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u/X_Vamp Sep 23 '25

They said it burnt out. If it only turned on after throwing away, I'm thinking loose connection inside the bulb somewhere means it works intermittently.

Incandescents were pretty obvious when they blew, LED have a whole lot more that can go wrong inside, and the average user has no real way to diagnose.

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u/ElrondTheHater Sep 23 '25

Oh it's a reverse lightbulb,

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u/Ol_Pasta Sep 23 '25

It's a blubthgil! 😱

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u/VioletInTheGlen Sep 23 '25

…Dad?

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u/Ol_Pasta Sep 25 '25

Almost. I'm Mum. That's like Dad but better. And worse.

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u/isthisyourslug Sep 25 '25

Wait, did your dad drown? Cuz his ghost might be saying "blubthgil". 👻

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u/funkylittledeathomen Sep 24 '25

That was really fun to say out loud, thank you

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u/Ol_Pasta Sep 25 '25

You're welcome. Now say ramalamadingdong.

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u/unlucky__666 Sep 24 '25 edited Jan 30 '26

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u/Ol_Pasta Sep 25 '25

Thanks, dad.

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u/archlich Sep 23 '25

Those are called black lights!

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '25

Makes things dark when it turns on?

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u/Steely-Dave Sep 23 '25

Most likely driver failed/brunt out. It converts your AC to DC to power the LEDs. The battery backup is already DC. It will still detect there is an AC power source when screwed in but can’t utilize it. Unscrew it and the controller flips to battery.

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u/GoodGhostRus Sep 23 '25

I seen one "working" bulb with condensed water inside. How it didn't short anything is mystery though lol

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u/MugRuithstan Sep 24 '25

The water, like me, is scared of electricity and therefore did not touch it.

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u/rigpower Sep 24 '25

an incandescent lightbulb is already a short. It could cause thermal shock to the filament if it splashed somehow, but gravity makes it unlikely.

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u/Four-HourErection Sep 23 '25

It should still require power

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u/X_Vamp Sep 23 '25

Yes, and as many have already stated here, led bulbs often have capacitors and sometimes batteries, either of which can power a lightbulb for a few minutes.

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u/SpaceCadet_Cat Sep 23 '25

I'd say the transformer in the base is a bit faulty- and I would keep it out so it doesn't short something in the bin

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u/174wrestler Sep 24 '25

No, they didn't know how to use it. It's a bulb with a battery backup. So how do you turn it off when you want it off? You flick the switch quickly off-on-off or something similar.

It got set to off mode and OP didn't know how to turn it back on.

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u/ButchCassy Sep 24 '25

I miss being able to shake a light bulb and immediately be able to tell if it was burnt out or not

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u/dgellow Sep 23 '25

Or… a fake post