Re: [GSAS-Member] Coralife Light that Sizzled

[Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com>]

And for saving me both money and the wonderings about a house fire,  
Erik is deemed Hero status by me today.  Thanks Erik!

On Oct 21, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Erik Olson wrote:

> Shango dropped off the light fixture yesterday, and I took a peek at  
> it. There was a small amount of corrosion on the endcap, but not  
> enough to indicate a serious problem.  (Photo attached for your  
> entertainment.) So I scraped it off, re-attached everything, and  
> turned it on.  The arcing and hissing came from the FILAMENT inside  
> the bulb, not from anything outside. This was clearly a bad bulb or  
> one whose filament was nearing end-of-life. So I packaged it back up  
> and suggested Shango buy a new bulb.
>
>  - Erik
>
> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009, TOD SODAWASSER wrote:
>
>> Hi Shango,
>>  I think we have some spare end caps. Are you bringing the fixture
>> to the next meeting or just hooking
>> up with Erik? I will bring our spare
>> parts to the next meeting just in case you need them. I have lots,  
>> Mary shops Craigs List and sometimes I
>> get stuck fixing up pieces of junk. :)
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> Erik Olson                                                         
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