by James O. Clifford A light bulb that lasts at least 10 years?
Big deal. How about Intersource Technologies of Sunnyvale created
a news splash last The people at the Livermore Fire Department's
Station One were The Guinness Book of Records and Ripley's
Believe It or Not both With the exceptions of power failures and
three moves between General Electric Co. determined that the bulb
was manufactured by GE says there is no great mystery to the bulb's longevity. The lower the wattage, the longer the filament last. The bulb puts out about as much light as the coils inside a toaster. Barbara Fairhurst, spokeswoman for Intersouce
Technologies, agreed The real secret, she says, is that the light is always on "Turning a bulb off and on is what wears it down. |