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Bulb keeps burning out

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#1 ·
I have a light above the shower that I have replaced a few times within the last year or so. It is a regular incandescent and is not over the rating for the fixture. I didn't install the fixture, but believe it is intended for use over the shower. This morning it did a high/low type strobe effect before going out. Any idea why it is burning out frequently? Thanks for the help!
 
#3 ·
A good way to tell if a buld is burning for reasons other than age....look at the glass of the bulb...is the inside covered with what looks like a dark gray coating? (assuming it's not a frosted bulb).

If you see a gray coating...that is the tungston deposit on the inside of the bulb....indicating that it's a somewhat normal failure....

However, if the bulb is clear, then it indicates either a mechanical failure (cheap manuf) or bad ac connection causing excessive cycling of the filiment.
 
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