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CFL explodes « on: November 04, 2015, 10:46:11 AM » Author: Lumex120
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti9WK-y1Thw
I don't see how this is possible. It is like there is thermite in the tube or something. Does anyone know what causes this?
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #1 on: November 04, 2015, 06:40:06 PM » Author: LampLover
I saw that video and the consensus is that it is fake
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #2 on: November 05, 2015, 02:32:35 PM » Author: hannahs lights
Must be fake after all if the tubes broken then it shouldn't do anything apart from the heaters lighting up
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #3 on: November 06, 2015, 05:46:17 AM » Author: dor123
I had several old chinese cheapee CFLs that fell to the floor and become broken during operation. In all of them, the electrodes glowed up, and after several seconds, they burned out. There were no explosion/fire at all.
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #4 on: November 07, 2015, 10:29:28 AM » Author: Medved
If you fill the broken tubes by something easy to blow or so, you get that.
Notice one of the tube is way darker than the other - and "surprisingly" that one had "exploded"... :-D
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #5 on: November 11, 2015, 07:33:13 PM » Author: icefoglights
Probably gun powder.  It flares like that when it's not compressed.
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #6 on: November 21, 2015, 12:07:31 AM » Author: ace100w120v
Wow, interesting! I remember that video.  Scary/cool nonetheless though.

I've also inadvertently had CFLs break while on (lamp knocked over, etc) and the electrodes glowed for a bit before burning out but that was it...
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #7 on: December 02, 2017, 05:58:26 PM » Author: CEB1993
That's crazy  :o  I can't believe I used to use bulbs that could literally have a meltdown in my house.  Looks like it expelled mercury vapors and the oxygen from outside made the tube burn up and melt.
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #8 on: December 02, 2017, 08:53:54 PM » Author: HomeBrewLamps
That's crazy  :o  I can't believe I used to use bulbs that could literally have a meltdown in my house.  Looks like it expelled mercury vapors and the oxygen from outside made the tube burn up and melt.
This cant happen, the tubes cathodes would simply glow, what I'll reckon he did was put gun powder in it, and thats why it reacted as it did.
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #9 on: December 06, 2017, 02:56:03 AM » Author: Beta 5
That's crazy  :o  I can't believe I used to use bulbs that could literally have a meltdown in my house.  Looks like it expelled mercury vapors and the oxygen from outside made the tube burn up and melt.

Yes as mentioned above that video is a fake.
I have broken a few CFL's, and some PL lamps before, and all that happened when I powered them up was the electrodes oxidised and burnt out, the same as an incandescent or halogen lamp would if it's bulb was broken and the filament was exposed to the air and powered up.
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #10 on: December 13, 2017, 09:00:58 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Such a fake video.!!  ::)
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #11 on: June 21, 2019, 03:13:37 PM » Author: ScienceGuy722
CFL grow lights are perfectly safe, now smell that roasted mercury!


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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #12 on: October 26, 2019, 02:19:01 PM » Author: bryanrb
Notice that the center of the helical tube was busted out. Looks like he put some gun powder or some other flammable material in it. If it did not have anything added to it, the cathodes would simply glow and then burn out. No explosion. If it was an instant start, it wouldnt glow at all or ignite.
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Re: CFL explodes « Reply #13 on: October 26, 2019, 03:43:14 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Exactly, if you light up a CFL that has had all the gasses escape then nothing will happen unless it has been tampered with.  ::)
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