You might just try buying a better brand of halogen bulb. Cheap bulbs
often do not have proper fillament support. This is usually a problem
when the bulb is subjected to vibration. Like from people walking on
the floor above your basement celing. I use GE halogen bulbs in my
shop lights, and they tend to last pretty good. I also don't care
much for those twisty flourescent bulbs. Ugly bulb and nasty light.
What type of base do these bulbs have? Is it a standard (medium)
base? If so, you should be able to find lots of choices, assuming
these are 110V lights and there is not a transformer hidden in the
celing.
John
On 8/11/05, Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca> wrote:
> Anyways the bulbs don't last long. I probably have about 20 bulbs in
> the room, and since they each seem to last 6 months to a year, they are
> blowing every other week.
>
> Since they cost $6 each, it seems like I am forever buying $24 four
> packs just to keep up.
>
> Are there any other types of bulbs that will fit in these sockets and
> last longer? They kind of have to look classy so I probably can't use
> those twisted flourescent replacements....
>
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