Max wattage in a light fixture

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davester wrote:
The only reason I can think of is that if the fixture is tightly enclosed the CFL electronics will fail because they are much more heat sensitive than incandescents. An incandescent is just a bent piece of wire so there is nothing to overheat, whereas CFL electronics require ventilation.

If this is true it's kind of the missing piece here.


Manufacturers are movng towards smaller base bulbs to reduce the likelihood of frying the receptacle with too hot a bulb. A percentage of those at the home centers now require intermediate base.