"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Peter Hucker wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:24:05 -0000, Michael A. Terrell
wrote:


Peter Hucker wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:16:06 -0000, Michael A. Terrell
wrote:


Peter Hucker wrote:

I don't get how you manage to overheat something with a quarter of
the heat input, no.


You really are dense, aren't you? The CFL isn't rated to operate
anywhere near the temperature an incandescent lamp produces. It
isn't
glass metal & high temperature cement. Some parts aren't even rated
to
stand boiling water. Some fixtures hold in more heat than others.
They
are designed to handle the extra heat. Put a wimpy CFL inside that
fixture and it will die a quick death. Sometimes with a free
lightshow
& fireworks.

I've got a CFL (100watt equivalent) in a completely enclosed glass
fitting in the bathroom. It has lasted just fine.

I don't think I'd want a fitting that could hold the heat enough to
make a CFL get to 100C. That would mean an incandescent would get a
lot hotter than that! What of the surrounding stuff, like the
ceiling?


You really are dense, aren't you? The fixtures ARE DESIGNED FOR THE
HIGHER OPERATING TEMPERATURE.

Yes, and so was Chernobyl. I prefer not to have things that hot inside
my house.


Well, we don't have to worry about any of your bright ideas setting
the world on fire. For someone who claims to have a honors degree in
Physuics, you don't know anything. Do you ever cook anything, or do you
live on birdseed?


He microwaves a readymeal.