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Old August 9th 05, 03:47 PM
RST Engineering
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Describe the failure mode that lets a bulb short out.

Jim



"David Lesher" wrote in message
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"RST Engineering" writes:



Unmitigated horsepoop. Bulbs don't burn out shorted. Bulbs burn out
open.


I wish.... I had some hard experience with shorted ?317's I think
they were -- the 14v version of 327's. And lots of owners of
early-generation X10 modules discovered they would fail into full-on
when their 120vac lamp failed into full-off.