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| Thread ID: 93411 | 2008-09-15 07:23:00 | halogen bulbs - use much power? | mOOseCaNNoN (13319) | PC World Chat |
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| 705361 | 2008-09-17 10:30:00 | Hi. Had one just like that explode a few weeks back. It was just a normal desk-lamp, used to light up the work area where my PC is. Gave me one heck of a fright. Glass everywhere and bloody hot. The explosion was so violent small pieces of glass embedded in my workstation! I ended up looking on the interweb to see if this was a common occurrence and the answer is, apparently, yes. I read enough to put me off ever buying another one. Oh, and the other thing that happened just after we bought it - my daughter (unnoticed by the adults in the family) moved it close to the front plate of the PC. It melted it on one side. That should have been a warning... | k8smum (6062) | ||
| 705362 | 2008-09-17 10:38:00 | Ah, sounds like Thorn brand. They frequently fail short-circuit. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 705363 | 2008-09-17 16:39:00 | Hi. Had one just like that explode a few weeks back. It was just a normal desk-lamp, used to light up the work area where my PC is. Gave me one heck of a fright. Glass everywhere and bloody hot. The explosion was so violent small pieces of glass embedded in my workstation! I ended up looking on the interweb to see if this was a common occurrence and the answer is, apparently, yes. I read enough to put me off ever buying another one. Oh, and the other thing that happened just after we bought it - my daughter (unnoticed by the adults in the family) moved it close to the front plate of the PC. It melted it on one side. That should have been a warning... Yikes! :horrified At least you won't have those problems with an LED bulb. |
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