On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:34:25 -0400, someone wrote:

If the CF, the threads go too far in, it is possible to power the "ring"
contact, which is now touching the ground.

just thinking out loud, here.

Are you saying that CF bulbs are actually manufactured that way - or
IF they were, then it would be a problem? Hell, IF regular bulbs were
manufactured that way, then that would also be a problem. But somehow
it seems pefectly "safe" to screw a regular bulb into a 3-way socket.
Are you saying that the manufacturers of CF bulbs don't know about
this?

-v.