On 4 Jun 2010 at 0:25, Philip Pemberton wrote:
I wonder how many "broken" bulbs get chucked
in the bin that could be
resurrected with either a new light or a new ballast. Seems they could
be refurbished fairly easily if they were designed as modular units...
Dunno, but I like to salvage the electronics out of the bases. Some
diodes, transistors, capacitors and inductors that just *might* be
useful for something else--someday. So I've got a pile of the
innards.
--Chuck