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Little Laura
Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Location: On the trails with my dog
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject: Can I put an incandescent bulb in a flourescent socket? |
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| Without it exploding? Anyone done it yet? I hate these flourescent lights. I have a decent hanging lamp over my kitchen table with a socket that is the same size as an incandescent bulb would use. I hate flourescent light and want to change, but am scared of an explosion with shards of glass flying everywhere. |
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the_beaver

Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: Can I put an incandescent bulb in a flourescent socket? |
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| Little Laura wrote: |
| Without it exploding? Anyone done it yet? I hate these flourescent lights. I have a decent hanging lamp over my kitchen table with a socket that is the same size as an incandescent bulb would use. I hate flourescent light and want to change, but am scared of an explosion with shards of glass flying everywhere. |
Screw it in turn it on and don't worry. |
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Little Laura
Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Location: On the trails with my dog
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| You better be right, Beaver. I'm going to go try it now. If I go blind because of flying shards, I'm saving some and coming after you... |
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whatthefunk

Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Dont have a clue
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| There should be a voltage stamp/sticker/mark somewhere on the fixture. Make sure that the voltage that the fixture puts out is not bigger bigger than the oltage required for the new bulb. If it is equal or less, you should be okay. |
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the_beaver

Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| whatthefunk wrote: |
| There should be a voltage stamp/sticker/mark somewhere on the fixture. Make sure that the voltage that the fixture puts out is not bigger bigger than the oltage required for the new bulb. If it is equal or less, you should be okay. |
That's true. But the worst the would happen is putting a 110 into a 220 socket and frying the filament. |
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Little Laura
Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Location: On the trails with my dog
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| All right. I can still see, and now it's by the healthier and more pleasant incandescent light. Thanks, guys. |
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squat toilet

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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I understand what you're trying to say here Laura
"Can I put an incandescent bulb in a flourescent socket?"
You're asking for advice on banging a korean guy right?
incandescent=indigenous, flourescent=foreign..i see what you're driving at
Very sneaky but you're not fooling anyone |
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eamo

Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| squat toilet wrote: |
I understand what you're trying to say here Laura
"Can I put an incandescent bulb in a flourescent socket?"
You're asking for advice on banging a korean guy right?
incandescent=indigenous, flourescent=foreign..i see what you're driving at
Very sneaky but you're not fooling anyone |
You have to get up pretty early in the morning to catch old ST out!! |
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