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At 2:35 PM 8/24/95, CC015012@BR*.br*.ed* wrote: >>Posted on 22 Aug 1995 at 18:01:13 by Roger Lacasse > >> I'm building my own version of the "super" flash lights using MR16 type >>light bulbs. Now I was discussing with a salesperson about light bulbs. >>He mentionned that the MR16 bulbs he was selling were expensive because >>of the catalytic convert that came with them. He also told me that I >>should put another one in the battery pack that I'm making. He was basically >>saying that I was risking and explosion if I did not do that. > >I don't know how much of a problem H2 generation is in the >gear you decribe but it appears the commercial guys put H2 >scrubbers in gear where the switch and battery share housing. >I've interpreted this as a method of removing the H2 before >a spark from the switch can trigger a combustion. Possibly H2 >could form in lighthead too if water is present. > >I'm not aware of MR bulbs with "catalytic converters". >Seems a bit suspect. My pelican 4000's have a slug of greyish stuff wrapped in a spring coil next to the bulb. I've been told they're meant to prevent H2 explosions. Don't know how true this is. Scott.
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