I have seen a few house fires started by recessed light fixtures. I=20
refuse to use them. I backed off on that position with CFL's. They run=20
nice and cool. Last evening my wife wanted to know what I was soldering=20
that smelled so strong. The iron was cold so I went up stairs to=20
investigate. Nothing found, false alarm.  I was in the shop about 2=20
minutes and she said: "It is getting worse!". It is smoking! Sure=20
enough, the 3-way lamp that we keep on a mechanical timer was smoking.=20
Unplugging the lamp removed the problem. Careful inspection of the table=20
lamp found everything cool. The base of the CFL was too hot to handle=20
immediately.  The lamp had indeed try to catch fire on its own.  The=20
brand is "Bright Effects" and I have know idea if the base would contain=20
a fire.

The real question is whether this is an "isolated incident" or an=20
ongoing problem.
I am back to my former distrust of recessed lighting.

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John Ferrell W8CCW
"The man who complains about the way the
ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it."
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