Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2009-05-14 14:23.
We had the exact same failure. My son turned on a bathroom light. It is switched, not on a dimmer. The bulb smoked and he smelled burning wires. He turned off the light and called me. Our light is blackened where the tubes enter the base as well.
This bulb is about 14 months old. It was put in after we remodeled the bathroom.
GE Helical 20W failure
We had the exact same failure. My son turned on a bathroom light. It is switched, not on a dimmer. The bulb smoked and he smelled burning wires. He turned off the light and called me. Our light is blackened where the tubes enter the base as well.
This bulb is about 14 months old. It was put in after we remodeled the bathroom.