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CFL bulb won't work upside down in a particular light fixture
"h" wrote in message ... "krw" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 May 2009 07:39:17 -0700 (PDT), brassplyer wrote: I've got a hanging light fixture in which I can't get CFL bulbs to work. They work fine screwed upside down in my garage light sockets, the bulb is confirmed working in other lamps. Standard bulbs work fine in this same hanging fixture. Any theories as to why the CFL bulbs don't want to work in it? Aren't these trash CFL's wonderful? Our government certainly has our best interest at heart and knows how to choose our light bulbs better than we do. Bob-tx |
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"Bob-tx" wrote:
"h" wrote in message ... "krw" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 May 2009 07:39:17 -0700 (PDT), brassplyer wrote: I've got a hanging light fixture in which I can't get CFL bulbs to work. They work fine screwed upside down in my garage light sockets, the bulb is confirmed working in other lamps. Standard bulbs work fine in this same hanging fixture. Any theories as to why the CFL bulbs don't want to work in it? Aren't these trash CFL's wonderful? Our government certainly has our best interest at heart and knows how to choose our light bulbs better than we do. Bob-tx There are excellent CFLs and there are poor ones. Blaming the government for bad CFLs is silly. The local dollar stores here sell crappy regular incadescent bulbs with weak filaments which burn out very quickly. Consumers need to compare and recognize quality with CFLs just the same as any other product. Smarty |
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"Bob-tx" wrote: "h" wrote in message ... "krw" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 May 2009 07:39:17 -0700 (PDT), brassplyer wrote: I've got a hanging light fixture in which I can't get CFL bulbs to work. They work fine screwed upside down in my garage light sockets, the bulb is confirmed working in other lamps. Standard bulbs work fine in this same hanging fixture. Any theories as to why the CFL bulbs don't want to work in it? Aren't these trash CFL's wonderful? Our government certainly has our best interest at heart and knows how to choose our light bulbs better than we do. There is a certain amount of knowledge required to live and get through the day. Perhaps you are just too stupid to understand a device that has both an "on" and an "off". -john- -- ================================================== ==================== John A. Weeks III * * * * * 612-720-2854 * * * * * Newave Communications * * * * * * * * * * * * http://www.johnweeks.com ================================================== ==================== |
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CFL bulb won't work upside down in a particular light fixture
I've got a hanging light fixture in which I can't get CFL bulbs to work. They work fine screwed upside down in my garage light sockets, the bulb is confirmed working in other lamps. Standard bulbs work fine in this same hanging fixture. Any theories as to why the CFL bulbs don't want to work in it? Are you sure that the receptacle in the fixture is allowing the CFL to screw all the way down to make contact at the bottom? Sometimes the design of the fixture isn't large enough to permit the larger base (just above the CFL's screw-in part) to fit alll the way in. It will screw in almost all the way, but not quite, and the bottom contact of the CFL doesn't touch the bottom of the socket. -- Wayne Boatwright ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nobody seems more obsessed by diet than our anti ~materialistic, otherworldly, New Age spiritual types. But if the material world is merely illusion, an honest guru should be as content with Budweiser and bratwurst as with raw carrot juice, tofu and seaweed slime. ~Edward Abbey |
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
Are you sure that the receptacle in the fixture is allowing the CFL to screw all the way down to make contact at the bottom? Sometimes the design of the fixture isn't large enough to permit the larger base (just above the CFL's screw-in part) to fit alll the way in. It will screw in almost all the way, but not quite, and the bottom contact of the CFL doesn't touch the bottom of the socket. BINGO! Correct answer finally. |
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CFL bulb won't work upside down in a particular light fixture
John A. Weeks III wrote:
In article , "Bob-tx" wrote: "h" wrote in message ... "krw" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 May 2009 07:39:17 -0700 (PDT), brassplyer wrote: I've got a hanging light fixture in which I can't get CFL bulbs to work. They work fine screwed upside down in my garage light sockets, the bulb is confirmed working in other lamps. Standard bulbs work fine in this same hanging fixture. Any theories as to why the CFL bulbs don't want to work in it? Aren't these trash CFL's wonderful? Our government certainly has our best interest at heart and knows how to choose our light bulbs better than we do. There is a certain amount of knowledge required to live and get through the day. Perhaps you are just too stupid to understand a device that has both an "on" and an "off". -john- LOL! |
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CFL bulb won't work upside down in a particular light fixture
On May 26, 9:09*am, LouB wrote:
John A. Weeks III wrote: In article , *"Bob-tx" wrote: "h" wrote in message ... "krw" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 May 2009 07:39:17 -0700 (PDT), brassplyer wrote: I've got a hanging light fixture in which I can't get CFL bulbs to work. They work fine screwed upside down in my garage light sockets, the bulb is confirmed working in other lamps. Standard bulbs work fine in this same hanging fixture. Any theories as to why the CFL bulbs don't want to work in it? Aren't these trash CFL's wonderful? Our government certainly has our best interest at heart and knows how to choose our light bulbs better than we do. There is a certain amount of knowledge required to live and get through the day. *Perhaps you are just too stupid to understand a device that has both an "on" and an "off". -john- LOL!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - LOA is generally reputed to have short life, Philips, Sylvania, other name brands definitely seem to last longer |
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