Tests recently performed on incandescent light bulbs show that few survive surges in of 1200 to 1500 volts and that a surge of as little as 800 volts can trigger immediate failure.

    This finding merits a brief summary of our findings about the mechanism of electrical failure triggered by a surge.

    We emphasize the triggered aspect because surges of relatively low amplitude do not directly cause the failure, but cause a secondary flash-over that burns out the unit. Surges of higher amplitudes can deposit enough energy into the unit to melt it but even low amplitude surges can result in immediate failure.

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