I had one of three curley light bulbs go out in the master bathroom overhead light, and there was a strong chemical smell that lasted for hours. I removed the remaining ones and will never go back. I will go on the black market to replace the Edison bulbs when these give out. Screw Green Tech, something that smells that bad when it burns out can’t be good for you! I am sure it is a fascist con by GE to make energy prices necessarily skyrocket!
That’s something I’ve seen commented a lot.
Recently I noticed, a trend toward encasing CFL bulbs in a smooth external bulb shell - resulting in a CFL within a round globe - manufactured that way, with the external globe.
I’ve been wondering whether that external globe, prevents the curly-que CFL bulb from catching fire, if it burns out. Anyone happen to know?
That small fire hazard from CFL’s is a deal breaker.