Bob, All ³energy saving² lightbulbs like the one you pictured contain mercury.
B On 10/14/09 1:33 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > There is an abundance of knowledge within our group so I am tossing this > info out for comments from savvy members. Perhaps others have experienced the > same reaction. > > About a supposedly power saving light bulb. I grew tired of the icky > illumination by this particular bulb, climbed up, removed the ceiling light > fixture glass bowl, and was hit with a peculiar smell similar to heated > mercury once the bowl was pulled away from the fixture. I don¹t know if this > made in China bulb contains mercury or not; but it certainly gives off a > throat tightening reaction when heated and close. > > Uh Oh, I just noticed: ³ NOT FOR USE IN LUMINAIRES CONTROLLED BY A > DIMMER². Guess we had it powered up too high in order for us to see. > > Bob Penikas > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
