From: trader4@optonline.net
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.frugal-living misc.consumers misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Compact fluorescents slow to reach full intensity
Date: 9 Mar 2007 15:21:09 -0800
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And here's another way to get bit in the ass with CFL.  I just bought
a 3 pack of Feit CFL 120W floodlights at Costco.  Was going to try
them in some of my recessed indoor ceiling fixtures.   Well, guess
what?   They don't fit.   Even though a regular flood light, either
interior or exterior will go in, these won't.   The problem is that
the base gets too wide too close to the metal screw in base.   These
fixtures use metal clips on each side of the socket assembly to hold
it to the rest of the fixture.   The CFL bulb hits these clips, so the
bulb won't screw in.