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Scored a $5 lamp but it nearly burned my garage down
I found this vintage brass lamp at a Goodwill in Austin for five bucks, looked great on the shelf. Got it home, plugged it in, and the cord started smoking like a bad science experiment after ten minutes. Turns out the wiring was all frayed and held together with electrical tape from 1985. Anyone else buy a bargain that turned into a fire hazard?
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hollyl454d ago
Honestly a little smoke never hurt anyone, you probably just didn't give it enough time to warm up properly lol.
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angela6872d ago
My buddy's old Civic puffed smoke for like six months straight and it ran fine the whole time, totally agree with @hollyl45. I mean, maybe not black smoke or anything crazy, but a little bit on startup is probably nothing.
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mitchell.lee4d ago
Wait @hollyl45 you think a little smoke from an engine is normal?
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