On 12/19/2015 7:38 PM, Don Wiss wrote:
On Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:56:32 -0800, sms wrote:

I put up a plain porcelain socket, and stuck in a Philips dusk to dawn
CFL bulb
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips-60W-Equivalent-Soft-White-Spiral-Dusk-Till-Dawn-CFL-Light-Bulb-E-405852/100671110.
It works, but I'd really prefer an LED version

What is wrong with the CFL, may I ask? Is it a matter of looks? According
to the link it will last longer than an LED. LEDs claim 25 years, but that
is based on three hours of use per day. A dusk-to-dawn light will average
12 per day, so an LED will only last 6.25 years. And will be getting dimmer
as the years progress. That CFL one claims seven years.

Yes, it's looks.

A pancake style LED without the photocell would also work since then a
separate photocell socket would not lower the bulb too far, i.e.
http://www.maxlite.com/datasheet/17w-pancake-lamp.