Author Topic: Light Bulb Gas Question..... (Read 26699 times)

Christmas Lamp · « **on:** July 03, 2007, 01:11:14 pm »

I Blew a bulb up this morning

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

DNova · « **Reply #1 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.

Christmas Lamp · « **Reply #2 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?

mr_big · « **Reply #3 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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Christmas Lamp · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2007, 04:53:39 am »

OK I had Craft Moment.....

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

mr_big · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2007, 07:16:29 pm »

That's purdy

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