Lightbulb exploded

loracan1

Have 4 R80 spotlight bulbs in the kitchen, managed to bang one of them last week with the handle of a sweeping brush and it smashed, turned off the power yesterday and replaced it with a longlife halogen r80 - and within a couple of hours it had exploded, scared the life out of me. Are halogen bulbs susceptible to this? Might I have damaged the fitting when I removed the old lightbulb base, or is it just one of those things that sometimes happens?

pupmaster

They do sometimes but not that often,try again and use some tissue to handle the bulb as this will stop grease from fingers getting on the bulb and shortening its life.

Slinky_Malinky

I had a halogen bulb explode in my kitchen a couple of year ago. It went with such force it even broke the thick glass light shade. Thankfully I was stood in the dining area and my son was in the lounge as there were splinters of glass everywhere. I haven`t used the light since ( don`t think it even works after the `explosion`)

I wouldn`t buy another halogen light fitting as I wouldn`t risk this happening with anyone close to it.

Fire_Fox

If you use energy saving halogen lamps they produce less excess heat and are not as likely to explode.

prowla

You've got a pol pol pol.. poltar.. poltergggg... GHOST!

elektra-2007

same thing happened to me id touched the bulb to put it up and the natural grease on my skin was on the bulb which caused a hotspot and blew it...the glas was everywhere still finding it now....! i now hold the bulb with the cardboard packet when i fit them.

DCFC79

Ive replaced about 6 of these lights in the kitchen and only had 1 explode on me, didn't really expect it to explode