On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 19:47:37 +0000 (UTC), "keith" wrote:

|I have a ceiling lampshade that says "40W max". But a 40W conventional bulb
|is too weedy.
|Is it OK to put in a 20W flourescent, supposedly = 100w, based on the
|assumption that the 40W refers to 40W of heat from an old type bulb, with
|flourecents running cooler?

As you say the rating of a lampshade is about the "heat" given out by the
bulb. So you can get more light safely by using compact fluorescent.

|Or are there other things I should watch out for?

No
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