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| Hello
I just got a CFL bulb - EIKO SP23/65K. This is my first CFL bulb so don't know much about them. The problem is when turned on it gives off a metallic odor. Not a burning smell. Not noticeable far away, but you can smell it a couple of feet away. I have it plugged into a 60 watt lamp base. The bulb is 23 watt. Thought it was the metal from my lamp, but I switched the bulb into a new lamp. Still gives off same odor. Is the odor from these bulbs normal? |
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| Jillybeans, I don't think the odor is normal. CFL bulbs have a built-in electronic ballast (in the base). I've heard that the ballast can put out a strange (musty) odor when it's going bad. I realize that your bulb is new but it's possible that you could have gotten a faulty one. I'd take it back and get a different bulb. Click the link below to read about a ballast failure in a CFL bulb. Art |
Here is a link that might be useful: Ballast Failure
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- Posted by project_gardener 5 (My Page) on Sun, May 6, 12 at 10:32
| Check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bubJX-m_HSs It shows the insides of a CFL and what goes bad and causes odors. |
Here is a link that might be useful: CFL Odor Video Link
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- Posted by Jillybeans none (My Page) on Sun, May 6, 12 at 12:18
| Ouch! Been reading up on CFL bulbs. Hopefully nothing like that will happen. The odor has died down a bit. Might have been manufacturing chemicals burning off. But after read more into these bulbs and watching videos, kinda makes me paranoid. |
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