Re: Bulb Contact Meltdown Caused by LM465 Lamp Module?

[Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 14:09:49 -0700, Roger wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have been having repeated failures of a lamp controlled by a X10
> Powerhouse LM465 Lamp Module.  Over the past several years I have
> replaced the socket on the lamp at least twice.  Today I replaced a bulb
> that had been in use for over a year and found the contact on the base
> of the bulb was disfigured as if it had been soft or even melted at one
> time or another.  This is a repeat of a problem I had a few years ago
> and why I have replaced the socket.
>
> The bulb was a 50-200-250 three way bulb and that is what is commonly
> used in the lamp.  Is it possible the LM465 is contributing to this
> problem even though I am below the 300 watt maximum or is there some
> other explanation as to why I am seeing this problem more than once in
> this particular lamp?
>
> The bulb I replaced today was a GE.  I don't remember what brands I have
> used in the past.
>
> Roger

Is the socket out in the open air or in some sort of globe
arrangement?  A socket gets pretty hot with most 200 Watt
bulbs and even hotter if air flow around it is restricted.