"A" wrote in message news:k1Fqb.327388$pl3.158331@pd7tw3no...
I was reading an electrical book titled "Your Old Wiring" by Shapiro.
Fantastic book by the way - see if your library has a copy of it if you
want
to learn about wiring in older houses.

There is a paragraph discussing replacing incandescent bulbs with compact
flourescents. The author was saying that the replacement flourescent
bulbs
can lead to socket damage due to the weight of teh compact flourescecnts
and
the heat that their ballasts produce.

Personally I've not run into any problems (yet) with my compact
flourescents - and I was wondering if anyone else has?

Well, they put out less than 10% of the heat as what they replace, so it
doesn't seem to make sense. And I have been using them for years without
damaging anything; so I am inclined to say Mr. Shapiro is silly.