11 May
2010
11 May
'10
11:37 a.m.
At 01:05 PM 5/11/2010, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Quite possibly Far East-origin flashlights? Put
together from
whatever the local spot market makes available.
More likely, mismatched bulbs. Incandescent Christmas-tree strings
are typically series-connected with good results.
Yes, four seemingly identical bulbs from identical flashlights
from Walmart. I tried any two in series. Only one
lights.
In fact, most Christmas-tree (wire-lead) replacement
lamps will
operate on 6V just fine.
The tiny push-in type? No, for me, they didn't light at 3 volts and
blew out like fast fuses at 6 volts.
I didn't have any old screw-in types to test.
- John