Roger Long
Senior Member
Has anyone else here been experiencing very short life with Ancor short bayonet bulbs? We have been replacing our anchor light bulbs every week to ten days which is a real pain. We have been anchoring nearly every night but that is still pretty short life. The last bulb went dim instead of burning out and I found the inside coated with smoke but there was still some light.
Our light fixture was old (now removed for replacement) and the contacts may have been creating heat. I suspect that this heat was breaking down the seal where the wire was going into the bulb or the wire was burning just enough to let a small amount of oxygen into the bulb. Still, I would like to know if others are experiencing short bulb life in case it is a bad manufacturing run. I have a new Perko dual fixture to install but will go with LED if bulb quality seems to be an issue.
Our light fixture was old (now removed for replacement) and the contacts may have been creating heat. I suspect that this heat was breaking down the seal where the wire was going into the bulb or the wire was burning just enough to let a small amount of oxygen into the bulb. Still, I would like to know if others are experiencing short bulb life in case it is a bad manufacturing run. I have a new Perko dual fixture to install but will go with LED if bulb quality seems to be an issue.