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Title: Light Bulb Gas Question.....
Post by: Christmas Lamp on July 03, 2007, 01:11:14 pm

I Blew a bulb up this morning  :-o
What is the gas used in a normal house hold bulb? Sniffed it after I took it out of the light fitting and it STINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks

Title: Re: Light Bulb Gas Question.....
Post by: DNova on July 11, 2007, 11:38:06 pm

Standard household incandescant bulbs are filled with a mixture of argon and nitrogen. Nitrogen has no smell and argon shouldn't be very noticeable. Not sure what was so smelly but it wasn't the gas from the bulb.  :-)

Title: Re: Light Bulb Gas Question.....
Post by: Christmas Lamp on July 13, 2007, 05:34:36 pm

Thanks for the Info DNova, didn't think it was the gas making it smell..... wonder what it was...
Anyway would you like to see what I've done with the Bulb?

Title: Re: Light Bulb Gas Question.....
Post by: mr_big on July 17, 2007, 10:02:26 pm

Quote from: Christmas Lamp on July 13, 2007, 05:34:36 pm

Thanks for the Info DNova, didn't think it was the gas making it smell..... wonder what it was...
Anyway would you like to see what I've done with the Bulb?

If noticed that too and yeah I wanna see what you did
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Title: Re: Light Bulb Gas Question.....
Post by: Christmas Lamp on July 18, 2007, 04:53:39 am

OK I had Craft Moment..... :-D

I used PVA Glue, Loo Roll Tissue, Gold Acrylic Paint and Christmas paper....

Title: Re: Light Bulb Gas Question.....
Post by: mr_big on July 18, 2007, 07:16:29 pm

That's purdy :-D