The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning

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  • Another Failed CFL Bulb

    Unlike the last CFL failure, this time I noticed the faint smell of electrical death near the Electronics Workbench, but I couldn’t track it down until the can light over the the Bench didn’t start:

    Another Hot-Failed CFL Bulb
    Another Hot-Failed CFL Bulb

    The date code suggests it’s been in the fixture for over a decade, so I can’t complain. Having two unrelated bulbs fail within a week, after years of service, is surely coincidence. If another fails within a week or two, however, it will definitely be Enemy Action.