The bulbs burn Hotter so this decreases the life of the bulb.
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From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Why white/blue bulbs don't last as long
>
> "Shane Craven" <shanec@spie.org> wrote:
>
> : I was inquiring about Sylvania's Silverstar High Performace Halogen
headlight bulbs for my 92 Dak ($50 for a pair) and below is the interesting
reply...
> [...]
> : However, the light must
> : work harder to penetrate the coating and therefore diminishes the life
> : of the bulb.
>
>
> I wonder how the bulb knows there is a coating on it, so that it
> knows to work harder? And when it does work harder, how does it do
> so? Does this mean my regular bulbs slacking off, and if so, how can
> I pursuade them to work harder too?
>
> :-)
>
>
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