/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/the-small-challenges-in-life-fixing-a-bad-cflThe Compact Flourescent Light or more commonly a CFL. For some time I have been popping open the ones that go bad and salvaging the board components. This one stopped making light but I could see that the small filament heaters at the two ...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/the-small-challenges-in-life-fixing-a-bad-cflSat, 24 Dec 2016 18:48:30 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:dd0d840b-8e34-419f-abfa-eef6d02b1aafDAB2<p>Great post John.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am not totally surprised that the component failed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All of these devices are planned for toss away, so there is little emphasis on quality other than to meet the average use times.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Good work.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2350&AppID=315&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/the-small-challenges-in-life-fixing-a-bad-cflSat, 24 Dec 2016 08:24:47 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:dd0d840b-8e34-419f-abfa-eef6d02b1aafmcb11<p>Amazing that a simple cap died and took out what is supposed to be a long life lamp.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Not sure we should be seeing the connection to power it though ... <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-dd0d840b-8e34-419f-abfa-eef6d02b1aaf/contentimage_5F00_2516.png:16:16]</span></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2350&AppID=315&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">