and may explode the glass. Do not do anything like this.
Which was invented first the light bulb or electricity?
electricity because a light bulb needs electricity
Does the middle bulb on the tail light work?
If there is a bulb, it should work.
The power delivered to the light bulb is 23.1 W. What are the two possible resistances of the light bulb?
A: HARD TO SAY because a bulb has different resistance as it warms up
What part of a light bulb has the most resistance?
the actual filament itself in a light bulb has the most resistance,this is why it glows and produces light,the rest of the bulb is sufficiently engineered to carry the voltage and current applied to it without producing too much heat.
Why can't you use lightning to light a light bulb?
Cause' the bulb'll explode BOOM CRASH SPARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How can you make a light bulb explode?
By dropping it on concrete ... doh! bang it too hard.. dahhhh
Why do light bulbs light up in the microwave?
the heat caused by the waves in the microwave heat the light bulb enough that it causes the fillament to light. There is a chance that the light bulb could explode though so don't try this at home.
Why do light-bulbs explode when wet?
its all about the electricity inside it. when the water gets into the light bulbs electricity gets irritated, that makes it explode. well, its either that or the light bulb just gets really angry at water that it explodes.
How do you make a light bulb EXPLODE?
well you can get a hallow ball no holes attach a fuse fill the hallow ball with gun powder
What happens when a light bulb get more than 120 volts?
The filament will melt AND MAYBE THE LAMP WILL EXPLODE
Would a light bulb bust if you colored it with a sharpie marker?
no but you might make it explode some other day
What happens if you power a 120v light bulb with 300v?
Of course this is a bad idea. It will likely look like a flash bulb and may explode the glass. Do not do anything like this.
Will four extra volts make a small light bulb explode?
it all depends on what the bulb is rated for4 extra volts on a 120 volt bulb is negligable4 extra volts on a 1 volt bulb will definitely pop the element, but I don't think it would explodeAnswerDepends on the bulb voltage, but it shouldn't explode. If it's a 6volt bulb or lower, it would burn out quickly.If it's a 12volt bulb or higher, it may have a shorter life, but it would be brighter.
What happens when you place a light bulb in a little water and put it in a microwave?
the light bulb will light up because of the different heat waves in the microwave. If you want to try thisfirst you take a small cup and fill it with a little bit of water take a light bulb and place it in water then put it a microwave for ten seconds.note don't put in microwave for more than twenty seconds the light bulb will explode
How much electricity would it take to make a light build explode?
A normal light bulb can take up to 20-30 kilowatts so it all depends on what type of light bulb. My light bulb can take 15 kilowatts max and will blow out in an hour straight. So if your using some different type of light bulb like an Eco friendly one, look at the package to see for details or talk to your local electrician.
What happens when a bulb is attached to a battery?
When a bulb is attached to a battery or a cell as scientists call it, the bulb glows. If you want a bulb to glow more and more brighter, it depends on how many batteries you attached to the bulb. If you attach a lot of batteries at the same time, the bulb might even explode or burn out. The wires that hold the interaction between a light bulb and the battery is electricity. The electricity flows through the wires and touches the bulb and that is how a light bulb glows.
