On Oct 18, 2:41*pm, "
wrote:
I have an outdoor floodlight fixture with a photo-cell to turn it on
at dusk and off at dawn. I can buy a screw-in photo-cell that works
with CFLs for only $8. If I cover the regular eye so it thinks it's
always dark and therefore will always be on, will the CFL work? *It
would be cheaper than buying a new fixture.

Why are you making more work for yourself, why havnt you just put in a
cfl to see what happens.