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Bulbs normally burn out open, breaking the circuit. And in the unusual case that they don't, I would imagine the thin wires leading to the filament will melt, a
by bitdivision 3y ago
Bulbs normally burn out open, breaking the circuit. And in the unusual case that they don't, I would imagine the thin wires leading to the filament will melt, also breaking the circuit.
And if all else fails you your circuit breaker should flip.
If bulbs normally failed short, then you'd have circuit breaker's flipping a lot more often.
- eythian 3y agoThey can be a little spectacular when they fail short. My last incandescent (a bathroom light) did it a few weeks ago, exploding the glass of the bulb and popping the breaker for my downstairs circuit.