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From: faunt@hplabs.UUCP (Doug Faunt)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Mon, 21-Jan-85 17:27:41 EST
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> 
> > I've also heard that light bulbs that last forever can be made, but you
> > can't buy them, because G.E. (etc.) would lose money.
> 
>   Yes,  lights  batterys  and  nylons.  There is a way  around  the  light
>   problem  though, you can insert a diode in the line to effectively  half
>   wave  rectify  the ac  current.  This will cause the light  bulb to burn
>   dimmer  and  thereby  remain  cooler.  Heat,  or  'burning  up',  is the
>   downfall of the filement in every light bulb.  To maintain light output,

You can also buy 130V bulbs to accomplish much the same thing.
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