Joseph,

When you say "As long as you are not using a lamp larger than
specified for the lamp " I assume you mean
not using bulb with wattage higher than specified for the lamp. But
the thing is, to my knowledge,
all the 3-way sockets are the same throughout the land, regardless of
what lamp they are
mounted on. If this is true, then it must be that either (a) all lamps
with 3-way sockets can
safely and reliably be fitted with 300-max 3-way bulbs, or (b) none of
them can. If the
latter is true, what are all those 300 watt bulbs doing on the
shelves?

Ed


"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message
...
As long as you are not using a lamp larger than specified for
the lamp
you should not be having problems. I have seen new lamps with
contact
problems. However you are right about the lamp, we often overlook
the
problem of the lamp contacts needing cleaning as well.

--
Joseph Meehan