tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post1387539558737798803..comments2024-03-16T00:26:41.051-04:00Comments on Scaramouche: One of Those Annoying Twisty Eco-Light Bulbs Almost Started a Fire at My Housescaramouchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04380374512378209528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post-60342378501922512042012-03-28T07:37:58.841-04:002012-03-28T07:37:58.841-04:00I think you're right re the vibrations.I think you're right re the vibrations.scaramouchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380374512378209528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post-18009787472038877492012-03-27T21:05:40.191-04:002012-03-27T21:05:40.191-04:00I recently had almost exactly the same experience ...I recently had almost exactly the same experience with one of the helical fluorescents in the light fixture of my bedroom ceiling fan! <br /><br />I think the problem is that the vibrations from the fan tends to loosen the bulbs in their sockets, increasing the electrical impedance at the socket-electrical contact connection, thereby heating it and precipitating CFL failure. I've since replaced the CFLs in all of my ceiling fan light fixtures with old-fashioned filament bulbs.Carlos Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253355647824872032noreply@blogger.com