As I sit at my computer the radio desk is to my back. I heard a burst of static
behind me. That was odd since no radios were on. The only thing on at the
radio desk was the desk lamp and a power supply that keeps the batteries
charged. Both are plugged into a strip that switches power to them.
I went over to the radio desk and looked at my equipment, both off. Still
puzzled I turned on the 2m rig, all normal. Then I turned on the K3. All
normal. I turned them off again. The K1 sits by, not connected to anything at
this time.
Still puzzled I sat there wondering if something had happened to my battery
bank or one of the batteries. I have three 26AH batteries in parallel. Each
battery is fused before to goes to a fused buss.
Then my nose began to notice the smell we all dread. Something electrical was
over heated. Still I did not noticed a symptom I should have noticed earlier,
the desk lamp was off. I touched the top of the lamp and it was very hot. The
bulb, a 13 Watt Florissant had failed. The ceramic base was too hot to touch.
How often do Florissant bulbs fail this way?
I had the feeling that if I were not there a fire may have started.
73, Ty, W1TF, K3 #696, K1 #1423
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