Thursday, January 18, 2007

Cancel the Intervention

We retrofitted the Rookery with compact fluorescent lightbulbs. There was only one minor problem. Unlike incandescent bulbs, compact fluorescent bulbs' external dimensions vary according to the wattage. Up to about 75W equivalent, that isn't much of an issue, but it turns out that 26W compact bulbs, which we use to replace 100W incandescents, are slightly longer than a standard incandescent bulb. In fact, they are just enough larger that no diffuser will fit on the overhead light fixtures.

No, I didn't go for the duct tape. This was a job for 638 #1 no-slip paperclips, which can be arrayed into a pretty nifty chandelier.

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