Trying to get a CFL to work in a pole lamp triggered an unrelated idea.
(the lamp is European; apparently there is a difference between E26 and E27fixtures that is just enough to make some brands of CFL work and others not. Wish I could figure out the right brand)
Anyway, there is no other way to screw in a CFL than by holding the tube itself. I just don't like doing that. It leaves finger dirt and oil on the glass, and while I've never broken one off this way it seems possible,...
Why don't they make this: CFL insertion socket?
(the lamp is European; apparently there is a difference between E26 and E27fixtures that is just enough to make some brands of CFL work and others not. Wish I could figure out the right brand)
Anyway, there is no other way to screw in a CFL than by holding the tube itself. I just don't like doing that. It leaves finger dirt and oil on the glass, and while I've never broken one off this way it seems possible,...
Why don't they make this: CFL insertion socket?