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Old Oct 29th, 2010, 14:28   #23
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Originally Posted by SED5 View Post
I must say Roy's theory of the filiment being the cause is plausible as on a few occasions I have noticed the bulb failing after travelling over a rut or pothole in the road .........anyone know of a best price for Xenon bulbs ??
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Mike
I was talking about halogen bulbs and you can often see the filament waving around if you take the bulb out and move it about.

Xenons don't have a filament, as the light is generated in a tiny cloud of plasma around the electrodes. More likely to be a contact issue with the plugs or wireing.
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