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?

Or are there other things I should watch out for?

You can put 40w of CFL in there, except if its an enclosed shade, eg a
glass bowl. With those the CFLs would get too hot and fail.

To be nitpicky your equivalent cfl rating would be 40w since they dont
radiate as much IR away as filaments do... but its a minor point,
20w/25w is fine.


NT