I noticed this tonight and it seems to have made the light a lot dimmer. I put the spare bulb in and it immediately clouded up gray too? None of my other incandescents (E2e)do this, this doesn't sound normal. Anyone else have this issue?
Cloudy Streamlight TL-3 bulb.
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jayflash
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The lamp that came with my TL-3 did that, too, with the addition of some blue. I got it for Christmas, a year ago, so I made a miniture (flashaholic) ornament out of it. I tested the spare and the free replacement and had no problems with them. This has been an occasional issue with TL-3 lamps in the past. I wonder if it's old stock or an ongoing problem?
jayflash
Flashlight Enthusiast
Did they turn cloudy before failing? The lamp that failed for me got almost opaque and the filament was red and barely visible until it burned out in about five minutes.
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jayflash said:
Did they turn cloudy before failing? The lamp that failed for me got almost opaque and the filament was red and barely visible until it burned out in about five minutes.
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Yes. The inside of my bulb had blue, grey, and black in it before it burned out in about 5 minutes...and yes, the filament was red and barely visible here too.
jayflash said:
Did they turn cloudy before failing? The lamp that failed for me got almost opaque and the filament was red and barely visible until it burned out in about five minutes.
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Yes. The inside of my bulb had blue, grey, and black in it before it burned out in about 5 minutes...and yes, the filament was red and barely visible here too.
IsaacHayes
Flashlight Enthusiast
sounds like the tungstin vaporished and re-deposited on the glass of the bulb. Car bulbs do that with age. You'll take out a turn or 194 sidemarker light and it's blue/chrome looking on the inside glass.
Weak filaments? bad batch of tungsttin in the bulbs?
Weak filaments? bad batch of tungsttin in the bulbs?
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IsaacHayes said:
sounds like the tungstin vaporished and re-deposited on the glass of the bulb. Car bulbs do that with age. You'll take out a turn or 194 sidemarker light and it's blue/chrome looking on the inside glass.
Weak filaments? bad batch of tungsttin in the bulbs?
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The light was purchased in Oct. 2004 so off I go to the local Streamlight service center.
IsaacHayes said:
sounds like the tungstin vaporished and re-deposited on the glass of the bulb. Car bulbs do that with age. You'll take out a turn or 194 sidemarker light and it's blue/chrome looking on the inside glass.
Weak filaments? bad batch of tungsttin in the bulbs?
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The light was purchased in Oct. 2004 so off I go to the local Streamlight service center.
