RE: Why white/blue bulbs don't last as long

From: Shane Craven (shanec@SPIE.org)
Date: Wed Dec 04 2002 - 18:13:42 EST


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From: jon@dakota-truck.net [mailto:jon@dakota-truck.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 2:37 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
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?

  :-)

-- 

-Jon-

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BWA HA HA HA HA!! I'm sorry to say, the only way I know how to persuade anything is with $$$$$$$$!

(Your a riot, Jon!)

--Shane Craven



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