sm_jamieson wrote:

Are ES bulbs becoming more common than BC
? Any reason not to change my fittings ?

I don't know if they are becoming more common,
but they seem to me to be a much better system.

By contrast, the British 3-pin plug and socket
appear to me to be far safer and more reliable
than their 2- and 3-pin continental counterparts.
--
Timothy Murphy
gayleard /at/ eircom.net
School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin