Re: Slightly OT. Heat and a Bench Light ...

In article <y4ebk.387$jB5.114@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
   Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> A bit worrying as I'm sure that there will be many situations where a
> fitting that has previously been quite happy with a 60 watt bulb in it,
> will now overheat, with possibly catastrophic consequences ...

I've got a CFL in mine - but not an ordinary one. It's an RO80 substitute
made by GEC and a genuine 100 watt equivalent, but only 20 watts or so.
Decent colour temperature too. Takes a wee while to come up to full output
- but not a problem for this sort of use. The price may be, though. ;-)

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