The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #132294   Message #2995320
Posted By: GUEST
28-Sep-10 - 12:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: A Better Lightbulb?
Subject: RE: BS: A Better Lightbulb?

Speaking of light bulbs we had a chilling surprise yesterday.

The elevator of the apartment building I manage stopped working- actually it went berserk- speeding upward leaving the door open, then dropping precipitously and back up. Several people had exciting rides - one man said he got off with vertigo - before it was reported to me and I closed it down and called Otis.

Turns out that the 'leveller' bulb had burnt out, a bulb system that is no longer used and is difficult to find.

It is a 250V, 100W bulb- they found one in Florida but it can't get to us before next Wednesday or Thursday.