"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote on 24 Apr 2007 08:35:33 -0700:
> N> I have a problem with the light brightness and color -
> N> really "off" for me, for reading. Also, they don't fit the
> N> harps on my table lamps, which is most of my lighting in the
> N> living room and bedrooms, and if I get taller harps, then
> N> the "fixings" of the lamp show below the shade. It is just
> N> one thing that so far, I can't comply with. Sorry.
>
> I guess my table lamps must have bigger shades than yours since I have not
> run into a size problem. I have quite a large number of lights in white
> glass globes and have had no problem with 24w (100w equivalent) bulbs.
> There is another advantage, for those it may concern, in that the white
> glass globes produce a warmer light than the bare bulb.

The size and shapes of CFL bulbs has changed quite a bit over the years, so
perhaps it depends on when Nancy tried it. I know I have a couple of lamps
where I originally had to use a harp expander, but with newer bulbs I was
able to go back to the original configuration. None of my CFL bulbs are the
newer compact spiral type, all are either the older quad tube or double U
tube types. I even have two of the very early double tube models that have
replaceable bulbs on the ballast. At least a couple of my quad tube type
bulbs are also of the replaceable type, but I've never replaced the bulb on
one of those yet.

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