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Non Life Sciences => Technology => Topic started by: EvaH on 29/03/2021 16:05:08

Title: How do flame effect light bulbs work?
Post by: EvaH on 29/03/2021 16:05:08

Colin asks:

I recently bought a flame effect light bulb. It is a white plastic tube and looks like a flickering plasma that resembles a flame. How does it work ?

Can you help?

Title: Re: How do flame effect light bulbs work?
Post by: miaturner95 on 02/04/2021 11:54:43

they glow because of specially designed electrodes, following Paschen's law of breakdown voltage