The book did say that ceramic sockets were ok to use with cf's. I'm
guessing your 50 year old ones are probably ceramic.

As another poster said - the cf's have gotten lighter in recent years - so
maybe the issue is no longer of concern (as long as we are using the newer
cf's).


"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"A" wrote in message news:k1Fqb.327388$pl3.158331@pd7tw3no...

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

Fantastic book, but inaccurate on this subject.

At work I have 3 cf's in one stairwell, two in another. They have been in
there for a minimum of 6 years in one place, maybe 9 or 10 in the other.
No
damage and only a couple of replacements. Three are on 24/7, the others
are
on a sensor.

FWIW, the light sockets are about 50 years old.
Ed