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   England1 | Dec 22, 2008 10:52pm | #1

   Is it located in a place where its subject to a lot of vibration? People stomping on floor above it, washing machine, garage door opener, ect.

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   DanH | Dec 22, 2008 11:03pm | #2

   Excess voltage, vibration, bad connection in socket, or rapid switching on and off (perhaps due to a bad wiring connection). Does the light ever flicker?

   Try a dab of Vaseline (about the size of a small match head) on the tip of the bulb's base and another similar dab on the aluminum ring, near the bottom.

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   calvin | Dec 22, 2008 11:53pm | #3

   As has been mentioned, sometimes bad contact between bulb and socket.  With power off/unpluged, you can bend up the contact in the middle bottom of the socket.  An old style can opener or even a paint lid removal tool will lift the contact.

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   Adriel | Dec 24, 2008 03:29am | #8

   Thanks for all the help.  No vibration,  but I will check the contact.

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   cap | Dec 23, 2008 12:41am | #4

   Is the fixture level?

   If one of the lamp sockets is lower than the others, the electricity will tend to "pool" at the low point, and the resulting higher voltage causes that lamp to fail sooner.

   Just a thought,

   Cliff 

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   DanH | Dec 23, 2008 12:45am | #5

   You can fix that by tying a knot in the wire leading to the low fixture.
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   cap | Dec 23, 2008 01:01am | #6

   Hey now, that's a trade secret!

   Cliff

   And a Merry Christmas to you, Dan!

    

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   BillHartmann | Dec 23, 2008 01:22am | #7

   No, you just need to trim the wicks of the bulbs.http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=114236.5.
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