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

Jeff Liebermann wrote:

> On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 02:08:27 +0100, "Arfa Daily"
> <arfa.daily@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>Potential fire hazard, or am
>>I just being paranoid ? Does this need bringing to someone's attention
>>?
> 
> You might have a point, however I find it odd that you're using a 75
> or 100 watt incandescent bulb in a desk lamp.  I have a few here and
> they all specify 60 watts maximum.  I guess that applies only to the
> old large bulbs.

I don't know about Arfa's lamp, but mine never had any warnings about
bulb size !  I do know that at a pinch you could get a 150 W bulb in
there.  Indeed on the odd occasion I have done just that. 
Interestingly I recall that the light output was actually poorer with
the bigger bulb.  Probably because the filament was considerably
further away from the shade/reflector.

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Best Regards:
                     Baron.