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  • ben7
    Capaholic
    • Jan 2011
    • 4059
    • USA

    #1

    Lightbulbs...

    Recently the lightbulb in my reading lamp burned out, so we got a 2 pack of bulbs from the hardware store. They are GE brand, but of course made in china by slaves...one bulb was defective out of the package.

    screwed it in and bzzzt! the wires were loose in the base of the lamp, and they shorted out

    When I unscrewed it, the glass bulb fell off from the metal base; I had to get some pliers to remove it!

    And it appears they used sand to adhere the glass bulb to the metal base... tsk tsk tsk
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  • RJARRRPCGP
    Badcaps Legend
    • Jul 2004
    • 6304
    • USA

    #2
    Re: Lightbulbs...

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    • Mad_Professor
      A Mech Warrior
      • Feb 2011
      • 1587

      #3
      Re: Lightbulbs...

      Originally posted by ben7
      Recently the lightbulb in my reading lamp burned out, so we got a 2 pack of bulbs from the hardware store. They are GE brand, but of course made in china by slaves...one bulb was defective out of the package.

      screwed it in and bzzzt! the wires were loose in the base of the lamp, and they shorted out

      When I unscrewed it, the glass bulb fell off from the metal base; I had to get some pliers to remove it!

      And it appears they used sand to adhere the glass bulb to the metal base... tsk tsk tsk
      Must have run out of adhesive silica and used what they were standing on to make production.

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      • Evil Lurker
        Warranty Voider
        • Feb 2011
        • 454

        #4
        Re: Lightbulbs...

        Shame since those are Reveal bulbs with the expensive blue glass.

        That's what the consumer gets when they bid out their production to the cheapest bidder in China.

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        • ant3202
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Jun 2006
          • 275
          • Singapore

          #5
          Re: Lightbulbs...

          i encountered tt before ...
          perhaps a bad qc or material usage / fakes

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